I had no information on this band what's so ever, not even where they are from because I got a promo copy of the album, so I did some research on the net. The band, formed from the remains of Buried Beneath in the mid-1990's, are from upstate New York and this is their second release for Hammerheart. Musically, this is a very European, particularly Swedish, sounding, melodic black metal with some Merciful Fate thrown in for the good measure. It's sort of epic, with very long songs ranging from 10 to 14 minutes in length. On one hand, the sheer length lets the songs breath and allows the band to freely utilize whatever ideas they have to offer. On the other hand, the band just doesn't have enough good ideas to fill a 73 minute long album, and the songs fail to keep you interested for their entire duration. I guess "Rebellion..." is still an exceptional album, but not exceptional enough to spend money on it.

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