Justifiably celebrated, here did the German quartet poignantly prove that '90s black metal classicism could indeed come from the modern era. In fact, despite invoking a whole host of timeless influences - beyond the wandering moon, an arising realm upon a shadowthrone, dark waters stirring at the dawn of the dying sun - GRABUNHOLD processed them in such an undeniably Teutonic, swords-drawn way that was not only wholly their own, it was wholly refreshing.
Following last year's masterful debut album, Der Wald zwischen den Welten, GRANITADER continue to storm the ramparts with the three-song / 16-minute Schlachtenklang
Mit „Sankareiden Maa“ feiert das mittlerweile nach Finnland übersiedelte Projekt des Linzers Hugin das 25-jährige Jubiläum und legt dafür nun ein volles Album vor. Feinster Pagan Black Metal.