Review – Page 3 – Ostara Metal

Lemuria – The Hysterical Hunt

January 28, 2019 dawndebenham91

I think I have already found a contender for album of the year. Sometimes when bands add orchestral instruments to their music, it can sound like an afterthought rather than being thought about and completely integrated into the music. Lemuria have done the latter, and I feel that without the addition of the orchestral instruments, there would be a big chunk of the music missing and it wouldn’t feel complete.

Cadence Noir – Physical Copy

January 26, 2019 dawndebenham91

This album is maybe something I wouldn’t have immediately picked up from the cover and album title, but I did really enjoy the tracks. It’s a little bit out of my normal taste, but I had a lot of fun listening to it, and it brought back memories of some of the music I used to listen to in the late 90’s and early 00’s, when you had bands that used to sing of lost love and have some real emotion and feel behind the music.

Furor Gallico – Dusk of the Ages

January 23, 2019 dawndebenham91

Furor Gallico have produced something amazing. The folk instruments blend in effortlessly with the more traditional heavy metal instruments, and the composition is perfect.

TrollfesT – Norwegian Fairytales

January 19, 2019 dawndebenham91

I very much expect that when I see them at Wacken Winter Nights there won’t be a moment where I’m not dancing or jigging myself silly with my friends. While TrollfesT are not a “serious” band, they definitely deserve to be taken seriously.

Lex Talion – Sons of Chaos

January 16, 2019 dawndebenham91

The album tells a story, not only through the lyrics but through the instrumentals as well. There are highs and lows in the music as an epic battle or war seems to take place throughout the tracks of the album.

Teshaleh – Born of Fire

January 12, 2019 dawndebenham91

Despite the fact the album doesn’t really flow well for me personally, the actual composition of the individual tracks is really good. If a future full-length release is in the works, I would like to see some more consistent themes in the instrumentals.

Barbarus – Into The Distant Light

January 9, 2019 dawndebenham91

I feel like the music could go one step further with a few more elements, it doesn’t quite feel as epic to me as something telling this kind of story maybe could. Having said that, I really enjoyed listening to this, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes melodeath, as well as a more stripped back metal sound.

Ostara Metal’s 2018 in Music

December 29, 2018 dawndebenham91

Wow, what a year 2018 was! I started Ostara Metal properly in January and this year has been a rollercoaster of a year, both with

Warkings – Reborn

December 22, 2018 dawndebenham91

There was such a hype on social media before this debut was released the for me it didn’t quite hit impossibly high standard. However, it is a damn good album!

LIVE REVIEW: Nightwish Decades Tour with support from Beast in Black

December 15, 2018 dawndebenham91

One of the best possible ways to end my live music experiences of 2018. What a show!

LIVE REVIEW: HRH Vikings Chapter I

December 8, 2018 dawndebenham91

This event is a new highlight on the festival calendar, and I already have tickets for next year to witness an even more spectacular line up! Skål!

DOUBLE LIVE REVIEW: Heilung (supported by Jo Quail) 9th November 2018, and Wardruna 21st November 2018

December 1, 2018 dawndebenham91

A special double feature review of my experiences at the Heilung performance on 9th November 2018 at the Islington Assembly Hall in London, and of Wardruna’s performance at the Albert Hall in Manchester on 21st November 2018.

Grailknights – Knightfall

November 24, 2018 dawndebenham91

This album is prime for a power metal party and I can definitely imagine myself with all my power metal loving friends having a grand old time with some drinks seeing Grailknights live.

Dyrnwyn – Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

November 11, 2018 dawndebenham91

Italian folk metal seems to be coming into it’s own with some quality acts right now, and Dyrnwyn are no different, they are fantastic and I very much look forward to hearing more from them in the future. I thoroughly recommend these guys if you are looking for some pagan folk metal in the style of Moonsorrow.

Valyria – Into the Dying of Time

October 20, 2018 dawndebenham91

Band: ValyriaAlbum: Into the Dying of TimeRelease Date: 18th May 2018Record Label: Self-Release I can’t remember exactly how I came across Valyria and their latest album,

Dragony – Masters of the Multiverse

October 17, 2018 dawndebenham91

With keys adding cheese, soaring vocals, guitar solos, singalong choruses, and a power ballad, it has all the ingredients you need for one hell of a power metal banger.

Skálmöld – Sorgir

October 13, 2018 dawndebenham91

Sorgir will not only appeal to the die hard Skálmöld fans, but also to those who may not have heard much of their music before and are into the more traditional metal sound.

Review: Power Metal Quest Fest 2018

October 6, 2018 dawndebenham91

A one day festival jam packed of power metal in the home of heavy metal – Birmingham.

YYLVA – The Wood Beyond The World

September 15, 2018 dawndebenham91

This is an amazing debut from YYLVA. The tracks are really well written, the mix is brilliant and Clare’s vocals are absolutely incredible. I expect many more great things from YYLVA, and I am excited to hear more in the future.

Korpiklaani – Kulkija

September 12, 2018 dawndebenham91

I am very much looking forward to seeing Korpiklaani live again at Wacken Winter Nights in February next year, and there will be a lot of dancing to keep me warm in the northern German winter! All I have left to say in my very limited Finnish vocabulary is “Kiitos” to Finnish folk metal superstars Korpiklaani for yet another smashing release!

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