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Band
Equilibrium
Title
Armageddon
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2016
Style
Traditional
3/29/2017 - Review by: Greg Watson
Folk metal that is part serious and part goofy
Equilibrium clearly are fans of Ensiferum and Finntroll. They offer up some decent folk metal on "Armageddon". The orchestration, when used, is really good and well thought out. The music is pretty much what you'd expect from this genre. The keyboards though are just really goofy and way over the top. They don't really seem to serve any purpose that I can see. Worth checking out for a listen but there's other folk metal out there with a little more substance.
Recommended for fans of: Ensiferum, Finntroll
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
2.5
MUSIC
2
VOCALS
2.5
PRODUCTION
2.5
ARTWORK
2.5
LYRICS
2.5


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    2.5 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: EQUILIBRIUM
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Armageddon
2016
Nuclear Blast
Greg Watson3/29/2017
2.5
Sagas
2008
Nuclear Blast
Etiam12/12/2008
3

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