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Atlantis Ascendant
by: Bal-Sagoth
Price: $154.68 current as of:
03/09/2010 18:22 EST
Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0727361658427
Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nuclear Blast Americ
Release Date: May 15, 2001
Studio: Nuclear Blast Americ
Disc 1:- Epsilon Exordium
- Atlantis Ascendant
- Draconis Albionensis
- Star-Maps of the Ancient Cosmographers
- Ghosts of Angkor Wat
- Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the B; Azon of the ...
- Dreamer in the Catacombs of Ur
- In Search of the Lost Cities of Antarctica
- Chronicle of Shadows
- Six Keys to the Onyx Pyramid
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Prepare for an epic journey into the deep unknown and the deeply esoteric and mystical realms! Atlantis Ascendant is an amazing album in many respects. Sure, it may sound cheesy and a little over the top to most, but its fantasy symphonic metal. Its full of synth horns and strings and dramatic encounters and arcane lyrics, pounding double bass and shredding guitars. To me, the lyrics have to be what catches me, being of a narritive and well written nature. Each song is a story in its own right and ...
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This album was my introduction to Bal-Sagoth. After wanting to get in on the jokes a friend was making about the grossly obtuse song titles ("And lo, when the Imperium marches against Cul-Kothoth, then dark sorceries shall enshroud the Citadel of the Obsidian Crown" is my favorite from Starfire. Come on, how can you not find that absolutely hilarious?), I decided to give Atlantis Ascendant a whirl. The first thing I thought about when I heard the first track, was "Warcraft II." It sounds like the soundtrack ...
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Anyone who listens to any of Bal Sagoth's albums will automatically recognize the awesome songwriting skills of Byron. He could easily write fantasy novels for a living, and I dare say that they would rival most of the current stuff out there.
Musically, this album is solid. You don't have to be a fan of Black Metal to appreciate it either. Bal Sagoth's sound has a little of everything for everyone. The only complaint that I have is the weak sounding keyboard. It doesn't do anything for the songs, and ...
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Before I get to results of one of the hardest dissections I've had to perform for Metal Review, I'd like to set the record straight about the history between Bal-Sagoth and me. The fact is that I don't have a history with this well known band that hails from the other side of the Atlantic in the UK. The reason I feel this needs to come out in the open here is because this album is actually the fifth chapter in an ongoing story written by founder/leader/frontman Byron Roberts. Without having had the chance to ...
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This album is very nostalgic for me. I used to play Magic the gathering and other nerdy Fantasy games and read fantasy books. This is about all that stuff, about heros vanquishing monsters, dragons, tombs, lost citys, and triumpant battles. The music itself is actually composed very well. Its is complicated, atmospheric and symphonic. The only problem is the vocals which are either James Earl Jones style or a high pictched metal growl. The 2 voices often converse with eachother as enemys but I think the album ...
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