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Suidakra - Book Of Dowth



8.1 | 240 votes |
Release date: 25 March 2011
Style: Melodic death metal, Folk metal

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01. Over Nine Waves
02. Dowth 2059
03. Battle-Cairns
04. Biróg's Oath
05. Mag Mell
06. The Dark Mound
07. Balor
08. Stone Of The Seven Suns
09. Fury Fomoraigh
10. Otherworlds Collide
11. Rise Of Taliesin [classical re-arranged version] [Digipak bonus]
12. When Eternity Echoes [classical re-arranged version] [Digipak bonus]
+ Dowth 2059 [video] [Digipak bonus]

Staff review by
Dream Taster
Rating:
8.5
Some bands play violins near a frozen fjord and call it Folk Metal. Some bands get drunk in a sauna and record Polka songs and call it Folk Metal . Not so with the German metallers of Suidakra. What you get is breakneck Melodic Death drenched in Folk influences and the tradition continues with Book Of Dowth. Logical successor to 2006's Caledonia and 2009's Crógacht, this album might finally crown the band with glory.

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published 12.05.2011 | Comments (14)

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27.03.2011 - 22:58
Rating: 10
Spanishkiller

Most underrated folk band ever
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28.03.2011 - 00:56
Rating: 9
JÄY
Metal slave
Albums great, but a little short when considering the folky acoustic/female vocal songs.
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28.03.2011 - 01:11
Rating: 8
beyondtehdarksun

Same as with the last one... but again, these songs fit well in the middle of the album.
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"We are blind to the world within us, waiting to be born"
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29.03.2011 - 03:14
Rating: 9
MetalSpider

Another awesome album by Suidakra...but not as good as Crogacht still. At least after the first listen.
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Thanks to Corrupt for these banners!
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29.03.2011 - 13:38
Rating: 10
beerweed

Excelente disco !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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01.04.2011 - 12:39
Rating: 9
Turin Turambar
Mormegil
Fantastic stuff...and song "Biróg's Oath" mmmhhhmmmm perfect... 9/10
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYN2a81u8rE
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"There Is No Beast Without Cruelty"
F.Nietzsche
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01.04.2011 - 13:52
Rating: 9
FreddeSwede

The song "Mag Mell" gives me a Blind Guardian-feeling, in a good way.
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01.04.2011 - 16:59
Rating: 7
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Wow... so many positive comments. perhaps I should check this one out
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loves 小巫
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02.04.2011 - 16:25
Rating: 9
Death

My expectations on this was quite low but after listening to the album several times it turned out to be the opposite. This album is great with everything (except that the album is only 40 min.) Also the album cover was little misleading. When i got the album i thought it was black metal. This is as good as Moonsorrow's recent release.
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09.04.2011 - 17:06
Rating: 8
JaimeLeonel

This album is really nice
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27.04.2011 - 23:08
caimanjosh

Written by Death on 02.04.2011 at 16:25

My expectations on this was quite low but after listening to the album several times it turned out to be the opposite....This is as good as Moonsorrow's recent release.

High praise indeed! I'll have to check this out at some point. I did like the couple of Suidakra songs I heard on last.fm....
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04.05.2011 - 06:46
Rating: 9
Susan
Smeghead
This may be the most beautiful album they have released.
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"A life all mine
Is what I choose
At the end of my days"
--The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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04.05.2011 - 06:53
Rating: 9
Susan
Smeghead
Does anyone know who the incredible female guest vocalist is? I can't find it online anywhere but she is AMAZING with this music.
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"A life all mine
Is what I choose
At the end of my days"
--The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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13.05.2011 - 02:05
Rating: 7
The Benighted

Didn't find this to be anything out of the ordinary. Its solid, but I had no intention of spinning it again after I finished it.
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Learn to adapt to the change, or get washed away like tears in the rain.
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18.05.2011 - 23:44
Daydream Nation
Account deleted
What a weird album. I'm relistening to it a lot lately, and I can't seem to shake the conclusion that this album is structurally flawed. This is a very loose concept album. However, Birog's Oath and Mag Mell serve as a rather long, awkward abstraction from the central core of the album. While the female singer was talented in Birog's Oath, the fact that she was given an entire track and placed in that position within the album is poor, in my opinion. From The Dark Mound onward, the tracks are solid but not spectacular, mindblowing stuff. Good effort, though.
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19.05.2011 - 02:39
Rating: 7
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Written by Guest on 18.05.2011 at 23:44

I can't seem to shake the conclusion that this album is structurally flawed. This is a very loose concept album. However, Birog's Oath and Mag Mell serve as a rather long, awkward abstraction from the central core of the album. While the female singer was talented in Birog's Oath, the fact that she was given an entire track and placed in that position within the album is poor, in my opinion. From The Dark Mound onward, the tracks are solid but not spectacular, mindblowing stuff. Good effort, though.
My thoughts exactly!
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loves 小巫
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19.05.2011 - 15:25
Rating: 9
Vikcen
Metálico
Written by Susan on 04.05.2011 at 06:53

Does anyone know who the incredible female guest vocalist is? I can't find it online anywhere but she is AMAZING with this music.


Tina Stabel on tracks 4,5,9 =)
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22.05.2011 - 19:56
Rating: 9
Vikcen
Metálico
Definitely a very solid disc in all their songs, the only downside I see is that it is a little short, you keep wanting more, because really you want more!. The inclusion of the two guest singers has been a success, really they make a very good work in this album. By the way, if you want classical music, look for the digipak edition =)
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27.09.2012 - 06:56
Rating: 9
JÄY
Metal slave
Japanese bonus tracks:

13. Fall Of Tara
14. Marooned (Running Wild Cover)
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14.01.2016 - 11:53
Rating: 8
Joppe
Steelemeister
Listening to that Running Wild cover reminds me how good the original song is, killer riffs galore Not a bad cover, but the original guitars/sound seems just invincible.
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My vision is augmented
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14.01.2016 - 22:36
Rating: 8
Joppe
Steelemeister
Pretty good album, though I think "Crógacht" remains my favorite by Suidakra, and this would be 2nd favorite. Variety in vocals, acoustic guitars, bagpipes and "Balor" being probably the most impressive song by the band. About half of the album is forgotten pretty easily, but the other 4 or even 5 songs stand multiple listens.
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My vision is augmented
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11.05.2021 - 11:23
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Some folk tunes mix whit melodic dm....good artwork, solid album.
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Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!!

Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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