Forefather are a band from the United Kingdom that has been featured before in this zine with a musical style they call Anglo Saxon Metal which mixes viking, pagan and black metal together and this is a review of their 2008 album 'Steadfast" which was re-issued by Heidens Hart Records.
"Brunanburh" begins with fast and melodic pagan metal guitar riffs and drums which lead to some black metal style screams and some melodic viking metal vocals and then switching back and forth from mid paced and fast parts as well as some blast beats being utilized briefly and towards the end there is a brief use of spoken word parts.
"Cween Of The Mark" begins with some melodic guitar riffs and drums which lead to some black metal screams and after awhile melodic guitar leads start coming in and out of the song and as the song moves on it gets more melodic.
"Theodish Belief" begins with some traditional metal guitar riffs and drums along with some melody that kicks in a few seconds later and sets up the mood for the black metal vocals to make their way into the song and as the song moves on there are some melodic clean singing vocals that start coming on and out before the pagan metal guitar leads start becoming a part of the song.
"Hallowed Hills" begins with some fast, heavy and melodic guitar riffs along with some drums and after a few seconds clean singing vocals make their way into the song along with the music going into a slower direction shortly after that and then getting fast and adding in some melodic guitar leads that come in and out of the song as well as switching back and forth between slow and fast parts and you can also hear the bass guitars getting alot more powerful in certain sections.
"Steadfast" begins with some heavy and melodic mid paced guitar riffs and drums which lead to the black metal vocals and bass guitars to kick in as well as some guitar leads that come in and out of the song and after awhile the music slows down and clean singing is added to the song and then the song starts switching back and forth from slow and mid paced parts.
"Three Great Ships" begins with some fast, heavy and melodic guitar riffs and drums which lead to some black metal style vocals and blast beats and a few seconds clean singing makes its way into the song while also coming around the heavier vocals and adding in some melodic guitar leads that come in and out of the song, as the song moves on it goes into a slower direction for awhile before reverting back to its fast roots.
"Eostre" begins with some clean guitar playing and heavy bass guitars which then evolve into melodic guitar riffs and drums along with some melodic guitar leads and this song is all instrumental with no vocals.
"Fire From The Sky" begins with heavy guitar riffs and drums and then goes into a mid paced and melodic direction which leads to the black metal vocals kicking in along with some clean singing and guitar leads that come in and out of the song and then the song starts switching back and forth between slow and mid paced parts.
"Mellowing Of The Mains" begins with some acoustic guitars that utilize full chords which lead to some heavy guitar riffs and drums and after awhile the black metal vocals start kicking in and after a few minutes there is a brief use of melodic guitar leads before going into a cleaner direction with the rhythm and bass guitars and then getting heavy and melodic again.
"Wolfheads Tree' starts of with some fast and melodic black metal style riffs and drums which lead to the screams to kick in and after awhile the song slows down and brings in some clean singing vocals along with some melodic guitar leads and powerful bass guitars and towards the end the music gets fast again and adds in a brief use of blast beats and slowing down before the end.
Miri it is" begins with some clean singing and melodic guitar leads which lead to some drums and power chord guitar riffs while also keeping the leads around and as the song moves on it gets heavier and you can hear some bass guitars.
Song lyrics cover Anglo Saxon Paganism and History, while the production has a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound.
In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Forefather and if you are a fan of pagan/viking/black metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Cween Of The Mark" "Steadfast" "Fire From The Sky" and "Wolfheads Tree". RECOMMENDED BUY.
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