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Forefather - Steadfast



8.5 | 162 votes |
Release date: 11 February 2008
Style: Black metal, Folk metal

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01. Brunanburh
02. Cween Of The Mark
03. Theodish Belief
04. Hallowed Halls
05. Steadfast
06. Three Great Ships
07. Eostre
08. Fire From The Sky
09. Mellowing Of The Mains
10. Wolfhead's Tree
11. Miri It Is

Top 20 albums of 2008: 14

Staff review by
Baz Anderson
Rating:
8.8
English heathens Forefather are back with album number six and have never sounded better. Entitled "Steadfast", this is the band's highest achievement yet combining the spirit of the music they have always had with accessible songs and a whole heap of catchiness that has never been so present as it is here.

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published 29.08.2008 | Comments (18)

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27.09.2014 - 12:25
Rating: 6
Dr. Strawberry

A lot of Amon Amarth's in there.
I didn't hear any Black, this is a typical Melodeth (without much keyboards) or Death Folk Metal album.
Good musicianship...but I didn't like it, it's just lacking of "kicks".
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26.11.2014 - 01:44
Electes

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 27.09.2014 at 12:25

A lot of Amon Amarth's in there.
I didn't hear any Black, this is a typical Melodeth (without much keyboards) or Death Folk Metal album.
Good musicianship...but I didn't like it, it's just lacking of "kicks".


Found this comment. Pretty hilarious. Steadfast is better than Amon Amarth's entire discography, but AA are over wanked on here, so I guess dumb bias is to be expected
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28.11.2014 - 10:15
Rating: 6
Dr. Strawberry

Written by Electes on 26.11.2014 at 01:44

Written by Dr. Strawberry on 27.09.2014 at 12:25

A lot of Amon Amarth's in there.
I didn't hear any Black, this is a typical Melodeth (without much keyboards) or Death Folk Metal album.
Good musicianship...but I didn't like it, it's just lacking of "kicks".


Found this comment. Pretty hilarious. Steadfast is better than Amon Amarth's entire discography, but AA are over wanked on here, so I guess dumb bias is to be expected


A B-Class album.
The direction is not that clear but I think they've a lot of potential.
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11.06.2015 - 15:00
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Tage Westerlund
In some way I think (don't get me wrong, still good album) they wanted to simply copy previously but forgot to write catchy and outstanding song like ''The Shield wall''
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03.12.2015 - 22:38
Rating: 9
caimanjosh

Terrific album, best they've ever done. Most of their efforts use a drum machine, but they hired a session drummer for this one and it seems to have made a big difference. It's been 5 years and I'm still not tired of this album. Has more teeth than their others, too.
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21.01.2017 - 11:03
Rating: 9
Necrodamus

Title track is the epitome of the genre. Every time I listen to it I just feel like battling. Battling all night. What a song.
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05.06.2019 - 12:08
Rating: 9
nonZero

Close call between an 8 or a 9 (I've just had coffee and I'm feeling generous so a 9 it is!)

Regarding the similarities with Amon Amarth: Amon Amarth use mostly tremolo-picked leads, downpicked pedal tone riffs and powerchords. Forefather use more arpeggio leads and barre chords. Really, the only similarity is in some lead voicing and the viking themes.
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