Neithan: Damn, it feels so good to be right: when the ‘Autumnal Heavens’ EP, which was originally meant to be just a demo, I wrote in the review that my tip for the future was to keep an eye on these guys. Well, you felt this one coming: ‘From The Lone Winters Cold’, the debut full length, is here and turned out to be a solid debut album. Earlier on I described the band as a typical exponent of the German black metal bands that took their inspiration from the Norwegian pioneers, and the band has not changed yet matured their style. So if you are interested in a band that sounds a bit like early Immortal, a bit of Gorgoroth and a somewhat diversified guitar sound (think of a more rough sound in the vein of Dissection and perhaps Endstille) you get a picture of what to expect.
Critics do call this music sometimes Volkswagen black metal: German black metal that have clearly inspired their music on the Norwegian bands, yet that have given a typical German twist to the music: thorough, well performed but not very original. At least you don’t have to be afraid of pagan influences like with other German extreme metal bands. In general the band plays fast yet no super speed and the variation is maintained by putting in breaks and more epic passages. Regarding this, the current songs on the band’s MySpace and ‘Deadlights’’ from the accompanying YouTube-clip can be considered as quite representative.
‘From The Lone Winters Cold’ is a fine debut, especially if you dig the German black metal. The growth of the band is obvious, it is well constructed yet nothing spectacular. For me it is good enough to make sure that I will keep this band in sight. Also for future developments: I think they can still grow within their format.
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