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Count Raven -Destruktion Of The Void dlp

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2018 double album release on black vinyls with gatefold cover and bonus tracks

Count Raven are a traditional doom metal band from Sweden that were always overshadowed by fellow countrymen’s Candlemass’ fame, which is a real shame, as in my opinion they would deserve far more recognition than they receive, especially in the general metal scene. This is Count Raven’s second album; the first after former vocalist Christian “Chritus” Lindersson’s departed for Saint Vitus. On this album it is guitarist Dan Fondelius who takes over singing duties, which isn’t exactly something new for him as he already did vocals on the band’s two demos. Even though Chritus is a very good vocalist and did a stellar job on Count Raven’s debut, I think that Dan adds more charisma and uniqueness to this album than Chritus could have done, by utilizing a vocal style highly reminiscent of Ozzy Osbourne, actually I have not heard any other singer sounding that close to Ozzy in his prime time while at the same time still maintaining a very distinctive sound. Strong vocals are not the only highlight of Destruction Of The Void. What never ceases to amaze me when listening to this album, is the amount of variety Count Raven have achieved within the narrow boundaries of the traditional doom metal genre, which the band only crosses on two tracks, the album’s third track, Northern Lights and its closer, Europa, two instrumental keyboard pieces one would not expect on a traditional doom metal album. These songs possess an obvious 70s psychedelic vibe, particularly Northern Lights with its short synth brass solo part sounds as if the band was not only listening to Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus excessively, but also to Pink Floyd. Destruktion Of The Void has some awesome riffs that build up some awesome songs, like “Until Death Do Us Part”, “Hippies Triumph” or “Leaving The Warzone”, which is one of the best Count Raven songs out there. “The Final Journey” is also spectacular, and all in all any fan of slow and heavy music just need to hear and own this one.

Track list:
1. Until Death Do Us Part
2. Hippies Triumph
3. Destruction Of The Void
4. Let The Dead Bury The Dead
5. Northern Lights-instrumental
6. Leaving The Warzone
7. Angel Of Death
8. The Final Journey
9. No Ones Hero
10. Europa-instrumental
11. Point Of Youth-demo 1989
12. Sworn To Fun-demo 1989

Additional information

Label

Metal Blade Records

Catalogue Number

3984-15584-1

Release Year

2018