Fornaldarsagor is just a bit too upbeat for its own good.Īt this point, it’s highly doubtful that Månegarm is going to be a household name in folk metal circles, and that’s okay. A more involved lead guitar element could help, or maybe something aīit more brooding to mix up the atmosphere. Still, there’s something magical missing that could really put this album over Nice touch, and is pervasive throughout the album without dragging it down. To get the blood boiling and fists pumping.
There’s nothing that is going toīlast any doors off hinges, but songs like “Tvenne Drömmar” are speedy enough Grawsiö isn’tĪfraid to go harsh either, and this effect is balanced nicely by female vocals thatĪre flowing, ethereal, and well placed within the songs. Erik Grawsiö has aīurly and emphatic clean delivery that’s somewhere between growl and howl,Ĭapturing that classic Bathory feel without being a Quorthon clone. The new material is far moreĭeveloped and mature, particularly in the vocal department. That the band is spinning its creative wheels. Were comparatively more raw and blackened than the act presented here on Fornaldarsagor, but this isn’t to say It’s best to just pick a couple you reallyenjoy and stick to them. Does one need to own every studio album the AussiesĮver released? Probably not. Meat and potatoes metal in their own right. Quietly released nine albums at this point, never really reaching the heightsĪchieved by acts like Moonsorrow or Ensiferum, yet developing a fine career of Older heads may also remember the excellentĪnd underrated Mithotyn from the earlier part of that decade, anotherĬomparable act to Månegarm’s melodic and epic metal sound. Månegarm is a Swedish metal act with attachments to the blackĪnd Viking metal scenes of the mid 90s, as well as the folk metal boom that wasīirthed from bands like Finntroll. SWEDISH VIKING BLACK FOLK METAL: There’s something