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Very good job, Turisas.
The last song "Miklagard Overture" with great mix of acoustic and heavy guitars and clean and brutal voice can´t I get from my head...
I agree with DEMONIC TUTOR, very solid album.
But maybe next record of Turisas will bring more songs in quality of "To Holmgard..." and "Miklagard..." |
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this is the better of the two Turisas albums by far in my opinion.. this is a good album indeed
they are Finnish though, so not in the immediate Scandinavia - I will just point out. haha
but yes indeed - definitely more mature, and much more of a solid album |
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| Great album. I especially like "In The Court Of Jarisleif". Great tune. |
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But maybe next record of Turisas will bring more songs in quality of "To Holmgard..." and "Miklagard..."
AND In the Court of Jarisleif =| This song is SO fckin GOOD XD |
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| I wouldve rated it higher. And I know theres going to be people telling me "But Dr.Rock, you infantile moron, not all albums can be 10". which I am aware, but this is one of the few albums I genuinly beleive deserves a 9.6 or something in that region....compared to some albums getting 9.5s that definitly arent deserving. |
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| Killer album, great review. |
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Judas - 09.09.2007 at 17:04
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| I found this album to be waaaaaay better than 'Battle Metal', because it's held my attention for almost twice the period that the earlier effort did. I'm not bored with this, because the songwriting is more varied, they're not just destined to be another gimmick band. Great album, I'd say a 9/10, and good review too. |
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Written by Judas on 09.09.2007 at 17:04
I found this album to be waaaaaay better than 'Battle Metal', because it's held my attention for almost twice the period that the earlier effort did. I'm not bored with this, because the songwriting is more varied, they're not just destined to be another gimmick band. Great album, I'd say a 9/10, and good review too.
Same here, I wasn't too impressed with the first album. I find it very overrated and I can't understand what all the hype is about. But this one I find really interesting from the first to the last minute, it is much more varied and the vocals are really impressive, as said in the review. A great album. Would be a killer if all the songs were like "To Holmgard And Beyond"  |
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Judas - 11.09.2007 at 15:50
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Written by Collin on 11.09.2007 at 15:22
Written by Judas on 09.09.2007 at 17:04
I found this album to be waaaaaay better than 'Battle Metal', because it's held my attention for almost twice the period that the earlier effort did. I'm not bored with this, because the songwriting is more varied, they're not just destined to be another gimmick band. Great album, I'd say a 9/10, and good review too.
Same here, I wasn't too impressed with the first album. I find it very overrated and I can't understand what all the hype is about. But this one I find really interesting from the first to the last minute, it is much more varied and the vocals are really impressive, as said in the review. A great album. Would be a killer if all the songs were like "To Holmgard And Beyond"
The opening and closing tracks are AMAZING. 'To Holmgard and Beyond' and 'Miklagard Overture' are so bloody epic and awesome that I think a lot of bands wanting to play a similar style of music would have just put down their instruments after listening to those two because they will never achieve this level of brilliance. |
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Written by Judas on 11.09.2007 at 15:50
Written by Collin on 11.09.2007 at 15:22
Written by Judas on 09.09.2007 at 17:04
I found this album to be waaaaaay better than 'Battle Metal', because it's held my attention for almost twice the period that the earlier effort did. I'm not bored with this, because the songwriting is more varied, they're not just destined to be another gimmick band. Great album, I'd say a 9/10, and good review too.
Same here, I wasn't too impressed with the first album. I find it very overrated and I can't understand what all the hype is about. But this one I find really interesting from the first to the last minute, it is much more varied and the vocals are really impressive, as said in the review. A great album. Would be a killer if all the songs were like "To Holmgard And Beyond"
The opening and closing tracks are AMAZING. 'To Holmgard and Beyond' and 'Miklagard Overture' are so bloody epic and awesome that I think a lot of bands wanting to play a similar style of music would have just put down their instruments after listening to those two because they will never achieve this level of brilliance.
EXACTLY! Turisas has comes through on so many levels that many other bands have been trying to come through for years. Turisas stand shoulder high ambitionsvise from any other Viking band.
But The Varagnian Way is a step forward for the band, i wouldnt claim either Battle Metal, or TVW to be better than the other. The force of The Varagnian Way, is the depth and the craftmanship of the album. The production is smooth no dents or bumps, the red thread of the album with the storyline entweining with both lyrics and music is incredibly original. Plus i think Nygaard has though this album through, with a musical setting, just listen to the end of "501"... Or any other track on the album for that sake...
With so many other bands harvesting a 9 or 10, i believe Turisas could easily top that kind of score with this release. I would claim it to be a milepole for the entire genre... And metal for that sake... |
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| Great album, much better to listen to the Battle Metal IMO, if only all bands could compile releases of this caliber. |
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| it begins really great and epic with To Holmgard And Beyond...i expected much...yes, Portage to Unknown is quite nice and then Fields of Gold too, but the rest of the album slowly fell into average in my ears... |
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This album kicks ass. Even more epic, if that's even possible, than Battle Metal
"Time for a toast for our generous host,
JARISLEIF!
JARISLEIF!" |
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To Holmgard and Beyond is the most Epic song ever, i just discovered Turisas a few months ago and until then i cant stop listen the two perfect albums they have released so far.  |
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| One of the best albuns of viking metal ever! nice review. |
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| The ending of "Miklagard Overture" is so fucking epic it hurts. |
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| Man, the chorus in Portage To The Unknown sounds almost exactly like the chorus in Finntroll's Fiskarens Fiende! It's just not as fast and not as good. |
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| One of the reasons I couldn't get into Battle Metal was because of the reliance on incessant synth work. The Varangian Way, on the other hand, eases off the synths and injects more folk instruments and a more refined folk atmosphere, making it the better album. It is more "epic" and much less anthemy (for lack of a better term) than Battle Metal. I gave it a 9. |
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Written by lailaihei414 on 20.08.2009 at 09:49
One of the reasons I couldn't get into Battle Metal was because of the reliance on incessant synth work. The Varangian Way, on the other hand, eases off the synths and injects more folk instruments and a more refined folk atmosphere, making it the better album. It is more "epic" and much less anthemy (for lack of a better term) than Battle Metal. I gave it a 9.
Very well written, I second that! |
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