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Rimfrost: Veraldar Nagli Black Metal Season Of Mist Records November 16th, 2009
- "The Raventhrone" MP3 (Season-Of-Mist.com) Originally posted on January 19th, 2010 | ||
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Review
Veraldar Nagli is the second release from the Black Metal act Rimfrost, and act that is gaining some serious attention by fans, but also scrutiny from their previous release sounding a bit too much like an Immortal album. On this release, Rimfrost continues the sound that they had on their debut album, A Frozen World Unknown, but add in some Thrash elements for good measure, which definitely helps in the band's favor. But, is this just going to be another overall album that listeners have heard one too many times by many other bands as it is? On this release, there is some more originality to the music, but it's very limited. The music does sound like your generic second wave Black Metal release, even though the title track, "Veraldar Nagli", does give some hope that it won't sound like much of what is already available by established artists in this style. So, with the prospect of anything new or fresh coming at you basically off the table, it comes down to whether or not the album is enjoyable as a whole. Given what was said, the overall feel of Veraldar Nagli is a little disheartening, as the music on here is well done, even if it doesn't have a darker feel to it that some would expect from a recording like this one, but only has a few tracks that will really grab the attention of the veteran metal fan for a short period of time. Some of the drumming on here is phenomenal and really stands out against the stereotypical guitar riffs, throwing in some blast beats where applicable for an added kick, and many of the guitar solos on here are well done and fit the music perfectly. As stated, the title track "Veraldar Nagli" gives off hope of something a little different thanks to it's more Thrash-like musical approach. "The Raventhrone" definitely stands out as well. The song has plenty of various changes and has plenty of generic guitar riffs, but there's some folk elements, and the later thrown in Thrash moments, that add a nice touch, as well as puts the track out of place on the album. Sadly, this track, as well as others on this release, have some guitars that just sound hollow, as if there could have been more done to beef them up at these slower points to make them match the heavier and faster moments on the rest of the album. Another issue of the album would be the track "Legacy Through Blood", which is a persistant thorn in the side because of how long it takes for the song to actually build up, having the potential to honestly put you to sleep before the track really does kick in, and when it does, it really shines through as one of the better tracks on the release. While the album is enjoyable to many, fans of Black Metal in general may be put off a bit by Veraldar Nagli due to it basically being a walking zombie of all things that composed much of the second wave of Black Metal, with an obvious influence from Immortal thrown in. Veraldar Nagli has it's faults, and a few of the tracks on here really do stand out and are worth checking out, such as the title track "Veraldar Nagli", "The Raventhrone", "Legacy Through Blood" (at least the second half of it) and "Scandinavium". Other then that, the clean production sometimes causes issues with the album that is only missing that darkened bite that many albums this one tries to emulate have. If the band were to continue writing tracks like "Scandinavium", they could easily pull off an album that demands to be on the top of your "must listen" list. But, until then, Rimfrost will continue to be a Black Metal act with unrecognized potential.
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