...Twin-Headed Serpent...
Nice shit. Never have I heard Svartsyn like this before. It's pretty clear now how the previous "Bloodline" LP was actually a big let down. The one before, "Destruction of Man" LP, was a lot better, it's a record far more connected to this one. "Bloodline", I dare to say should have never been released at all. Maybe the songs off that LP could have been better off ripening few years more...
Anyway , as I said, "Destruction of Man" was good, meaning what "good" means, nothing more nor less, but.., it did not have what "Timeless Reign" has...and that is at least six killer tunes in a row one after another starting from track one.
"Destruction..."LP suffered from few fillers. It seems like the worst track from T.R. could've been very close to the averige good track on "Destruction...". (The same tune would have probably been the best song on Bloodline...)
...D-Headz...
First thing you notice on T.R. is the sound improvement. Svartsyn now sound hughe obtaining their previous crusty and sparky edge. Second thing is that they finally caught good melodic parts on tape. The previous stuff now seems like they tried to get it right, but this time they just knew when and what to grab and put it on a record...sounds simple...but you know it is not!
...D-Tail...
The main thing making this a great record is that it contains plenty of good riffs that are more folklorish/ traditional by their nature, on quite few occasions, to my ears at least, sounding like the ones from the Greek BlackMetal era of the early 90's. Svartsyn came really close to that particular quality. Well ,actually, Svartsyn did crack the code and made it this time...it just worked out.
...D-Bite...
Do yourself a favour, try to get the vinyl version. Blut & Eisen did a good 180gr-job (as always) and the cover looks amazing on a big LP sleeve. Pay few bucks more, you will not regret it.
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