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| Artist..: Valravn                                                           |
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| Album...: The Awakening                                                     |
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| Genre...: Black Metal                | Label...: Primitive Reaction         |
| Year....: 2023                       | Cat.No..:                            |
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| R.date..: 2023-09-09                 | S.date..: 2023-09-08                 |
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| Source..: WEB (16bit)                | Encoder.: libFLAC                    |
| Bitrate.: 992 kbps avg.              | F.Rate..: 44.1kHz                    |
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| http://deezer.com/album/479199715                                           |
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| Disc 1 / 1                                                                  |
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| 01. The Black Flame                                                 5:19    |
| 02. Liekki Tiemme Valaisee                                          4:58    |
| 03. Kehan Murtama                                                   5:16    |
| 04. The Great Deceit                                                4:01    |
| 05. The Insolent                                                    7:57    |
| 06. Sisyphean Torment                                               3:54    |
| 07. A Symphony of Horror                                            6:31    |
| 08. Charge of the Last Cavalry                                      5:44    |
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|                                                      (325.13MB) 00:43:40    |
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| Valravn are a Finnish black metal band and this is their second album.      |
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| Featuring a current/ex-member of Altar of Betelgeuze/Cardinals Folly, The   |
| Awakening contains 44 minutes of expressive black metal.                    |
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| Valravn play their black metal cold and fierce. The music is traditional    |
| and grim, yet not overly so. The songs take advantage of a strong           |
| blackened sound that drips with serrated darkness, while having a shaded    |
| approach to atmosphere and mood that allows Valravn to shine with unholy    |
| light.                                                                      |
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| The music showcases a cultivated balance between icy aggression and         |
| melancholic feeling. The songs make good use of melodies that might be      |
| caked in frost, but are also sorrowful expressions of emotive colour.       |
| Valravn ably demonstrate their skilled songwriting throughout The           |
| Awakening. The songs are well-structured, with an understanding of          |
| dynamics and the need to carefully balance aggressive hostility with a      |
| more refined, mood-heavy approach.                                          |
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| There are many highlights across the album’s running time, but I’ll pick    |
| on the gradually building soundscape of The Insolent and the epic           |
| progressive ending to A Symphony of Horror as just two that I especially    |
| enjoy. Also, amongst the harsh screams of the vocalist I like that there    |
| are also occasionally death metal growls that sounds really good.           |
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| The Awakening is a very enjoyable and satisfying record. It’s a black       |
| metal album that’s steeped in old-school lore, yet twists it just enough    |
| with contemporary presence and passion that it doesn’t feel like a          |
| complete retread of old paths. Valravn’s songwriting and ability to craft   |
| compelling mood-focused music with an aggressive bite has made The          |
| Awakening a record that’s easy to keep returning to.                        |
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| Very highly recommended for fans of underground gems.                       |
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