AETHER REALM - Redneck Vikings From Hell · CD

Jewelcase CD. Limited to 500 copies.

More about 'Redneck Vikings From Hell'

North Carolina's Aether Realm has absolutely crushed it with their Napalm Records debut "Redneck Vikings From Hell", and honestly, this album is a masterclass in melodic death metal mastery. The band's distinctive sound has always left fans scratching their heads wondering if they're listening to something straight out of the American South or the frostbitten mountains of Finland - and this latest offering doubles down on that beautiful confusion. The 11-track journey kicks off with the banjo-laden epic folk metal title track that sets the stage perfectly, blending their southern roots with Nordic brutality in ways that shouldn't work but absolutely do.

What really gets me fired up about this record is how each track feels completely distinct yet flows together seamlessly. The arena-ready anthem "Goodbye" hits like a freight train, while cuts like the thrashy "Lean Into the Wind" and the powerful "Hunger" showcase Aether Realm 3.0 in all their unconventional glory. The symphonic brutality of "Slave to the Riff" will have you headbanging until your neck gives out, and that otherworldly closer "Craft and the Creator" features some of the most hair-raising guitar leads you'll hear this year. The colossal orchestral elements woven throughout lift this album to heights the band has never reached before.

For fans of: Insomnium, Be'lakor, Omnium Gatherum, Wintersun and Kalmah

Track listing

1. Redneck Vikings from Hell
2. Goodbye
3. Lean Into the Wind
4. Hunger
5. Guardian
6. One Hollow Word
7. She's Back
8. Slave to the Riff
9. Cycle
10. TMHC
11. Craft and the Creator

Manufacturer: Napalm Records Handels GmbH, Hammerplatz 2, 8790 Eisenerz, Austria , Contact: napalmrecords.com