Graveland - Impaler’s Wolves
This is the latest release by the world’s most talented Nazi Black Metal band, and though it was only a two-song affair, I firmly believe that it was worth the $13 that I spent on it. Unlike previous efforts, this EP has full-color artwork (of Vlad Tepes) and the packaging, though slightly minimal, is excellent. The two songs, “Impaler of Wallachia” and “In the Northern Carpathians,” both clock in at about 10 minutes each and continue on in the vein of Immortal Pride’s epic style. Impaler’s Wolves isn’t Immortal Pride part 2, if that’s what you’re thinking. Graveland is much more talented than that. For this CD, they have opted for a slightly rawer guitar sound and less of an “ethnic” style. This is more in the lines of Western European style Black Metal. There are still some bits of Slavic Folk here and there, but this has a much darker feeling - though only slightly less epic than Immortal Pride. If you want Black Metal with atmosphere, Graveland more than delivers the goods. These last two releases, this EP and Immortal Pride, have really set this band apart from the rest of the pretenders out there in the Black Metal community. To all of those people who’ve written Graveland off as being a joke, this Polish horde may get the last laugh on you yet.
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