Skyforger - Kauja Pie Saules
March 21 2008 at 09:23:36 AM
For whatever reason, Heathen Metal has provided a niche for far too many people interested in reanimating the Reich’s decayed corpse, all under the banner of a band of “forefathers” they likely know nothing about. There are plenty of good—even great—bands that “participate” in this genre, but the line between hate and heathen is indeed fine. Skyforger are the bona fide article, basing entire records on Latvian warsongs, epic battles, victory’s celebration, the burials following defeat. Skyforger oscillates between Thrash and Folk interlude, trading amplification for mouth-harp, rattle sticks and bagpipes. Both approaches are equally enthralling and
Kauja Pie Saules is one of the few recordings in recent memory that truly possesses the sound(s) of war.
[Stewart Voegtlin]
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