Barren Earth

[Harvester]

A friend of mine recommended them to me. I checked out the ep and found myself enjoying the early Amorphis/Opeth vibe:



Full length debut, "Curse of the Red River," comes out at the end of the month on Peaceville.

 

[jem777az]

A friend of mine recommended them to me. I checked out the ep and found myself enjoying the early Amorphis/Opeth vibe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua8jVBtrEtQ

Full length debut, "Curse of the Red River," comes out at the end of the month on Peaceville.

I'm looking forward to this too. Isn't the singer from Swallow The Sun? They're another Finnish band in that same vein. Good stuff!

 

[edgeofthorns]

A friend of mine recommended them to me. I checked out the ep and found myself enjoying the early Amorphis/Opeth vibe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua8jVBtrEtQ

Full length debut, "Curse of the Red River," comes out at the end of the month on Peaceville.

Nice find! I'm hearing some Draconian in there too....without the female vox of course.

~Brian~

 

[Cheiron]

Mixed by Swano. Great stuff. I haven't heard the whole E.P. yet though. Thanks on the update for when it comes out.

 

[dcowboys311]

This band is really good. Checked out the EP a few weeks ago and was not disappointed.

 

[Palabra de Dios]

Totally dig!

 

[eppst1]

Yes! Good stuff... thanks for sharing.

BTW - Amazon has the EP for $4 to download.

 

[eppst1]

Isn't the singer from Swallow The Sun? They're another Finnish band in that same vein. Good stuff!

Yep - same guy.

 

[BenMech]

The old bass player from Amorphis (Olli Pekka-Laine) and the drummer from Moonsorrow are in this band. The band itself is Olli's.

I really like the 4-song ep they put out last year as a calling card

 

[edgeofthorns]

The old bass player from Amorphis (Olli Pekka-Laine) and the drummer from Moonsorrow are in this band. The band itself is Olli's.

I really like the 4-song ep they put out last year as a calling card

So, it sounds like this is a "supergroup" of sorts. I like Swallow The Sun, Amorphis, and Moonsorrow. No wonder this works!

~Brian~

 

[Pellaz]

Wow, that sounds excellent.

<GRUMBLE> Now I have to make ANOTHER cd order, after just ordering 25 from 5 different locations.... </GRUMBLE>

 

[nomisofsiman]

Nice find! I'm hearing some Draconian in there too....without the female vox of course.

~Brian~

Me too. Awesome stuff.

 

[ConnieOH]

This sounds pretty good. I thought the name looked familiar, just posted Mark Gromen's review of this album; he gave it an 8 out of 10.

http://www.metalasylum.net/reviews/2010/mr10040.php

 

[wayland smithers]

This sounds pretty good. I thought the name looked familiar, just posted Mark Gromen's review of this album; he gave it an 8 out of 10.

http://www.metalasylum.net/reviews/2010/mr10040.php

Both you guys thanks for the support! This stuff does sound decent.

 

[ratanda]

Cool, I've been meaning to check this out. And I can't believe no one yet has also mentioned this is the new band of Kasper Martenson, the dude who wrote Black Winter Day!!!

 

[spag]

Cool find. I dig it as well.

 

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

My only problem is that this band isnt as good as Swallow the Sun, Opeth or Amorphis. I still greatly prefer what the other bands are doing over this, which to me just soudns like Swallow the Sun

 

[pollution]

The full debut album by these guys is available for streaming until 30th of April:
http://www.levykauppax.fi/artist/barren_earth/curse_of_the_red_river/

 

[BenMech]

The full debut album by these guys is available for streaming until 30th of April:
http://www.levykauppax.fi/artist/barren_earth/curse_of_the_red_river/

Thank you, Aki!!

 

[The Invisible Guest]

My only problem is that this band isnt as good as Swallow the Sun, Opeth or Amorphis. I still greatly prefer what the other bands are doing over this, which to me just soudns like Swallow the Sun

I'm digging it ... reminds me a bit of Amorphis if both Pasi (former singer) and Tomi (current singer) were in the band at the same time. You've got the growls, and the warm/clean singing style of Pasi to be found on several tracks.

I also like the diversity .. I'm reminded in some songs of Opeth . others Swallow The Sun .. others Novembers Doom .. others Amorphis.

All in all I think it's a strong disc .. bought it the other day on Itunes. I'm on my fourth of fifth listen .. it's going to be a strong contender for me in top disc in 2010.


Britt