Reviews
Metal Temple "Wisdom of Centuries"
11/06/2012
I usually don’t review Black Metal albums, but I wanted to listen to something new and exciting so I took this album to check it out. KHORS is a pretty new Black Metal band with less that 10 years in the industry and part of the new wave of Black Metal that combines a lot of Progressive Metal elements, melodic and Gothic features.
The thing with “Wisdom Of Centuries” is that to me it’s more of an EP with 5 songs and 3 additional “passes” through the songs. On the other hand, it’s a very complex album full of interesting music, highly appealing with good production arrangements and even percussions like on the middle part on “Through The Clouds Of The Past” that add another dimension and an atmospheric facet to the track.
What I loved about this band is that for one that not usually listens to this style of music, they know very well how to structure of song and manage to make a good and smooth pass between the heavy more traditional Black Metal parts and the more modern soft and melodic parts. So in the end we get an album that it’s very fun and interesting to listen to.
In conclusion I enjoyed this release. It is a little too short to call it an LP in my opinion and I also think a little too diverse to call it Black Metal. You can definitely listen to the DIMMU BORGIR and SHINING (The Swedish Band) influences. Great Production and performance from the band. If you like Black Metal with a twist, or the bands I mention earlier, go and buy this one.
The thing with “Wisdom Of Centuries” is that to me it’s more of an EP with 5 songs and 3 additional “passes” through the songs. On the other hand, it’s a very complex album full of interesting music, highly appealing with good production arrangements and even percussions like on the middle part on “Through The Clouds Of The Past” that add another dimension and an atmospheric facet to the track.
What I loved about this band is that for one that not usually listens to this style of music, they know very well how to structure of song and manage to make a good and smooth pass between the heavy more traditional Black Metal parts and the more modern soft and melodic parts. So in the end we get an album that it’s very fun and interesting to listen to.
In conclusion I enjoyed this release. It is a little too short to call it an LP in my opinion and I also think a little too diverse to call it Black Metal. You can definitely listen to the DIMMU BORGIR and SHINING (The Swedish Band) influences. Great Production and performance from the band. If you like Black Metal with a twist, or the bands I mention earlier, go and buy this one.
