Reawakening Pride Once Lost
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1998 |
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11 (without bonus tracks) |
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48 min 8 s (without bonus tracks) |
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Reawakening Pride Once Lost is the debut album by the Northern Irish folk metal band Waylander . A few concerts were played to promote the album, but problems with the label and internal disputes initially dampened the band's success. In 2006 the album was re-released by Midhir Records , including two bonus tracks .
style
Waylanders combine traditional Irish folk music with various metal styles such as thrash , death and black metal as well as elements of rock and hard rock . The lyrics are mostly about Irish / Celtic mythology . The singing is mostly growled , but in some of the songs it is clear.
Track list
- Sunrise - 2:28
- Born to the Fight - 3:02
- With Veins Afire - 4:42
- Emain Macha - 5:56
- Gaelic Dawn - 2:27
- Once Upon an Era - 3:49
- A Hero's Lament - 6:11
- King of the Fairies - 6:08
- Keen of Knowledge - 4:07
- Victory Feast - 2:56
- Awakening - 6:23
Bonus tracks from the re-release:
- Hero's Lament (from the demo Dawning of a New Age )
- Sunrise (from the demo Dawning of a New Age )
criticism
The reviews of Reawakening Pride once Lost were very different. The album was mostly praised for the imaginative compositions, but the sometimes disharmonious and "annoying" flute playing was also criticized, which sounded like "an 8-year-old student from her flute lessons had been dragged into the microphone".
Nevertheless, the reviews were mostly positive. metalfactory.ch gave the album 8.4 out of 10 points and came to the conclusion:
“All in all, Waylander put a good album in front of our door. The slow pieces in particular are really convincing. "
schwermetall.ch awarded 9 out of 13 points and wrote:
“I like the music of the five Northern Irish [Lady Oscura] in its rather simple way. This Folk / Pagan Metal is kept simple and therefore pleases the ears of those who also like to listen to Folk / Pagan Metal without any frills. The tempo is ideal for collective headbanging - 'Reawakening Pride Once Lost' is an album that is fun. "
Robert Müller from the German Metal Hammer gave the album 5 out of 7 points and wrote in his review:
"I [De] n Songs [of Waylander's] debut REAWAKENING PRIDE ONCE LOST neither lack folkloristic catchiness nor catchy metal riffs. Tin whistle and the Gaelic war drum bodhran ennoble songs that are pleasantly balanced between Skyclad, traditional metal and modern extremes. "
Web links
- ReAwakening Pride Once Lost (1998). Info about the album on waylanderband.com .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Waylander - Reawakening Pride Once Lost. In: metal.de. August 24, 1998. Retrieved May 10, 2019 .
- ^ Yannick S .: Reawakening Pride once Lost CD Review. metalfactory.ch, accessed on April 19, 2010 .
- ↑ Lady Oscura: Reawakening Pride once Lost CD Review. schwermetall.ch, accessed on April 19, 2010 .
- ^ Robert Müller: Review - Waylander - Reawakening Pride Once Lost . In: Metal Hammer , April 2009 edition, Jürg Marquardt publishing group, Zug 1998, p. 96