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Grand Magus - The Hunt



8 | 106 votes |
Release date: 25 May 2012
Style: Doom metal, Heavy metal

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01. Starlight Slaughter
02. Sword Of The Ocean
03. Valhalla Rising
04. Storm King
05. Silver Moon
06. The Hunt
07. Son Of The Last Breath
    1 - Part I: Nattfödd
    2 - Part II: Vedergällning
08. Iron Hand
09. Draksådd
10. Silver Moon [demo] [Limited edition bonus]
11. Storm King [demo] [Limited edition bonus]
12. Sword Of The Ocean [demo] [Limited edition bonus]

Additional info
Produced and mixed by Nico Elgstrand.
Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA.
Recorded by Nico Elgstrand at Studio Wahnsinn, Stockholm.
Drums recorded by Rickard Bengtsson at the Sweetspot Studio, Halmstad.

Cover artwork by Arik Moonhawk Roper.

Staff review by
R'Vannith
Rating:
7.8
The hunt for quality metal of the more traditional sort is often long and arduous nowadays. Fortunately The Hunt delivers! Grand Magus is a consistent group who manage to provide set after set of uncompromising and catchy tracks.

In terms of their heavy/doom styled offerings they are a band that is always straight to the point, so I will try to be as well. Each track runs in much the same vein, from the excellent opener "Starlight Slaughter" showcasing the distinctive vocals of Christoffersson to the strident closing track "Draksadd." The bass of Fox is especially well exhibited, fueling addictive songs such as the title track, an album highlight. Newly recruited drummer Witt of heavy/stoner outfit Spiritual Beggars, for which Christoffersson previously provided vocals, also makes his presence felt in tracks like the riff happy "Silver Moon."

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published 15.10.2012 | Comments (15)

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13.03.2012 - 15:48
Rating: 7
neonxaos

DO WANT!
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28.05.2012 - 00:31
Rating: 7
neonxaos

Hmm, first spin didn't impress me all that much, but my expectations might simply have been too high. Reserving my judgment...
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07.06.2012 - 22:10
Rating: 8
adeeee

Liking this album more than I had originally thought I would! Great stuff \m/
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18.06.2012 - 17:29
Rating: 8
NocturnalStalker
Metal Addict
Good album. While there are some nice riffs and JB's vocals are as good as ever the songs aren't catchy enough for this album to be a heavy metal masterpiece. I like it nonetheless.
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24.06.2012 - 19:59
Rating: 7
BloodTears
ANA-thema
Extremely catchy this one. Too bad it kinda loses its pace toward the end, otherwise I would've been even better.
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15.07.2012 - 16:07
AlexisCroze
Account deleted
Quite disappointed by this album. I expected much better from Grand Magus. Still I love "Valhalla Rising", but I'm absolutely not convinced by "Storm King", "Silver Moon" and "Draksådd".
Well, maybe next time.
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24.07.2012 - 20:57
Rating: 6
silenius

Meh, quite boring album, some songs are great but it lacks something, cant put my finger on it yet thou.
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19.08.2012 - 14:21
Rating: 8
R'Vannith
ghedengi
These guys never disappoint, there's always some great songs on their albums and the title tracks are consistently good in particular.
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26.10.2012 - 02:47
ThunderAxe1989
Account deleted
Not bad, it has a catchy, old school vibe to it. Great for in the evenings when you have whiskey to sip on
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05.06.2017 - 00:48
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Tage Westerlund
Its not bad, but somehow band was able put all what they wrote before and also elements of upcoming album
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