Garde are a duo from the Netherlands that plays viking metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Harbringer Revenge And War" which will be released on November 28th by Heidens Hart.
Clean playing and synths start off the album which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Most of the tracks are also very long and epic in length while all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and the vocals go for more of a clear viking metal style.
At times the vocals also bring in the harshness of black metal while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Elements of folk music can also be heard at times along with one tracks also adding in a brief use of spoken words along with some of the guitar riffing also bringing in a small amount of melody and the whole album sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction with one track also adding in a brief use of fast playing and blast beats.
Garde plays a style of viking metal that is very epic, melodic and mid tempo sounding. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Paganism, Vikings and Germanic Mythology.
In my opinion Garde are a very great sounding viking metal duo and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "A Gathering Of Blood" and "Fallen Heroes". 8 out of 10.
https://heidenshart.bandcamp.com/album/harbinger-of-revenge-and-war
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