Winterthrone
The Godslayer (2012)
Album

Reviewed: 3/18/2012

Are you ready to raise your spear to attack and eradicate all foul religions on Earth? German one-man black metal project Winterthrone's third full length album 'The Godslayer' suits well as a clarion call for that battle. Project leader Steffen Brückner also plays guitar in Irrlycht, but Winterthrone is quite a different beast, even though epic black metal is its tool of musical cataclysm, too. The closest notion that listening to Winterthrone causes me to think of, are Norwegian epic black metallers Limbonic Art. Winterthrone's songs are long, but of course that alone does not mean they are epic. However, when Winterthrone mix raw-ish black metal successfully with symphonic elements and big atmospheres, the epic quality has been obtained. The black metal side is often quite chaotic and...

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