Southern Germany’s Helfahrt Poised For World-Wide Acclaim With Release Of Second Album, “Wiedergang”
For me, the true test of talent for any Folk-Metal, Pagan-Metal, or Viking-Metal band is not how speedy the drummer’s feet can propel the group forward. Nor is it how swiftly the down-tuned riffs can fly from the hands of its guitarists. Nor is it how much of a Cookie Monster the vocalist can be.
If that was all it took to make it big these days, you couldn’t walk six feet without tripping over a successful Pagan-Metal band.
So, for me, the true worth of a band is measured in the notes it doesn’t play, in the volume it withholds, and in the variety of styles in which it renders its creative visions.
In other words, a band has to wow me with its musical virtuosity before I will embrace it and return often to its music.
I wasn’t familiar with the quintet Helfahrt prior to Trollzorn sending me a promo copy of Wiedergang, which is scheduled for release July 4th. But after hearing the album a half dozen times over the past couple of days, I think I’ve found another band that I’ll turn to often. And not necessarily because of [Read more →]
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