Swedish pagan black metal with lots of influences from norse folklore. The sound is primitive with hoarse screamy vocals. Not the most original act around, but it's still good stuff. The lyrics is all in ancient Swedish so even I have some difficulties to read and understand them. Lots of nature sounds and f/x's fill the space between the songs and it certainly gives a special feeling of being lost in a great forest. That I think is the strongest attribute of this album, you can almost see the Trolls and Goblins through the primitive feelings of ancient folklore and mysticism. It's not one of my absolute favourite albums, but it's definitly one of the best one man acts today. Some B.M. heads don't like this at all, but I and many others like it very much.
Rated

Kostoger

Better then the debut and perhaps even more primitive. Poor production that fits the music as it gives a Burzumish kind off feeling to it. Cool keyboards (or is it genuine instruments?) and some additional female and normal male vocals helps to bring forth the pagan within you. I think that it’s a love/ hate situation with this band. It’s so primitive and raw that it really awakens the heathen in me, but it’s also quite hard to listen to and it doesn’t fit to all occasions. If you liked the debut, you’ll like this too and vice versa.
Rated

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