Thursday, 12 November 2020

#10 - Top of 2019

Tanith - In Another Time (Metal Blade)

Stylistically, Tanith have the unique ability and flexibility to go through the full cycle of folk, hard rock, classical heavy metal and epic metal without acrobatics, and that in on itself is a great honour. In addition, the individual references, although quite a few, are very harmoniously intertwined, so much so, that the result looks like an exciting fifty-year journey, where the landscape consists of the covers of immersive and excellent records. After all, this is a time when true innovation is considered almost impossible. Thus, the creation of a new blend of familiar materials, where the proportions are just right and the execution is passionate, then the  result is exquisite exactly like the full-length debut of the quartet, "In Another Time". The male and female vocal mix, the two guitars, the warm production, the epic wonderous storytelling along with a mixture of amazing melodies and finally the dominant riffs , are the main ingredients that Tanith's offer, wrapped in the magical artwork of Roger Dean. The album kicks off with the best song of the album "Citadel" with a magical chorus part and a solo directly reminiscent of "Don't Fear The Ripper",  while in "Book Of Changes" some of the finest moments of Budgie are prevalent.  Throughout the record, there are times when the songs speak to your heart, making you feel the music and rendering any further musical "analysis" pretty pointless, given that emotions cannot be truly be put into words.

95.45/100

Below you can hear the official audio for Citadel.



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