Draugr are relatively new band and they are hailing from Carinthia part of Austria. This is their second full length opus and it is containing 6 songs being longer in duration, but not boring in any second. The music of Draugr is melodic black metal, fast and aggressive with blast beats, but also having lots of pagan black metal influences especially in lyrics department dealing with nordic legends and myths. The lyrics are in German, but that’s not a problem for me, because I speak German fluently and understand it. Production is just as it should be for band playing this kind of music. I love, once again emphasizing the importance for it in black metal in my opinion, mixture of aggression and atmosphere. Heroic warrior spirit mixes with trickster Loki’s mischief, rage of Surtur, sea of flames and lots more themes from lyrics. Vocals are screaming in black metal way, but they are strong and neither too extreme nor mellow, just the way they should be. My personal favorites on this record are Surturs Zorn, Flammenmeer, Loki Galdr – Loka Daun.
If you are looking for strong black metal opus, Draugr is the real answer.
8/10
