Nidhoeggr are a band from Switzerland that plays a mixture of folk and melodic death metal and this is a review of their 2021 album "Arise" which will be released in October by Art gates Records.
A battle orientated intro starts off the album which also introduces keyboards onto the album which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the music at times. Melodies are also added into a lot of the guitar riffing while the songs also add in a decent amount of folk music elements and the vocals are a mixture of death metal growls and black metal screams.
When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style and the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, clear pagan vocals can also be heard in some parts of the album and tremolo picking can also be heard in some of the faster riffing.
Nidhoegger plays a musical style that takes folk metal and mixes it with the melodic sides of black and death metal to create a sound of their own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Vikings and socio-critical themes.
In my opinion Nodhoeggr are a very great sounding mixture of folk and melodic death metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Journey" "Scorched Earth" "Good of Lies" and "Arise". 8 out of 10.
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