Lord Wind/Heralds Of Fight/No Colours Records/1996 CD Review

 Lord Wind is a side project of Rob Darken best known for his work with black metal legends Graveland and this is his medieval pagan folk/ambient project and this is a review of their 2000 album "Heralds Of Fight" which was released by No Colours Records.

Drum programming sounds very tribal while the synths have an epic medieval feel that calls up the Norse and Slavic gods with an epic sound that reminds me of the classic warrior films and there are also a lot of clean singing pagan chants throughout the album with some spoken word passages that summon up the gods.

The song titles are about Norse and Pagan gods mixed with an N.S ideology that wants to bring Europe back to it's ancient roots, while the production on this recording which was recorded in EF during the autumn and winter of 1999/2000 sounds very professional and you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this album.

In my opinion Lord Wind are a very good band and if you are a fan of medieval folk/ambient, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Gift OF Gods" "Without Mercy And Forgiveness" and "Gates OF Valhalla". RECOMMENDED BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lord_Wind/1885

Temnojar/Sieg/Echo Of Hyperborea/Der Wg zum Polarstn/Austrstiartili Records/Split CD Review

Temnojar and Sieg are both n.s black/dark ambient/neo-folk bands from Russia and this is a review of their split album "Echo Of Hyperborea/Der Wg zum Polarstn" which was released by Autistiartili Records.

Temnojar utilize alot of folk instruments such as a flute mixed with a synth that gives the music a medieval feel that mixes an occasional use of clean singing pagan chants and there is some drum programming that calls up the pagan gods with their songs covering Slavic/Norse Mythology and folklore as well as the legendary island Hyperborea which sank around the same time as Atlantis with the music having an Aryan/White Pride feel.

Sieg utilizes a synth and some drum programming that gives their music a dark ambient feel with some clean singing pagan chants and there are some harsh vocals that are spoken in Russian with a black metal influence and their music covers themes such as Norse/Slavic mythology and National Socialism, also at times there is a flute in the music that gives the music the feel of living in pre-christian times.

Production on the Temnojar side of the split which was recorded between the years of 1999 and 2002 at the Home Studio in Norilsk sounds very dark and powerful, while the Sieg side of the split which was recorded at W.A.R studio in Volograd has an avant garde.

In my opinion Temnojar and Sieg who had the best music on this split are 2 very good bands for this style of  music and if you are a fan of such genres such as n.s black metal, dark or black ambient and neo-folk you should check out this split. RECOMMENDED TRACKS on the Temnojar side include "In Embrace Of The Magical Woods" and "The Legend". RECOMMENDED TRACKS on the Sieg side of the split include "Jotunheimr" and "Ostara". RECOMMENDED BUY.

https://www.discogs.com/Temnojar-Sieg-Echo-Of-Hyperborea-Der-Weg-Zum-Polarstern/release/1756467

Perunwit/W Kregu Debrow/Astral Wings/1995 CD Review

  Perunwit are a black/pagan/folk/dark ambient band from Poland and this is a review of their 1995 album "W Kregu Debow" which was released by Astral Wings Records.

Keyboards are very atmospheric and pagan as well as ambient sounding with some instruments such as a glosy and tamburyn being used at times that bring some shamanistic elements to the music, while the lyrics are written in Polish and cover Slavic Mythology and National Socialist themes.

Guitars when they are utilized use open chords and are very pagan/epic sounding with a good amount of melody while the vocals are all clean singing with some harsh vocals that bring the black metal influence to the music and have a ritualistic/shamanistic feel as for the production on this album which was recorded at Isengard Studio during 1995 sounds very professional and you can hear all of the instruments that are used on this album.

In my opinion Perumwit are a very good folk/dark ambient band, and if you are a fan of neo folk,dark or black ambient you should check this band out. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Arkona" "Z Jednej Ziemi" "Lesny Duch" and "Opowiesc". RECOMMENDED BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Perunwit/3540307162