Eluveitie - Slania
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Free Music Review: Dark Celtic Folk Metal
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD absolutely rocks. This band is one of the most talented for this sub-genre and I think that they are fantastic musicians! The combination of metal and folk really comes across better than a lot of other bands out there. There are flutes, hurdy-gurdy, violins, acoustic guitars, and then all of the other standard death metal instruments. It's a crazy mix, but it works in a way that gives it a really crazy celtic flavor like no one else. Seriously, this music will make you want to get up and move! So glad I found them!Free Music Review: surprising
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't usually go for the screaming metal, but this is excellent. My daughter introduced the band to me via a music video, and I'm hooked. I think the instrument choices of the band make it so good. I love medieval european music and traditional instruments, and combining them with metal is outstanding. Other bands with the same formula would be In Extremo and Tanzwut - but they come without the screaming. They really are more traditional.Free Music Review: Just Amazing
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is quite something. I received it a few weeks ago after briefly listening to samples and am just overwhelmed at how good it is. The melodies are interesting, the themes engaging and the energy of the music simply stunning. What an amazing effort, a must have for anyone looking for metal that is a bit different!Free Music Review: No Competition
Hit: 5 Stars
This is by far one of the best Heavy Metal Folk bands there are. After listening to them for almost 2 months now, i still havn't become bored with their music. They dont over do the music and they dont forget the culture behind it all. The really is no competition in the Folk Metal genre for this band.Free Music Review: Amazing use of folk instruments, sad use of others.
Hit: 4 Stars
Okay, let me start by saying "yes, this is a great album". It's like a Braveheart metal tribute. It's emotional (in a good way, I assure you), rhythmic, and easy to listen to. I use the term "easy" because most of the work with the folk instruments are outstanding and epic pieces, but unfortunately the rest (guitars, vocals, drums to some extent) leaves something more to be desired.
The guitar work is overly-simple, in my opinion, and is the reason for it not being a "5 star" for me. Track 3 is my least favorite song on the whole album due to it's almost "main-stream'ish" song structure and overall sound. I think this was due in large part to the lack of ability of the guitarists. That being said it will remind you of the VERY EARLY Gothenburg sounds, however, it is no where near the technical ability of bands enhancing those sounds like Dark Tranquility. DT has way more technical prowess on the guitar than this band. If the guitar work on "Slania" were upped to a bit more of a technical climate like, say, Ensiferum this would be a STELLAR album. However, if you're looking for heavy, staccato-laden solos or even complex guitar scale structure, this isn't the album to buy.
Summery: If you're like me and tend to enjoy your metal with some mead and bagpipes, violins and flutes then this will be a treat for your ears as it was with mine. All in all, it's a great album and very enjoyable for the metal-head with a penchant for wind instruments and violins with a tinge of very basic gothenburg metal. If you like metal similar to Ensiferum or Turisas I say pick this album up. It's a great listen despite how much I dislike the guitar work.