Single revealed:

YES.
Oh my gosh I love this guy for announcing it a month before it drops! This and Time II will battle it out for my AOTY.

Edit: AND he's gone back to massive 16-minute tracks! This will be incredible.

Here for it.

YES!! Finally!

Straight out of my first listen, and it's exactly as amazing as I'd hoped. Continues the Aquilus sound whilst providing plenty of surprises along the way, most notably "Sombre Loom". I have a feeling that listening to both parts back to back will be an incredible experience, together this can only be perfection.
Whilst I'll likely give this a 9, it's gonna be a while before I can decide on which is the better half, because while they are both similar, they're also very different. Overall II is more adventurous and dynamic, and I is darker and more brooding.

Been looking forward to this all week and it's not even on Spotify yet

Written by Oldy86 on Today at 03:07

Been looking forward to this all week and it's not even on Spotify yet

Youtube stream on BM promotion has been up since Thursday.

Written by 24emd on Today at 06:00

Written by Oldy86 on Today at 03:07

Been looking forward to this all week and it's not even on Spotify yet

Youtube stream on BM promotion has been up since Thursday.

Yeah I usually listen to my music at work, in the car or walking the dog, so YouTube isn't too convenient for me for music. I don't use it enough to pay for YouTube premium.

Written by Oldy86 on Today at 08:45

Yeah I usually listen to my music at work, in the car or walking the dog, so YouTube isn't too convenient for me for music. I don't use it enough to pay for YouTube premium.

Ok fair enough. I put aside an hour to listen on youtube with my phone's screen on I understand not everyone has that time.

Written by 24emd on Today at 09:32

Written by Oldy86 on Today at 08:45

Yeah I usually listen to my music at work, in the car or walking the dog, so YouTube isn't too convenient for me for music. I don't use it enough to pay for YouTube premium.

Ok fair enough. I put aside an hour to listen on youtube with my phone's screen on I understand not everyone has that time.

Oh I'll definitely get around to it. Just a bit disappointing when you're on nightshift, and you're waiting for midnight to hit, then you see the album isn't ready to listen to haha

Getting some early/mid-Opeth vibes from My Frost-Laden Vale, definitely the song that stands out most to me. I feel like they've dialled down the classical/symphonic aspects that they pushed on Bellum I, this one is perhaps a bit folkier, but I feel like the prog and atmoblack are more prioritized this time around.