┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Brothers Of Metal - Prophecy Of Ragnarok-(AFM-712-9) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-20-2019 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........14 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Brothers Of Metal Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Prophecy Of Ragnarok-(AFM-712-9)bel : AFM ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ How could anyone fail to be intrigued with a ║ │ │║ band name like this? Any self-respecting ║ │ │║ metalhead would be unwise to refuse to accept ║ │ │║ such an invitation as offered by the Brothers of ║ │ │║ Metal. With the listenerÆs attention so grabbed, ║ │ │║ the Brothers are on a mission to retain it with ║ │ │║ Prophecy of Ragnar÷k.Weighing in at 14 songs, ║ │ │║ this stellar debut is the Swedish warriorsÆ ║ │ │║ announcement to the world that they have ║ │ │║ arrived, and are a force to be reckoned with. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ There is an innate joy in power metal, and the ║ │ │║ fact that this piece has elements of fantasy ║ │ │║ only serves to make it better. Song after song ║ │ │║ of narratives depicting glorious mythology and ║ │ │║ righteous battles for honour and justice canÆt ║ │ │║ help but leave the listener feeling fired up and ║ │ │║ ready for war themselves. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Most notable on initial listens is the vocal ║ │ │║ work on Prophecy. While there are eight mighty ║ │ │║ sons of Odin making up the band, vocal duties ║ │ │║ are split between three of them. Leading the ║ │ │║ charge into the first song is Joakim LindbΣck ║ │ │║ Eriksson. His official role in the band is ║ │ │║ ôBattle Criesö and sure enough his rough growl ║ │ │║ describes rallying tales of OdinÆs might, and ║ │ │║ LokiÆs deceit throughout the work. Next to him ║ │ │║ is the perfect balance in the form of Ylva ║ │ │║ Eriksson, ôVoice of the Valkyriesö. Her powerful ║ │ │║ belt cuts through the mixes effortlessly, and ║ │ │║ next to Joakim the pair make for a formidable ║ │ │║ duo much stronger than the sum of its parts. The ║ │ │║ hooks on almost every song are catchy, driven, ║ │ │║ and delivered for the most part in effective ║ │ │║ close harmony. Also featured is Mats Nilsson, ║ │ │║ the Tongue of the Gods, who presides over some ║ │ │║ contextual, spoken word sections of the albumÆs ║ │ │║ storytelling. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Supporting these storytellers in their ║ │ │║ depictions of glories past ad battles fought and ║ │ │║ lost are the rest of the Brothers. Drums, bass ║ │ │║ and three guitars all work together, not ║ │ │║ stepping on each otherÆs toes yet also providing ║ │ │║ an essential, evershifting backdrop for the ║ │ │║ vocalists to deliver over. True to Scandinavian ║ │ │║ metal style, there is plenty of kickdrum and ║ │ │║ drop tuning, and the production itself is warm ║ │ │║ and crisp, especially on bass and guitar tones. ║ │ │║ Most of the rhythm tracks (particularly the ║ │ │║ drums) are reminiscent in style of a place ║ │ │║ somewhere between Children of Bodom and Sonic ║ │ │║ Syndicate. Yet, the Brothers incorporate lead ║ │ │║ guitars straight influenced from true heavy and ║ │ │║ power metal. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As is also sometimes the case with such albums, ║ │ │║ the English lyrics are sometimes a little more ║ │ │║ ôon the noseö than we have become used to, with ║ │ │║ most of the lines being free from metaphor or ║ │ │║ interpretive meaning. However, there is again an ║ │ │║ innocent joy in this, and the Brothers have ║ │ │║ managed to stay just the right side of the ║ │ │║ difficult-to-spot line between fantasy ║ │ │║ storytelling and cheese with only sheer ║ │ │║ conviction in their words. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by Peter Bowden for ║ │ │║ www.rocknloadmag.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Joakim LindbΣck Eriksson - Vocals ║ │ │║ Mats Nilsson - Vocals ║ │ │║ Ylva Eriksson - Vocals ║ │ │║ Johan Johansson - Drums ║ │ │║ Dawid Grahn - Guitars ║ │ │║ Mikael Fehrm - Guitars ║ │ │║ Emil WΣrmedal - Bass ║ │ │║ PΣhr Nilsson - Guitars ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - The Death Of The God Of Light [03:32] │ │ 02 - Son Of Odin [04:01] │ │ 03 - Prophecy Of Ragnarok [03:44] │ │ 04 - Defenders Of Valhalla [04:11] │ │ 05 - Concerning Norms (Bonus Track) [01:40] │ │ 06 - Yggdrasil [04:34] │ │ 07 - Tyr [03:38] │ │ 08 - Siblings Of Metal [03:38] │ │ 09 - Gods Of War [03:57] │ │ 10 - Freya [04:15] │ │ 11 - The Mead Song (Bonus Track) [03:39] │ │ 12 - Sleipnir (Bonus Track) [03:06] │ │ 13 - Fire Blood And Steel [03:14] │ │ 14 - We Believe In Metal (Bonus Track) [04:43] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [51:52 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘