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Saor - Guardians



8.2 | 196 votes |
Release date: 11 November 2016
Style: Atmospheric black metal, Folk metal

Owners:

162 have it
28 want it


01. Guardians
02. The Declaration
03. Autumn Rain
04. Hearth
05. Tears Of A Nation

Additional info
Mixed and mastered by Spenser Morris.
Vocals and drums recorded by Reni McDonald Hill at The Cottage Studio, Cairndow, Scotland.
Guitars recorded by Martyn Moffat at Seann Druim Cottage, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Strings recorded and guitars re-amped by Spenser Morris at Decade Music Studio, Chicago, US.
Fiddle recorded by Meri Tadić.
Highland bagpipes recorded by Kevin Murphy.

Front and back cover painted by Sebastian Wagner.

Staff review by
ScreamingSteelUS
Rating:
8.4
Bracing winds blow heavy mists across the ancient hillocks, vertebrae of soil trodden and venerated over millennia rising and falling like waves. Distant crows balefully cast their distinctive, corvine calls toward daybreak. Slowly, the weary earth awakens from its slumber. Cloistered somewhere in the verdant valley, bagpipes skirl into life, and the song begins anew. Saor returns.

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published 18.10.2016 | Comments (11)

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Comments: 16   Visited by: 626 users
12.10.2016 - 14:36
Rating: 9
Oykan Övgü

Considering the songs released so far, this album seems to have already guaranteed to be one of the top albums of the year.
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31.10.2016 - 23:52
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Tage Westerlund
I knew this one before, because 3 songs was shared in MS news, anyway nice what I expected, nice sound
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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11.11.2016 - 14:39
Rating: 9
boo-boo

Just beautiful.
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11.11.2016 - 14:51
Cynic Metalhead
Paisa Vich Nasha
Next up on my tab. Anytime I can spin the disc and see what implementation they have done.

I'll be certainly looking over what they have done differently from "Aura".
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12.11.2016 - 12:59
garmling
Account deleted
Magnificent album!
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23.11.2016 - 08:57
Rating: 7
Dark Cornatus
Powerslave
I preferred Aura personally... no standout songs yet on Guardians. Very good conistent album all the same though.
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30.11.2016 - 21:21
Rating: 9
Nick Carter

Best 2016 Album! (At least for me)
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02.12.2016 - 20:36
Rating: 6
Sword_Chant

Aura was better imo... the album artwork is awesome though.
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03.12.2016 - 01:39
Rating: 6
Reaper_Redeemer

Written by Sword_Chant on 02.12.2016 at 20:36

Aura was better imo... the album artwork is awesome though.


Exactly, in some parts it was good (I liked the final track) but Aura was definitely a better inspiration.
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06.12.2016 - 17:06
Rating: 7
Dark Forever
Ruído Sonoro
This would be so much better with proper growls. It has beautiful moments though, especially Tears Of A Nation.
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Taste the DARK...
... and you'll live FOREVER!
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06.12.2016 - 22:20
Rating: 7
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Its a decent album. Not great. I'd give it a 7.5
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07.12.2016 - 20:28
SageBlackMetal

This is the best album of the year, in my opinion. The production is a lot less harsh than Aura (most notably in the drums). I think it allows the melodies and the atmosphere to shine through a lot more. I was driving down state and listening to this. One of the best drives of my life. Favorite track: Tears of a Nation
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11.12.2016 - 14:10
Rating: 5
Gurablashta

Can't really get into it, I find Aura to be better... Oh well.
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15.03.2017 - 21:42
Rating: 8
Zyk

Aura and Roots definitely had more to offer, but this album was a solid release. It's grown on me the more I listen to it and I liked the fact that each song was better than the one that came before it, so listening all the way through is rather easy. However, all the songs are about the same length which makes them blend together, not a lot really stands out, and I find it much easier to get distracted from than its predecessors.
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02.04.2017 - 17:05
Rating: 8
In Bone Factory

Just Beautiful.
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The End Is Nigh ...
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28.12.2022 - 09:14
Rating: 6
24emd
Theory Snob
Some great melodies in the closer, but unfortunately each song sounds like a few riffs repeated for 10-12 minutes. Forgotten Paths is my personal favourite by this guy.
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