Axenstar's fourth album is pretty much what one would come to expect, if you've heard their first three, although Magnus Winterwild's distinctive overdubbed, harmonic vocals are less prominent this time. Since this has been a major feature of the band's appeal, that's a bit of a setback, but also an issue is that there's pretty much a sameness to the material, and with that in mind, it could have done with a couple less songs.
It's still a good listen overall, as they lament about death and war (which the great cover depicts), but there's little that's particularly inspiring here, and maybe that's why they waited five years before releasing their next album,
AFTERMATH.
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