For “Meathooked” magazine, issue 2


They come from the poorest country of the Baltic States and have the most professional demo covers I have seen this far. These kind of things can happen (I hope you checked out Neglected Fields' “Sansara” which I reviewed in the first issue). The beautiful colour covers tempt you to buy this tape, and the music on it doesn't leave you cold. That's once again a definite proof against those who doubt the strength and capability of the Latvian scene. The band is called Heresiarh and they play - nothing else but Romantic Dragon Metal, and it's about really original fantasy-inspired melodic blackish metal strongly influenced by Baltic folk music. A female is doing the leading vocals, and so less throat voice is used, but that doesn't reduce the tempo; actually this is often faster than many usual melodic BM-acts, and that's a good thing. Most of the musical solutions are clever and the problems only a few. It isn't always so clear, but still a highly recommendable purchase for anyone who wants to hear such rarity as good genuine Black Metal art.
(4,5 points out of 5)


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