Viking Doom Metal aus Schweden (für Fans von Bathory zu empfehlen!)
This secretive Swedish Epic Metal band formed in the early 90's by Mats and Ragnar, who still are the sole members of Ereb Altor. Growing up with Bathory's epic era in their hearts it was inevitable that the music they were to create was going to be influenced by their house gods. So with Bathory's anthems as the ir spiritual foundation they set out to create an own branch of the so called "epic viking metal" genre. However a few years after the inception of the band it went on hiatus and only after more than a decade Mats and Ragnar decided to breathe new life into their sleeping beauty. A recording was done late 2003 with some of the over ten years old songs (slightly modified). The recording was named “Awakening”. The songs were put online for people to listen and it was also pressed in aprox 100 copies with a colour layout. The response was great but nevertheless an album was never unleashed, and the years passed... But in early 2007 Mats and Ragnar heeded the call from the one eyed old man and went into studio “Apocalypse” to record a fullength album, without having a record deal, hoping that someone was willing to release it. Needless to say we at I Hate jumped at the chance , cause this is first class Heavy Metal, meaning Epic, Heavy, melodic, melancholic and true to the style created by Bathory, Scald, DoomSword with elements of Candlemass and Isole. Resound the horn! Skål and kill alla bärsärkar! Cause at the end of March the lot from Mats and Ragnars journey will be disdplayed for all! By Honor consists of seven long and adventurous tracks to kill for in a beautifully layed out 8 page booklet, courtesy of Midark Media. Get it or the Hammer will fall on you!
