p>Style: atmospheric black metal
Primary Emotions/Themes: lengthy songs that mold and weave epic tales
Thoughts: This album is a lot to digest. The songs demand all of the listeners attention, and never allow any sort of rest. As an added layer the songs are long, the album is long... well over an hour and a half. The compositions are complex, utilizing different instruments, atmospheres, and tempos. Is it worth it though? Can an album this demanding be worth the play time and mental energy it takes to digest?
I have yet to make it through this entire album in one sitting. The fact that it comes on two records is hugely beneficial to me as I can segment my listening to roughly 45 minutes at a time. There is so much going on in these songs, so many different things that the band asks of me to pay attention to that if I'm not in the right state of mind it all starts to blend together.
One moment the band will have a beautiful keyboard/acoustic guitar intro that seamlessly flows into black metal, but then the black metal will twist and turn through so many different riffs and moods that I am lost. I can normally keep up with stuff like this but for whatever reason Solbrud eludes me. In many ways I consider this a challenge, I need to be able to conquer this album or else it is going to have it's way with me. Challenge accepted, I shall return for another bout shortly.
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