The Writ of Sword 2011

"It's big. It's epic. It's dark. It's heroic. It's Crimfall. "The Writ of Sword" is one of those albums that are so rich in detail that it takes some time to really be able to appreciate it.

The band combines folk metal with symphonic metal, which means that you will encounter both symphonic orchestration and folk instrumentation throughout the album, and there is also an emphasis on folk melodies, which are performed sometimes on guitars, sometimes on folk instruments and sometimes vocally (I really like those passages where the folk melodies are sung).

In terms of metal, Crimfall draw on power metal and melodic death metal and spice it up with elements from power metal and melodic black metal, and thus this album contains both galloping guitars, groovy riffs and blastbeats. In terms of vocals, you will heard both harsh male vocals and clean, as well as rock-ish, female vocals. Now this is not exactly and original approach, but it works; especially the female vocals are pretty awesome at times.

If you like your metal big and epic, then you should not hesitate to buys this album.

(review originally posted at metalmusicarchives.com)"