Artist: Skyforger
title of the phonogram: Semigalls' Warchant
Style: Pagan Metal / Folk
Time: 45 minutes
first Saullekts Par Sveto Mezu (Sunrise Over The Sacred Forest)
second Ware Wolves
third Virsaitis Nameisis (Chief Nameisis)
4th AKMEŅI Iekaltas Zimes
5th Night Of The Winter Solstice
6th Sen Dzirdeju, Nu Ieraugu
7th Semigalls's Warchant
8th Uz Ziemelkrastu (To The Northern Shores)
9th Asinslauks (Blood Field)
10th Kavi
11th Saulriets Par Sveto Mezu (Sunset Over The Sacred Forest)
Every faithful Gentiles Metal Skyforger should have heard of at least some, if not attended concerts or the discography at home!
This time I have to reviewn the task an absolute cult album of the Celtic Pagan Metal, which has inspired many younger bands to their sound art.
are talking about the legendary Skyforger demo "Semigalls' Warchant" (first published in 1997) and the re-release by torture Records (published in 2005).
As is said it is this CD a truly formative work for the Celtic and Slavic Pagan Metal scene. Especially in Russian, Polish and Slovak room in the genre, one often observes the influence of "Semigalls' Warchant" and other parallels to this type of game.
part of this record sound lovely, nature-loving melodies with medieval influence. Birdsong, nature sounds, gentle flute melodies and rhythmic drums heard, one for example, in the first title of the work: "Sunrise Over The Sacred Forest."
Following this introduction, also makes the metal influence noticeable!
"Werewolves," the second track on the CD creates a really dark mood. Hard distorted guitars, a high singing of a mixture of raucous screams and grunts like and again, the audible sounds of nature like the howl of a wolf.
The speed of the drum kit fits most strongly to the guitar and increases with some places enormous. Good work of the drummer in any case, who complain they can not!
Similar to "Werewolves," the rough riffs and rapid drums also work in other titles such as "Signs Carved in Stone" (which comes across much darker).
The dark rock instrumental on the disc is often brightened by acoustic parts and also with those of typical Skyforger style is in evidence, which is in the later works gets to hear so often. My favorite is definitely
the versatile track "Night of the Winter Solstice." The playmate between medieval and "black metal" Elements is the pagan Christians butchers in this song have been particularly successful.
As I said the songs are certainly very varied and diverse. Quiet time and folk-music-dominant ", but sometimes more metal-heavy.
Especially the best-off version (ie the re-release from 2005) also includes additional titles, which also can be heard!
Whether faithful, old Pagan Metal, or younger newcomers, this CD is a must! Anyone who is interested in Black Metal, and this movement does not yet know should listen to the disc once the purchase is worth easily!
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