In case it has not been mentioned before, it
should be now. This reviewer is not a fan of growling, at least not as a
solitary vocal, the idea of the voice as an instrument is a long and
exasperating discussion, not to be had now. Suffice it to say, it is not my
thing.
That being said, I really like this album by
Battlelore. more than I have any of their previous work. The music is epic and
has that "big" feel to it, it's all very well executed and the growly vocals of
front man Tomi Mykkänen are offset by the ethereal singing of Kaisa Jouhki to
great effect. so, yeah it's pretty damn good, color me converted.