Release
date: September 04th 2017. Label: Nine Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Deranged
Pagan Sons - Tracklisting
1.Worship Her Fire
06:23
2.Dionysian 04:10
3.Deranged Pagan
Sons 05:28
4.The Island Where
Time Stands Still 06:46
5.Three-Bladed Doom
05:15
6.Suicide Commando
05:27
7.I Belong In The
Woods 06:02
8.Secret of the
Runes 08:29
Members
Mikko Kääriäinen
- Lord
Juho Kilpelä -
Truth
Joni Takkunen -
Saviour
Review
The mighty Cardinals
Folly return with their epic new album - Deranged Pagan Sons. As with
previous albums, the band play a blistering style of Modern Doom
Metal that's bursting with vintage and classic doom sounds as well.
Opening track - Worship
Her Fire - is a frantic and very fast-paced offering with the lyrics
and vocals being more rooted in classic heavy metal folklore. It's
the music that's the main standout here with the instrumental work
demanding your attention throughout. The production from the start is
clean and crisp but still with a very unforgiving doom based feel.
Second track -
Dionysian - carries on the modern sounding heavy metal vibe with the
band taking their time in bringing their trademark doom metal riffs
to the masses. The sound of the song never feels forced as the band
start to weave a doom and gloom atmosphere. The vocals are handled
superbly by Mikko. As he's on fine devilish and demonic form right
from the start.
The next song is the
album's title track - Deranged Pagan Sons and it's perhaps the
standout song on the album. As the album finally starts to embrace
the more Occult Rock side of Cardinal Folly's music. The song even
contains moments of heavy stoner metal sounds at different parts of
the song. The lyrics have a very cool classic and historical feel.
Which I know is a big aspect of Cardinal Folly's musical identity.
The fourth song - The
Island Where Time Stands Still - has a similar approach to Metallica
classic song - One. Obviously very different styles of music but they
both have a similar approach. Vintage soundclip starting the song
with the heavy doomed out guitars making their appearance known.
Maybe I'm looking way too much into that song. It's just the overall
vibe that I feel with the song. Mikko perhaps plays the albums
heaviest bass parts on this song. Brooding and with a sense of
purpose.
The second half of the
album obviously follows the same path that the first half brilliantly
contained. Three Bladed Room, Suicide Commando, I Belong In The Woods
and Secret Of The Runes each contain their own individual highlights.
As the band play a spectacular heavy style of Doom Metal that may
sound theatrically OTT at times. Though that's the overall charm with
both the band and album itself. You need OTT theatrical sounds for an
album such as this and Cardinals Folly pull this off with huge
original style of their own.
With this being their
fourth album, it could have easily seen the band ended up stale and
uninspired. I'm happy to report this is perhaps the best that
Cardinals Folly has sounded in years. Deranged Pagan Sons is a
stunning and beautifully well-crafted album that will appeal to both
long-time fans of the band and the casual doom metal fan.
This album proves why
Cardinals Folly are at the top of their game within the Doom Metal
world. Embrace The Doom Metal Madness that the band have created with
this album.
Words by Steve
Howe
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