vintersorg "visions from the spiral generator" 10 out of 10
by far one of this years best. after many many listens you can see that vintersorg has taken elements he learned in borknagar and incorporated it into his own style. Be it askegir on the drums (borknagar) or digorgio on bass (death,testament), this album flows like one smooth ride from beginning to finish. no longer the poppy power metal material that was "cosmic genesis," "visions" is in an entire league of its own. catchy riffs, mesmorizing and memorable choruses and vintersorg has risen his range even more with his clean singing and still no overdubbing like simen from dimmu. if you can get thru it the first time and know what this album is about you missed it. go back and listen to the catchy chorus. departed from his traditional writing style, perhaps with real musicians this time, this is where vintersorg really shines. epic, gallant, passionate, brutal all in one paragraph. well constructed and well written song makes the sample placed on his site seem rather mundane, then again the best parts of the song is after where it cuts off. overall, one of the contender for album of the year, you can hear arcturus elements recently featured in "the sham mirrors" a record like this comes once in a musicians career, for vintersorg, this is such a record. priceless.
by far one of this years best. after many many listens you can see that vintersorg has taken elements he learned in borknagar and incorporated it into his own style. Be it askegir on the drums (borknagar) or digorgio on bass (death,testament), this album flows like one smooth ride from beginning to finish. no longer the poppy power metal material that was "cosmic genesis," "visions" is in an entire league of its own. catchy riffs, mesmorizing and memorable choruses and vintersorg has risen his range even more with his clean singing and still no overdubbing like simen from dimmu. if you can get thru it the first time and know what this album is about you missed it. go back and listen to the catchy chorus. departed from his traditional writing style, perhaps with real musicians this time, this is where vintersorg really shines. epic, gallant, passionate, brutal all in one paragraph. well constructed and well written song makes the sample placed on his site seem rather mundane, then again the best parts of the song is after where it cuts off. overall, one of the contender for album of the year, you can hear arcturus elements recently featured in "the sham mirrors" a record like this comes once in a musicians career, for vintersorg, this is such a record. priceless.