This a review of a recording from Montreal, Quebec, Canada's Valfreya a band more known for their melodic black/pagan and folk metal style but on this album goes for more of an acoustic folk music direction and the ep was self released in 2009 and called "Acoustic Chronicles Part II".
A very dark sounding intro starts off the ep along with some violins and tribal style percussion a few seconds later while nature sounds can also be heard at times. When acoustic guitars are utilized they are also done in more of a folk music style and the vocals are all done in a clean style with both male and female vocals.
Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly while the guitars also add in a good mixture of both full chords and finger picking. Pagan chants are also added into some parts of the recording along with the music also capturing the atmosphere of pagan era Europe at times and all of the songs stick to either a slow or mid tempo direction.
On this recording Valfreya stay away from the heavier direction of their previous releases and goes for more of an unplugged and acoustic musical direction. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics are written in a mixture of French and English and cover Norse Mythology, Pagan Gods, Life, Death and Legends.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Valfreya and if you are a fan of this band or pagan folk music, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Jeter L_Ancre" "Peuple du Nord" and "Shame And Despair". 8 out of 10.
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