Wardruna are a band from Norway that h as had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays a mixture of pagan neo-folk, ritual and world music and this is a review of their live 2022 double album "Knitravn - First Flight of the White Raven" which was released by Norse Music.
Melodic chants and vocals start off the album along with some dark yet ritualistic soundscapes a few seconds later. Folk instruments are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording while the drum beats also gives the songs more of a tribal atmosphere and synths ae also a very huge part of the tracks.
The songs also add in a good mixture of both male and female vocals while stringed instruments can also be heard at times. A great portion of tracks are also very long and epic in length along with some nature sounds also being added into certain sections of the album as well as the recording also having its medieval moments.
Elements of world music can also be heard quite a bit throughout the recording along with the whispers also enhancing the ritualistic vibe of the songs when they are utilized as well a s one song also introducing acoustic guitars into the music and the second side is a live set. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics are written in Norwegian and cover Norse Paganism, Northern Sorcery. Spirit-Animals, Animalism, Nature and Shadows.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Wardruna and if you are a fan of ritual, neo-folk and world music, you should check out this double album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Synkerv" "Viseveiding" "Raidho" and "Fehu". 8/5 out of 10.
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