Caladan Brood - Echoes of Battle

[Scorpion]

Caladan Brood - Echoes of Battle



1. City of Azure Fire
2. Echoes of Battle
3. Wild Autumn Wind
4. To Walk the Ashes of Dead Empires
5. A Voice Born of Stone and Dust
6. Book of the Fallen

Okay, this is seriously one of the most amazing albums that I have heard this year. Some of the best black metal I know - the lyrics are a little on the cheesy side (as the titles would probably suggest), but the music is so amazing that I can't bring myself to care. Some great atmosphere on this album, the melodies are out of this world and some of those clean vocal sections are just awe-inspiring.

For those interested, check out the track "Wild Autumn Wind", or just have a go at this amazing album on their bandcamp page - you won't regret it.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Listening to the track now.     

Will buy soon

[Scorpion]

I knew you'd dig this. Wait until you get to the solo or the outro.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Guitar solo 

Outro 

[Bolsters]

I dug that track, and I don't even like or listen to black metal. To be honest, I didn't realise black metal could sound like this. I'll definitely have to give the whole album a listen on Bandcamp later.

Terrible guitar tone, but I guess it wouldn't be black metal if it sounded any better.

[senecadawg2]

I'm going to check it out later, but is Agalloch a fair comparison?

[Scorpion]

Somewhat. A closer comparison would probably be Summoning, but I don't know if they mean anything to you. They have certain elements of Agalloch in there, but the whole approach is quite a bit different, in my opinion.

[adace]

Great album. Glad someone else digs it.

[Jaq]

I probably should have made a thread for this when I came across this band a few months back.

Fantastic album, very likely my album of the year when the dust settles. I have a bias towards it because the music is based on the Malazan novels of Steven Erikson, my favorite fantasy writer, but even if I had never read word one of those books, I'd love this album. The chorus of Wild Autumn Wind has been my sig for the past few months. I fuckin' LOVE this album.

[FiberglassMoon]

This might be my favorite album of the year.  Like Jaq, I'm a massive Malazan Book of the Fallen fan, yet I would still love this album had I never read the series.  There atmosphere and tone of the album is spot on...some of the most epic music I've ever listened to...very immersive.

[kirksnosehair]

Sounds interesting, but man....that guitar tone

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

I actually really like the guitar tone. It suits the music quite well.

[Jaq]

That guitar tone is part and parcel of the sound of Summoning, the band that Caladan Brood draws a lot of inspiration from, and, honestly, at this point, I listen to enough black metal that I barely notice it anymore 

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

I suppose I should start listening to Summoning, then.

[Scorpion]

So even after approximately the tenth listen, this album is still freaking perfect, and "Wild Autumn Wind" remains one of my favourite songs of the year.

[Heretic]

Yeah this is a good album. Very reminiscent of Summoning's work.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Hey guys, is there any way to get a physical copy of the album? I hate resorting to digital...

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Haha, nearly a year later, I found a copy of the album for only $15.