Fredlös are hailing from Sweden and this is their debut full length opus. This one contains nine songs of darkened folk metal with dual male/female vocals that interplay perfectly. This is not your growled death metal/angelic voice interplay, but both sing mainly clean, adding to folk element of the music taking me as a listener to past, bringing nostalgia and melancholia, especially in longest song of this opus called ‘Requiem’ with that beautiful violin solo melody. I can hear Lacrimosa in the music of this band, as I can also hear Vintersorg, so you will have to listen for yourselves if you want to discover how this band really sounds. To me they are a vessel to the past times that I feel I belong with, not these new times of fear, paranoia and modern warfare. The music on this opus is taking me somewhere where I can be me, where I can understand who I am, what I am. Although lyrics are in Swedish I can musically totally relate to the atmosphere of this opus. Besides above mentioned song, my personal favorites are also: ‘Farsot’ and ‘Uppror’. Superb album.

7,5/10