Songs like "For These Shores" and the great one-two punch of "Out of Darkness" and "The Paths to Yesterdays" are some fantastic numbers showcasing their midpaced moody black metal chops to the fullest extent and pretty much all the other tracks have smaller slow parts, something not as common in their other albums- there are usually at least a few blast-happy fast tracks on most of their album, but not here.
Some of the midpaced sections build bigger and bigger as they go along to great success, like the increasing tension rising during the march into battle. Though this one of Forefather's much more black metal-focused albums most everything is dotted with that upward pagan inflection; the ride into battle may also come with heaps of confidence and courage.
The focus on the slower groove does occasionally trip up the momentum of the album, but there are plenty of blastbeats and tremolos elsewhere on the album to get you back on track. The juxtaposition is very well done and because the riffs all fall into a similar paradigm the music has continuity despite the dramatic variances in speed.
Wulfstan's vocals are great as always; his clean vocals booming, triumphant and with memorable vocal lines and his harsh vocals paying very close attention to rhyme, rhythm and meter. The music is compositionally tight and very artistically focused, as is the draw with Forefather; you always know what you're going to get from them, but you're not quite sure how exactly they're going to serve it to you. If you ask most people, they would tell you that Forefather's best album is Steadfast , and I will wholeheartedly agree to that; it's also true that the general rule is as far as Forefather goes, the later the better, but this album is where a lot of crucial elements of their sound were established, and like any Forefather album it's essential listening with a lot of great moments that'll keep you coming back.
Even the cliched moments the beginning of "Call to Arms" work fairly well and don't make me cringe, which is a good sign I've bought into this enough to suspend my disbelief. You really can't go wrong with Forefather anywhere, honestly, but this would certainly be as good a starting point as any, especially if you thought the debut wasted a bit of potential like I did.
Skalk Bloodaxe. Paul Cave. Lloyd Rose. Physical CD re-release from the classic album with 8 page booklet including all the lyrics, photos and liner notes. Vinyl edition of the epic album. Comes with glossy cover and inlay sheet. Sold Out. The fighting man A new dawn Together they stood For these shores The call to arms Out of darkness The paths of yesterdays The last battle When our England died The lady's gift Order Forefather online: www. Earlier we released the vinyl edition of this album, after much request we now present the second title in the series of Forefather CD re-releases on Heidens Hart.
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