![]() It is also a load of nostalgia, a return to the roots and a presentation of the new band and its capabilities. This release is a very accurate and successful return to those albums, that extraordinary time. The bygone fire of the first half of the 90s still burns in these works, you can still feel its flame. There have been specific changes, but the old atmosphere has remained. The band went through a baptism in fire both in concerts and in the studio, recording this album. Graveland started a new chapter in its musical journey and you can hear it. A masterpiece! A new spirit, a new quality, and strong, spacious sound were breathed into all the compositions from the album. ![]() When I started my adventure with Black Metal, this piece was a synonym of this art for me, the essence of the sound, the most accurate capture of the atmosphere associated with this music. Here we have "The Night of Fullmoon" - an incredibly atmospheric, reflecting the spirit of those days, "Hordes of Empire" and a song to which I will always have an undying sentiment - "The Gates to the Kingdom of Darkness" (the intro is amazing here). ![]() There are classics such as "Thousand Swords" or "Thurisaz", there is also a dark atmosphere from the demos and the first album. “Hour of Ragnarok” is another musical chapter in the history of the band, which proudly raises its head from the depths of the underground and its sound matches other bands with similar aesthetics and delights with its own individual character! Let the Ragnarok begin!įor this compilation only the pearls from the Black Metal period of Graveland's activity have been selected. I can safely say that this is the band's best material for many years. The album didn't disappoint me and I am glad that Graveland is still walking proud on its way and is still able to bring something new to its art, that was actually able to enchant the musical image of Ragnarok here. In the rest of it we can hear elements of "Creed of Iron", "Dawn of Iron Blades" or the last compilation of the band, where Rob started to introduce new elements to the sound of the group. ![]() We are, of course, talking about the musical layer and its overtone, about the atmosphere of this album. ![]() Probably never before did Graveland's music remind me so much of the works of Poleduris or Goldsmith in some places, which both men created for "The Thirteenth Warrior" and "Conan the Barbarian". The band sounds very powerful, melodic in some places, with even more pathos. Graveland's compositions started to have very nice and rich arrangements, reaching the next level of epicness. "Hour of Ragnarok" can be treated as the sum of the band's works to date and as a gate to a new chapter. Rob Darken's band continue to follow the path of epic pagan metal that has been their mark for years, sometimes also involving folk elements. ![]()
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