Review: Æternal Requiem - Rise
Who says Traditional Metal, or even Power Metal is dead? In fact, in the underground for a few years now there has been a rebirth of sorts with international bands of all sorts known as the “New Wave Of Traditional Heavy Metal”. Some of the bands do things super traditionally, almost sounding like their albums were recorded in 1983, others spice it up with more modern Power Metal or other influences. One such act making their ascent are Æternal Requiem, Their newest album, Rise, is being set to be released June 11th 2019 (and will be available to purchase, or to stream, from most digital platforms (i.e. Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, etc.) and here's what I thought after taking a listen: After a cool baroque intro and majestic continuation with electrified instruments (called strangely enough, “intro”) the metal begins with a downtuned riff pattern and somewhat blast beats with orchestral backing. It then continues with a Maidenish beginning or eve