Airged L'amh - The SIlver Arm

[Krilons Resa]

Has anyone heard this release yet? I just ordered it blindly from The End along with SLough Feg's Traveller (CSOOORE!). I've heard some kick-ass stuff all about it. Here is one:

http://www.hellridemusic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4206

So, anymore feedback from the peanut gallery??

 

[JayKeeley]

Wow.

Two things:

1 - Are there any samples anywhere? I'll check Black Lotus Records...

2 - Who the F is 'Xerxes' and why are they mentioned in the same breath as Slough Feg???

 

[Krilons Resa]

This is supposedly THE Epic Metal album of the year. We'll see.

I'm trying to find downloads but can't. I'll look harder after I smoke a butt and take a shower.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Btw, this is my first blind purchase in about 1 year and seeing how I SHOULD be on a spending hiatus for the next 30 years this BETTER be excellent.

 

[JayKeeley]

I'll look harder after I smoke a butt and take a shower.

This sounds very gay by the way.

 

[JayKeeley]

No samples on Black Lotus, and their website is down...pfft.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Doomcifer check before bying. "Silver Arm" is epic power/speed metal, with influences from early Helloween, early Blind Guardian, and a tone of early Skyclad. It is not "THE EPIC METAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR" or smthing. It is GREAT, but i dont know if you are fond of their style. Buy their demo "a vertigo edda arised" if you find it somewhere.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

btw i saw Airged Lamh performing live last Sunday with Helstar, they kicked ass.

 

[JayKeeley]

Hmmm....that description makes them sound like same ol' same ol' to me.....

 

[Krilons Resa]

I'm going to be pissed if it sucks. lol

 

[IOfTheStorm]

2 - Who the F is 'Xerxes' and why are they mentioned in the same breath as Slough Feg???

I just saw that. If you mean that some say that they are similar to Slough Feg, ignore them. Xerxes played really melodic prog metal, and the similarity with Slough Feg probably goes for some "medieval" melodies/atmosphere their music has.

 

[Demilich]

We get a new Slough Feg album ('Atavism') in 2005! CHEEEEEERS to that!

Atavism means the return to something after a period of absence, so (let's go out on a limb here)... back to D&D-metal for them! Should be awesome!

 

[IOfTheStorm]

I hope they will return to their old sound. I liked "Traveller" but it lacked all the magical classic Slough Feg elements.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Bullshit it did!!!!!!

 

[JayKeeley]

Well, he's right to a degree - Traveller went space age heavy, and moved away from the celtic medieval elements....so it all depends on what you prefer.

It's hard to predict the new one, it all depends on how much Scalzi wrote, as opposed to how much Scalzi AND Cobbet wrote. These guys are veterans of the game though, so maybe all that Slough Feg and HoM touring might have inspired them to write some cool shit.

@Demilich - I assume you've heard Hammers right?

 

[Krilons Resa]

@Demilich - I assume you've heard Hammers right?

bvmp

 

[NAD]

@Demilich - I assume you've heard Hammers right?

He never misses a chance to sell someone on Hammers!

Traveller was kinda meh to me, I like the folk/celtic/whatever stuff much more.

 

[JayKeeley]

Well, if someone likes Slough Feg, it only makes sense! Why deprive someone of the ultimate pleasure?

 

[NAD]

Good point.

 

[Krilons Resa]

I enjoy almost all of the slogh feg stuff. Traveller and ToTI are fucking marvelous. I have to give the others more time still. "Sky Chariots" rules from DAtD for sure.

Traveller is more Hammer-ish imo which is why I spooge over it.