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Wilderun - Olden Tales & Deathly Trails



8.1 | 194 votes |
Release date: 21 September 2012
Style: Folk metal, Progressive metal, Symphonic metal

Owners:

123 have it
20 want it


01. The Cracking Glow
02. Suncatcher
03. How Stands The Glass Around?
04. Storm Along
05. Vaunting Veins
06. The Coasts Of High Barbaree
07. The Dying Californian

Additional info
Produced by Wilderun and Jason "Jocko" Randall.
All arrangements by Evan Berry and Wilderun
All orchestrations by Wayne Ingram

"How Stands The Glass Around?", "Storm Along", "The Coasts Of High Barbaree" and "The Dying Californian" include melodies and lyrics borrowed from traditional folk songs.

Staff review by
Susan
Rating:
N/A
I like to imagine the guys in Wilderun were all sitting around the dinner table, probably with some really fantastic beer in one hand and a leg of lamb in the other hand. One of them says, "I used to love folk metal but these days it's getting lame; everyone is doing the same tired shit over and over." "Yeah?" say the other guys to nods of agreement. They all rip a bite of lamb off the bone and contemplate this statement. One guy has an epiphany and breaks the silence with, "What if? what if we made a folk metal album that wasn't lame? What if we just did things a little differently?" Everyone's chewing slows to a halt. They stare at him, wide-eyed and mystified. "Tell us more, brother..."

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published 07.10.2012 | Comments (37)

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07.10.2012 - 23:17
Rating: 10
JÄY
Metal slave
They have a great sound. Can't wait to listen to the full thing.
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08.10.2012 - 13:17
Rating: 10
TJ

What a great piece of work! Where can I get this album? I could but find it on youtube!
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08.10.2012 - 22:56
Rating: 10
JÄY
Metal slave
Yeah, it's perfect.....can't belive these guys are from the USA - I'm so proud *wipes tear*
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08.10.2012 - 23:09
Rating: 10
JÄY
Metal slave
Written by TJ on 08.10.2012 at 13:17

What a great piece of work! Where can I get this album? I could but find it on youtube!

here: http://wilderun.bandcamp.com/

the one for 12$ is the physical copy
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11.10.2012 - 16:56
Rating: 9
qlacs
"The Quaker"
Ordering this as soon as I have my next paycheck
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19.10.2012 - 17:29
Rating: 9
OpenMind

Awesome, sounds really fresh in this genre well done
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25.10.2012 - 17:06
Rating: 8
Jiri

Written by JÄY on 08.10.2012 at 22:56

Yeah, it's perfect.....can't belive these guys are from the USA - I'm so proud *wipes tear*

Jay, they are from Boston. Jiri is from Boston. I am prouder than you
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25.10.2012 - 17:14
Rating: 9
PocketMetal

Talk about "breath of fresh air" .
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25.10.2012 - 17:42
Rating: 9
BaneConall
Fart Enthusiast
I'm still only on the 2nd song but I think I'm already in love.
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26.10.2012 - 02:53
Rating: 10
Susan
Smeghead
It changes constantly but as of THIS MOMENT: Wilderun are #3 on the MS Top Albums of 2012 list and one of only two indie bands on the whole list Talk about proud.

Remember your awesome indie bands come MS Awards time! You're witnessing the future of metal
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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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26.10.2012 - 21:45
Fredd
Account deleted
Written by Susan on 26.10.2012 at 02:53

It changes constantly but as of THIS MOMENT: Wilderun are #3 on the MS Top Albums of 2012 list and one of only two indie bands on the whole list Talk about proud.

Remember your awesome indie bands come MS Awards time! You're witnessing the future of metal

My feels with Cormorant last year. Except that they were not my discovery and they ended up on my top 5 of all time. I was proud when they won the cover art contest too. INDIES for the win!
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26.10.2012 - 21:54
Rating: 8
Risto
Wandering Midget
"Suncatcher" and "Storm Along" are splendid. Nice progressive folk and a pleasant exception in the genre.
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07.11.2012 - 22:21
Rating: 10
WhiteIsaacHayes

Balls-rockingly awesome! This band will give you the most ridiculous eargasm you've ever experienced!
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31.12.2012 - 15:35
Rating: 10
Atrus

Finally a solid album for listen again and again. There are few like these nowadays... Excellent work
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05.02.2013 - 00:30
moe5512

There is still hope in new metal bands I see... Foh realz, I was about to give up searching for new metal bands but I'm glad that I found Wilderun! Some Fresh Metal and ffs it's actually a fresh Folk Metal band keeping the veterans standard!
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13.02.2013 - 14:03
Rating: 9
Starchild

Finally something fresh in folk metal genre. Fantastic album!
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29.03.2013 - 13:05
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
Turisas meets Dream Theater?
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My rest seems now calm and deep
Finally I got my dead man sleep


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08.04.2013 - 19:18
Rating: 8
CyberSymphony
Ollie
Can't believe I missed listening to this last year, really REALLY good album. Solid 9/10 from me.
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28.04.2013 - 03:34
HyperDrifter

I can't actually find anything wrong with this album other than that it comes to an end!

Written by Ellrohir on 29.03.2013 at 13:05

Turisas meets Dream Theater?

I'd say more Turisas meets Opeth. Vocals sound just like Mathias Nygård or Mikael Åkerfeldt at times.
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20.06.2014 - 01:10
quisableed
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Written by HyperDrifter on 28.04.2013 at 03:34

I can't actually find anything wrong with this album other than that it comes to an end!

Written by Ellrohir on 29.03.2013 at 13:05

Turisas meets Dream Theater?

I'd say more Turisas meets Opeth. Vocals sound just like Mathias Nygård or Mikael Åkerfeldt at times.

Definitely, this album and the band are freakin' great and noone knows it. I'm not complaining for it, actually the situation should remain like this.
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16.03.2015 - 09:24
Rating: 8
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
Parts of this sound like one of those theatrical avant-garde bands. The album seems to get better as it goes.
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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."
" 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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