BROTHERS OF METAL

Fimbulvinter AFM Sweden’s Viking warriors span the 880s and the 1980s ONCE-FOLKISH POWER METAL bros (and one sis), Brothers Of Metal have expanded their sound and dug deep into their songwriting skillset on Fimbulvinter (‘The Great Winter’). Whether you see their evolution as a ‘glow up’ depends on your attachment to their traditional Viking aesthetic, but the 80s hair metal energy of Heavy Metal Viking marks a significant departure from the folk-inspired mythologies of their first two albums. Meanwhile, the dark undertones of Heart Of Stone evoke goth rockers Lacuna Coil. Even Rivers Of Gold, the closest to a folk ballad, bends tradition with its Celtic-meets-country take. Fimbulvinter feels mostly at odds with the Swedes’ resolutely Nordic theme. “The songs have more depth and width,” vocalist Mats Nilsson has claimed, and…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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