Description
Purple and black galaxy vinyl with gatefold cover with a 16 page booklet. Limited 200 copies
Finnish trio Moonlight Sorcery has enriched the world with a remarkable mix of black, melodic and power metal. Sounds truly bizarre on paper but you can take my word for it: this is some great stuff. The band released two mini albums, Piercing Through The Frozsen Eternity (2022) and Nightwind The Conqueror From The Stars (2023), before releasing their first full length album, Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle, a year later. This album is a perfect combination of the atmosphere from Piercing Through The Frozen Eternity and the rawness of Nightwind: The Conqueror From The Stars. Moonlight Sorcery wants to raise the bar, and these nine songs have even more melodic hooks and shreddy guitar work. Frozen synth walls further develop the Finnish trio’s unique sound, a vibe you cannot find in any other black metal record. Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle follows a specific narrative, and its nine compositions tell a single tale, with every song starting where the previous one left off. Basically, our debut could be a single 44-minute song, the band said. Yet, the pleasure of learning such a tale is yours. Moonlight Sorcery has created an album that is equally incredible and unique, especially for the standards of modern black metal where you would often see bands following a certain trend or a particular sound that is popular at the moment. I am not sure how will other black metal fans react to Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle, but I can certainly say that this can be loved and appreciated by fans of melodic and symphonic black metal who can look past the genre’s limits and immerse themselves in the magic that this album has to offer. A must for many so prepare, wanderer, to meet the Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle.
Track list:
1. To Withhold The Day
2. In Coldest Embrace
3. The Secret Of Streaming Blood
4. Yonsilma
5. Vihan Verhon Takaa
6. The Moonlit Dance Of The Twisted Jesters Blood Soaked Rituals
7. Fire Burns The Horizon
8. Into The Silvery Shadows Of Night
9. Suden Tie (Wolven Hour Part II)