REVIEW: VINTERRIKET - STÜRME DER LETZTEN STILLE - DEMO 2001

 

VINTERRIKET - STÜRME DER LETZTEN STILLE - DEMO 2001 (Neodawn Prods., 2001):

Track List: 1- Der Letzte Weg, 2- Kerker bitterer Kälte, 3- Zauber der Nacht, 4- Morgengrauen (Einklang), 5- Äon deer Unendlichkeit, 6- ...Im Abendrot (Ausklang)

I wouldn´t define Vinterriket´s music as black metal even if it is closer related to the style. Why? Because this can give a mistaken idea to the reader of what the music is like. In fact there are blast beats in some places and muddy guitars, but the main feature here are two: one the awesome keyboards which are the main instrument here and the songs are created based completely on them, being the main skeleton through which the tracks are built. The second feature are the vocals that are clean and more in a gothic way (this combined to the german language gives a great combination for this grim and sad atmosphere). Also the tracks are not at full speed, they are slower and more climatic prefaring to use more drum patterns than the usual blast beat. I would like a couple of changes nevertheless in the sound, maybe a different sound in the guitars (mixed a little bit higher), and I would like the vocals mixed a litlle bit lower so they don´t seem so apart from the music. Favorite tracks: "Kerker bitterer Kälte", "Morgengrauen"and "Im Abendrot". Contact: http://go.to/neodawnproductions