This is my first review about a NSBM band and although I dislike NSBM bands most of the time, I've to admit that this Greek band is pretty much above the rest (specially the shitty Slavic scene, what a joke). One of the many reasons of why I like this band compared to the rest is because they are not trying to be German (Viking to be exact) or anything like that, even the symbols used by the bands (at least for what I've seen) has nothing to with vikings and so on, but with Sparta and other tribes of ancient Hellas. Now the album, the album is pretty much atmospheric black metal with a strong use of piano or harpsichord which gives the music a unique feeling and style. The vocalist is one of the best when it comes to long and raspy screeches, this however is not the case in the third and fourth album where his voice has clearly degraded. The guitarist are also extremely good and proficient with their instrument and keeps the music rather well (mid paced), mostly tremolo picking is used although this varies from time to time. The bass like in most black metal bands is non-existent which is okay and doesn't bother me at all. The production is pretty good (which is a constant in most Greek black metal), every instrument can be heard without trouble; the only trouble is the drumming which is barely heard it would have been nice if it was not so muffled. I can't say anything about the lyrics because they are not available, but pretty sure they mostly talk about mysticism and other kind of topics. One more thing, I'm not sure if this band is related to the golden dawn or Chrysi Avyi, the reason why is because of the name of the second song The Rise of the golden dawn, hard to tell whether they are connected or not.
In every way the listener looks at this album no matter if it hates this kind of topics in it's music or whatever is the reason, it is not an album to be overlooked specially for the ones into the Greek scene. This band is pretty much the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Hellenic NSBM and so far all the bands that I've tried are really good like Stutthof, but by far these guys are my favorites. The way the guitarists, the synthesizer, and piano/harpsichord player blend is just unbelievable and perfect, the atmosphere is godly and impossible to describe. The artwork is also neat and fits the idea of the album and for some reason it reminds me of the Nazgûl of the lord of the rings, this however looks more macabre and sinister.
Legion of Doom - For those of the blood
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