Tuesday, 26 November 2019

#2 - Top of 2018

Visigoth - Conqueror's Oath (Metal Blade Records)

The epic heavy metallers Visigoth are back with their second full-length album, Conqueror's Oath, which is definitely a worthy successor to The Revenant King (which graced our 2015 top and the "decade so far" epic metal favourites). Right from the first guitar riff of "Steel and Silver" you can feel the epicness that will flow throughout the whole album and, by Crom, you won't be disappointed! The awesome vocals by Jake Rogers along with heavy male choruses definitely hit the mark and create songs that will still sound fresh even after the 9000th replay! "Warrior Queen" is one of the album highlights that gets the listener hooked before reaching an unbelievable sing along that starts out low-key before  bursting into a epic hailing of the warrior queen's adventures! While "Outlive Them All"starts with a quick-paced tempo and blasting drums by Mikey Treseder, it is definitely not lacking of a catchy chorus and another excellent mid-song twist which is my personal favourite moment of the album! The melodic "Hammerforged" takes a different turn being more guitar based but not missing any heaviness in either guitar riffs or vocals asking the listener to "HEAR OUR VOICES!!!". However, the more melodic riffs by Jamison Palmer and Leeland Campana stand out in the "Traitor's Gate" giving an almost a-capella vibe to Jake Roger's epic vocal intro! A more groovy & straightforward "Salt City" gives way to  "Blades in the Night" that ups the speed again to a galloping tempo and (with another interesting mid-song twist) acts as a bridge to the titular song. "The Conqueror's Oath" is a worthy centrepiece of the themes presented here, wrapping the record with EPICNESS oozing from the music, vocals and lyrical themes! Visigoth are here to stay and keep forging great epic HEAVY METAL music! In case you still want more after listening to this album (and who wouldn't?), they have since released an EP under the title "Bells of Awakening" which has two more  songs!


98.5/100


Below are the official music videos for "Warrior Queen" and "Traitor's Gate".





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