Posts By Asher
0 Asher’s Corner Q&A with Terese Fleming of Scarab Metal Productions for Uncharted Sounds Magazine pg 82-86
0 Rockstarweekly – Gene Hoglan Wraps Up His Incredible Year
0 OffTheDial.ca – Titans Eve
0 Scythia in Cashbox Canada Magazine’s The Worthy Dozen of 2010
http://cashboxcanada.ca/worthy-dozen-2
Scythia
Of War
Independent
The breakout folk metal album of the year and not a Jethro Tull riff in the mix. Scythia has never shied away from owning up to being steeped in folk metal, excessive conceits and all. Consequently, the standard subject matter and over the top approach is way par for the course. For them to take any other would muddy the waters too much for a debut album.
So the vocalist comes on with epic tales of derring do and the rhythm section never sound less than massive mountains falling down and just when you think you’ve heard it all before a scary oboe cuts loose. What you’re hearing is a level of creativity and musicianship rare in this genre and rarer still on a debut from a young band.The music is adventurous, creative, the songs frequently step outside metal, employing piano,oboe and violin to make their points.
The violin work especially is a treat throughout, at tbis poiint the most original element in the Scythia sound that’ll make it instantly identifiable.
“…Of War” is a folk metal album any current fan of the genre will surely enjoy. More than that, Scythia’s licks are tasty enough to draw in those open to checking out folk metal without being bombarded with its cliched imagery. The combination of folk, symphonic, progressive, and classical elements make for a fluid and distinct sound that will make Scythia a force on the folk metal scene.
While the production is decidedly spotty in places, ‘Of War’ is an album that could give the genre a good name.
0 Not Only For Canucks Fans: Titans Eve
0 My top 10 albums of 2010 – Check it on the RockandRollReport
0 One The Loud Charts! Omega Crom #7 of Top 20 for 2010 & Scythia # 13 for December 2010 Loud
Scythia #13 for December 2010 Loud Charts – http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2010/December/loud.cfm
Omega Crom # 7 for top 20 Loud albums of 2010 – http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2010/loud.cfm
0 OffTheDial.ca – Review – Titans Eve – The Divine Equal
0 MetalUnderground.com – Review – Titans Eve – “The Divine Equal”
http://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=4484
“‘The Divine Equal’ presents an opportunity for the band to save underground thrash metal from its current ‘nu-thrash’ moniker and that in itself is something exciting….The energy from “Judgement” carries on throughout the rest of the record and helps to maintain a level of head banging that will surely cause permanent neck damage…an impressive debut. 4/5″
0 CONFRONT Magazine BEST OF # 13 Underground Realroad : SLAVE TO THE GAME
http://www.confrontmagazine.com/web/2010/12/29/2010-best-worst-of/2/
BEST OF # 13 UNDERGROUND REALROAD: SLAVE TO THE GAME
This is the album that got me listening to and enjoying Rap music, once more. Montreal virtuosos Underground Realroad’s debut is a powerful testament to making music for the sake of making music. The overwhelming message these artists deliver is that the best Rap comes from the soul and not for the goal of gold records. Their sound layers 70’s R&B samples with solid, well thought and poetic rhymes, and a mastery of verbal and musical rhythm. To quote the title song, “This is for the people who know what Hip-Hop is!”
Underground Realroad: Slave To The Game – 9.5/10
Independent
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