The first 30 seconds of "Revenge by Fire" convinced me to get the whole album! It is a face-melting blend of speed and black metal, reminiscent of Hellripper! KVAEN is a Swedish solo project much like Hellripper but many known guest musicians helped J. Björnfot in his endeavor. Altogether it is really a solid debut album, I loved the melodies and the pace changes in the second half too, ending with a "calm" instrumental one. Well-done!! sachavonkarl74
Sometimes I buy stuff after a very short listen deciding I like it. Somehow this has not steered me wrong yet. It does give me many excited moments of “wow this is even cooler than I thought!” This has all the weight, depth and darkness I could hope for. At moments reminds me of a band I loved who is no longer together, but Andvaka brings more into it. sageraven71
Funeral Doom has long interested me, yet some of it can be meandering and monotonous. perhaps it was a bad band and perhaps it hadn't clicked for me. Perhaps it was just age and now being older than when I was a teenager helps that. perhaps OM is just crushing and dense and has no problem being epic and thunderous. It is finally time to dive deep into Funeral Doom. 4.5/5 ClassyMusicSnob