Falkenbach
Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty

THE REVIEW

Mounted men, with axe and shield
on their ride through shallow field
See your sons oh Vanadis
Light my ways oh Manalihs...

Thus begins Ok nefna tysvar ty. Supporters waited 5 years before being able to listen to this gem from the Icelander who goes by the moniker Falkenbach (real name Vratyas Vakyas).

Viking metal, therefore, by definition. But this CD strongly manages to go beyond. Although it is heavily influenced by Bathory (rest in peace), it has an exceptionally strong individual emotional charge. Those familiar with previous works will notice a substantial difference: the introduction of the acoustic guitar, the farewell to screaming and black metal echoes.

Nonetheless, one cannot speak of a lightening of the sound, because this record tears as much as and more than the others. It's pointless to list all the tracks. But how can one not be captivated by the sweetness of Donar's oak or the self-cover ...the ardent awaited land which has little in common with the original but manages to move like a new release...
I can't take it out of the CD player, it completely grabs me and makes me enter that landscape drawn on the cover, which is itself splendid.

This is not just viking. This is musical poetry. The character himself is extraordinary. Reserved, polite, who doesn't seek attention.

It's also good to know that if so much time has passed since the previous one, there is a reason: Vratyas wanted to be sure of the work done. He wanted to give fans a gem to cherish, to love. And he succeeded, completely. Unique, inimitable, far from the clichés of both viking and metal. We don't care about the genre...

Let yourself be lulled, dream while listening to this album. In silence. Let your friends who get emotional listening to "Non me lo so spiegare" hear it.

Fantastic. I hope many of you will comment on this album, and that you'll comment on the review, for better or worse. It's not easy to describe the feelings after a record like this.

Chilling...