Crimfall- As the Path Unfolds...

[Harvester]

Let's run through the list:

1. Do a jig folky elements...check.
2. Bombastic and epic orchestral score on par with Nightwish....check.
3. Awesome production...check.
4. Female vocalist that doesnt sound like a whiny schoolgirl.....check.
5. Demon from hell black metal vocals...double check.


Excellent.

 

[AngraRULES]

All of a sudden you made me interested!!! Will check this now!

 

[GameFreac]

Loved this band from the second I heard them

I've only known em for a month but they are great

 

[Cheiron]

Shit. We agree.

 

[J-Man]

I love this CD, it is as Glenn says Excellent. I have had it in my play rotation since i got it a month ago.

 

[Fury of Polaris]

I picked this up as a blind buy a few weeks ago and fell in love with it instantly.

Ascension Pyre!!

 

[Iced Dog]

Yep, an awesome debut it is...will likely be in my year-end Top 10.

 

[Perditions Ghost]

Yeah, GameFreac recommended it on a different board we frequent. EXCELLENT debut.

 

[Dr. Pete]

A tough, but very rewarding listen. By tough, I mean it takes multiple listens to fully grasp what goes on with the album.

 

[Diabolik]

I was very disappointed with this....it was like a Nightwish wanna-be trying to add a little folk in it. Just didnt work for me. none of the songs really stood out. Seems like another band jumping on the band wagon for this style.

 

[Pellaz]

Hmm, since Diabolik didn't care for it, and several others did, I'll definitely have to check this out.

 

[St Enigma]

I found Crimfall's debut CD ]"As The Path Unfolds..." one of the most impressive debuts for years. I'm glad you guys are starting to find this band. I'll quote myself from the Female Fronted Bands- thread three weeks ago:

Crimfall

"All the female fronted metalbands do sound alike." - Well, not quite so. Listen to Crimfall.

Amazingly this band has created quite a hype already, even they only started a year and a half ago. They released one demo and got instantly signed on Napalm Records. A week ago Crimfall released their debut CD "As The Path Unfolds..." in Europe and in the USA.


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[kellsco]

This CD is kicking my ass! Another score from Finland.

 

[guardian26]

I was expecting more from the reviews here, but still good.

 

[Ascension]

I was very disappointed with this....it was like a Nightwish wanna-be trying to add a little folk in it. Just didnt work for me. none of the songs really stood out. Seems like another band jumping on the band wagon for this style.

+1...d/led it & deleted it about 3 songs in.

 

[Pellaz]

Hmm, seeing the previous comments, positive and negative reviews and sources, I have to say I am Officially Interested in this now.

 

[Ascension]

Mediocre music & artists need their fans too.

 

[Diabolik]

Crimfall are a band just riding the wave of folk metal. Seemed like they were originally just your average death metal / operatic female voice power metal band that is just riding the wave of the folk trend. They are not a horrible band by any means...just very generic. I highly recommend hunting down NEVID....they are a great Russian band in this vein who do it right. I think Napalm is just putting out anything folk now to cash in. I was also highly let down with the last Aesmigin disc they put out too. Years waiting for a new disc and it was not worth a second listen. Which is too bad after a great debut disc. There are so many better folk bands out there....who have this kind of style...Butterfly Temple...Alkonost at times and lots of great ones from Russia.

 

[Cheiron]

Folk metal is big in Russia, in part, because of the nationalist groups. Not to take anything away from the groups though.

 

[Diabolik]

Folk metal is big in Russia, in part, because of the nationalist groups. Not to take anything away from the groups though.

yeah...I try to be careful what stuff I get....I usually skip over anything by Pagan Front records.