Review: Nomans Land - The Last Son of the Fjord | |||||||
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The Last Son of the Fjord | |||||||
Label: Einheit Produktionen Year released: 2000 Duration: 35:42 Tracks: 8 Genre: Viking Metal Rating: Review online: November 7, 2007 Reviewed by: Nicholas Lazarus |
Readers' Rating How do you rate this release? Rated 3.67/5 (73.33%) (6 Votes)
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Nomans Land is a band that produces solid Viking metal with a Slavic touch. The songs are moderately paced, and project a nonchalant feel. The band is by no means aggressive, but not lethargic. Maintaining a median tempo throughout, the band manages a reflective, but not bitter tone. It's a challenge to describe the atmosphere and tone of these Russian Vikings. Though devoid of folk instruments, the music seems to come foremost from a folk background. There's no blistering picking, or shredding. Nor is there any kind of rhythm, melodic pattern, or even vocal style exclusive to metal. It's easy to imagine just about every song as being a cover of a Russian folk song. The riffs are melodic in a way that seems derived from a fiddle. The vocals a considerably deep and robust singing. Many songs are in traditional folk 3/4 time, and the drumming has a flair also derived from an older style. The album feels quickly ended, but I prefer it be too short than too long. The riffs are memorable, the songs have a solidarity about them, and the calming atmosphere is a especially enjoyable. |
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