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Belarusian metalers Asguard
are back once again with another impressive effort, “Dreamslave.”
This is an album that takes all the quality parts from the previous
record and tweaks them to create even a stronger record. All key black
metal elements are spread throughout the disc. I’d say, somewhere
between Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Kovenant but when they were Covenant
with the letter C, In Flames, and maybe hints of Opeth. Lots of good
heavy and melodic notes! Asguard even uses elements from NWOBHM and
classic death metal. You can tell they know how to create a dynamic
album. I like the guitar work; their technical ability continues to
improve…not that it was bad previously. The ferocious raspy
vocals work well for Asguard’s brand of extreme metal. The first
two tracks are like a double intro, which brings up my only negative
point. If there is any complaint at all it would be that a few tracks
seem a little short. Of the sixteen well-placed tracks, only eight
even reach three minutes. However, many of the short tracks are intros,
interludes, or outros. A small amount of which are more sound effects
than anything else. I would like to hear more regular songs than the
short tracks; they may have overused those elements. No use to dwell
on it, I mean this is a great disk! These sixteen tracks are separated
into four acts. Each act has three to five songs, which might help
explain the arrangement. Metal Horns Up!! Rating: 89 |
