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The first album is already a very good one, but the second is even better! It contains again nature black metal, quite melodic, but also wild, with some folkloristic elements, full of atmosphere and performed with passion. For me, BLACKBRAID fits well into the same category as other epic one man bands like Saor, Ruadh or Pure Wrath. Besides the catchy and quite straight opener "The Spirit returns", I mention the mightiest track "Moss covered Bones on the Altar of the Moon" as my favourite song! H.L.
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Intense. Brutal. Relentless. Rather short. But on the spot and without any messing around. "To Strike with Secret Fang" is a bit of a surprise.
The rest of the album. Considering that I lost Nile a bit out of view over the years, one recognizes the brutality and the intensity on this release rather fastly.
This trip is quite a trip. Personally, I prefer the fast and intense tracks. The Questionable Question
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The best album I have heard in years, maybe even in over a decade. A revelation matched perhaps only by a chosen few. "Stripped down" and "emotional" in the very best sense. Transcendent. My eyes are opened as they once were only by Deathspell Omega. Ellery Beard