Two years after the release of Falconry, Slechtvalk releases the second full length. And it's the previously announced concept album. The story is following the nightmare scenario where everything goes wrong. It's about a warrior slain by enemies and what happens thereafter. Browsing from one intro to another the feeling overwhelms me this is an amazing album. This is an album with a huge potential. However, musically The War That Plagues The Land has comparatively long songs. The longest is almost eleven minutes long. Drawback of this is that the songs tend to become monotonous. Of course, this is a moody kind of black metal with keyboards and guitars setting a somber tone. Sometimes it becomes violent with furious playing, but most of the time you'll hear mid tempo or slow stuff with depressive tendencies. Only two songs are presenting the rawer kind of black metal. Besides Shamgar's shrieking there are death growls and female singing in a bunch of songs adding to the atmosphere. I can't say anything definite about the way this CD is wrapped up as the inlay is missing. But, don't worry, all copies in the stores do have them, I believe. Production wise this album is ten times better than Falconry. Also the new formed band seems to work as an oiled machine. So, if you like moody black metal this disc you don't wanna miss.
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