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Grand Magus - "Monument"
[Rise Above, 2003]
Grand Magus - Monument
Tracklist:

01. Ulvaskall (Vargr)
02. Summer Solstice
03. Brotherhood of Sleep
04. Baptised In Fire
05. Chooser of the Slain (Valfader)
06. Food of the Gods
07. He Who Seeks Shall Find

This is a true monument my friends as it's title crystal clear declares. This is a monument of doom metal from a band that is at the merge of two different yet close one to another, music genres. JB and his fellows provided with the best material for the ferocious days of the winter. It's a 100 % doom metal release, baptized not in fire, as one of the tracks is titled, but in the slow and cold waters of doom metal. True witnesses of this are the "He who seeks shall find" and "Baptised in fire". Of course the tracks has the necessary seventies taste, mainly because of JB's soulful voice. All of you who have learned about JB from Spiritual Beggars' "On fire" have to listen to "Monument" to understand that the Beggars will be benefited much more from JB, than JB from the Beggars. "Monument" has a state of the art production and an excellent and full orchestration, despite the fact that they a trio. Their sound is very compact and heavy that I already can see some faces turn red from jealousy.

Rating: 8.5/10 Reviewer: Giannis Tsakonas Rating Guide
Band info

Genre:
Epic/Doom Metal

Country:
Sweden

Official Website(s):
www.grandmagus.com

Label's Website(s):
www.riseaboverecords.com

Current Line-up
JB (Vocals, Guitar)
Fox (Bass, Backing Vocals)
Trisse (Drums)
Discography
It's Over (Split) [2001]
Grand Magus [2001]
Monument [2003]
Wolf's Return [2005]
 
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