The Crown Of Winter

構成数 : 1
合計収録時間 : 00:59:54
Personnel: Berserk (guitar). Audio Mixer: Brett Caldas-Lima. Recording information: S&O Home Studio, Chernogolovka, Russia (2008). Black metal purists aren't going to be sold on a symphonic black metal album like CROWN OF WINTER no matter how much one raves about Forest Stream's musicality and sense of craftsmanship. But for those who do like their black metal with a lot of melody and nuance, this 2009 release is a generally enjoyable listen--not a perfect listen, but a generally enjoyable one. CROWN OF WINTER is best described as symphonic black metal with elements of melodic death metal, doom metal and gothic metal. And Forest Stream isn't just slightly melodic--they're extremely melodic. In fact, parts of the 59-minute CD are downright lush. CROWN OF WINTER has its heavy moments and makes extensive use of extreme vocals (mostly black metal rasp vocals, although there are some death metal-influenced Cookie Monster growls as well), but overall, this album goes out of its way to be musical. And while CROWN OF WINTER is mildly uneven, it still has more plusses than minuses and is a noteworthy footnote in the symphonic black metal scene of 2009.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)