Genre: PAGAN BLACK METAL
Homepage: OFFICIAL SITE
From: WROCLAW, POLAND
Formed In: 1991
Select Discography
Necromanteion (demo) (1992)
Drunemeton (demo) (1992)
Epilogue (demo) (1993)
In the Glare of Burning Churches (demo) (1993)
Celtic Winter (demo) (1993)
Carpathian Wolves (1994)
Thousand Swords (1995)
Following the Voice of Blood (1997)
Immortal Pride (1999)
Impaler's Wolves MCD (1999)
Raiders of Revenge (split EP with Honor) (2000)
Creed of Iron (2000)
Raise Your Sword! MCD (2001)
Blood of Heroes MCD (2001)
Memory and Destiny (2002)
The Fire of Awakening (2003)
Dawn of Iron Blades (2004)
Fire Chariot of Destruction (2005)
Will Stronger Than Death (2007)
Wotan Mit Mir EP (2007)
Eastern Hammer (split with Nokturnal Mortum, North, Temnozor) (2007)
Spears of Heaven (2009)
Cold Winter Blades EP (2010)
A Tribute to the King of Aquilonia 7" (split with Kreuzfeuer) (2010)
Ogień wilczy serc (split with Bialy Viteź) (2012)
Thunderbolts of the Gods (2013)
CARPATHIAN WOLVES (1994)
Carpathian Wolves is Graveland's first studio album. Now, being that the members of Graveland personally have Nazi/racist tendencies, it should come as no surprise that this is raw, primal, pagan black metal. Granted, the lyrics aren't Nazi/racist (or else these guys wouldn't be on my site), but they are obsessed with the usual anti-Christian/Satanic/evil lyrical themes. Stylistically, I would say that Graveland channels mid-period Bathory (think Hammerheart) by way of early Burzum, Demoncy and even some early Enslaved. Graveland has a tendency to craft long, winding songs that meander over two or three primary riffs/guitar themes, all in the primitive production style of the early 90s Norwegian scene. Fans of all things grim and frostbitten, take note.
RATING: 4 out of 5
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