Unleashed - Midvinterblot
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Free Music Review: Unleashed Unleashes a Monstor
Hit: 5 Stars
I am realitively new to this band and I only have their previous album Sworn Allegiance. I liked what I heard on that album so I was excited when I heard about the release of their new album Midvinterblot. When I popped it into my cd player I was blown away. What they have created on this album is everything that Sworn Allegiance was but more.
This album is much much heavier and faster than its predecessor. As mentionend in other reviews, the vocals are much better and the guitar riffs are muc more metal and sinister. Unlike many older bands today, Unleashed continue to get faster and heavier and stick to their roots unlike bands like Metallica and others who seem to experiment more.
Pick up this album if you like fast swedish death metal because these guys definatly deserve the support!!
Free Music Review: If you like Unleashed, you'll love this one!
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been a fan of Unleashed since 1992, and in my opinion this is their finest offering to date! If you are a fan of metal I suggest you give this album a listen. Johnny, Anders, Tomas, and Fredrik have gone above and beyond with this one, it is their cleanest sounding album yet, but still with enough growl to get you out of your seat. They have conquered Europe with this album and it is the number 1 rated metal album in Germany. Unleashed hits the shores of America to start their tour on February 7, if you are reading this then you must see them live, I promis a show you won't soon forget. Also see their web page at [...] for more information.
The Immortal
Free Music Review: Almost perfect!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
If you ask a fan of Unleashed what is their best album, probably they respond: "Sworn Allegiance", but if you looking for their most complete, don't look further, this is it!!! What a monster of an album!!! Johnny on vocals never sounded better than this, and the musicianship is tight as always, but here is on top form, anyways this album is the return to form of this swedish death metallers. Believe, try a spin on this, this is without a doubt one in the top five albums of the year!!!
Free Music Review: now, this is metal!
Hit: 5 Stars
Unleashed is everything a metal band should be. guitars and guitar solos, bass and drums. I hope more metal bands like this come out. Unleashed has the flashiest solos of all the metal bands. this may be one of the bands that influenced Demiricous to get together. the only thing I don't like about this album is the anti-Christian message in two of its songs. I would have given it 4 stars, but the musicianship warrants it 5 stars.Free Music Review: Viking Death Metal.
Hit: 4 Stars
"Blood Of Lies" opens the album with a promising, blistering explosion crammed with excellent guitar interplay and loads of blastbeats; and if that doesn't amp you up then "This Is Our World Now" will throttle you into submission with grooving riffs that induce heart-felt headbanging. As good as the guitar work is, there is no escaping the cheese at the center of the otherwise solid "We Must Join With Him" which uses lyrics with references to "The Lord Of The Rings". Not again! Blind Guardian beat that dead horse into a bloody pulp years ago! The title song is an accentuated version of the words "Midwinter Blood", for those interested in where the title originated. For all its parts the sound of this album comes across as a Death Metal incarnation of Usurper (unashamed worshippers of Celtic Frost), and has much more groove than most Death Metal but is furiously unafraid of blastbeat speed. "Triumph of Genocide" is a superb example of this fearless charge as the myriad tempo shifts left me feeling energized! However, with lyrics such as "Odin...hear my call!" it can be slightly difficult to take what is being sung seriously. Yet there is also one of the most provocative lines I've heard in quite some time on "Salvation for Mandkind", which in all honesty I doubt I would be allowed to write here. It isn't until "Psycho Killer" arrives that I was actually becoming a little bored with the repetitive blastbeat sections and obligatory lead guitar flourishes. "The Witch" shifts gears to a more mid-tempo attack as "I Have Sworn Allegiance" speeds things up once more before a fairly interesting bridge saves the song from floundering altogether. I believe these last three songs to be a touch of filler, though not bad in any way really, they simply do not match the exceptional beginning tracks for overall creativity. "Age of the Warrior" has a repetitive chorus that keeps it from being great, as well. Of course, all this is forgotten as "New Dawn Rising" caves in your skull with a fantastic opening riff and an outstanding down-shift in tempo before revising the original riff in all its glory to end the song. A great track! "Loyalty and Pride" reminds me once again of a speedier version of Usurper, particularly with the vocal delivery. "Valhalla Awaits" has yet another grooving riff that manages to be both catchy and interesting to hear, and is a good way to end the album. As this release has 15 tracks even a few mediocre songs shouldn't discourage a would-be buyer as there are a solid 10 songs here that I would recommend checking out, regardless. Running time: (46:27)
1. BLOOD OF LIES (2:39)
2. THIS IS OUR WORLD NOW (3:21)
3. WE MUST JOIN WITH HIM (4:00)
4. MIDVINTERBLOT (2:59)
5. IN VICTORY OR DEFEAT (2:40)
6. TRIUMPH OF GENOCIDE (3:13)
7. THE AVENGER (3:14)
8. SALVATION FOR MANKIND (2:54)
9. PSYCHO KILLER (2:16)
10. THE WITCH (3:17)
11. I HAVE SWORN ALLEGIANCE (2:41)
12. AGE OF THE WARRIOR (3:35)
13. NEW DAWN RISING (2:49)
14. LOYALTY AND PRIDE (3:09)
15. VALHALLA AWAITS (3:34)