Rating: 5.5/10
Release: 2011
Label: Stygian Crypt Productions

Sometimes it’s hard to discuss a CD. Sometimes you just don’t know what to say about it. If you get two of those albums at the same time, of the same band and both originating from 2010, it becomes even harder to say something decent about it.
The main problem is that there isn’t much to say about this CD. Forgotten lore, which was released in 2011, is the acoustic counterpart of the earlier released Battlecry. When you think in the direction of the acoustic CD of Eluveitie, though a lot less exciting and impressive, you’re thinking in the right way.
While this release is better than ‘Battlecry’, it still isn’t optimal. While it all sounds a bit better in a musical way, the songs are never really interesting or catchy. It just goes on and on, and it misses a lot of power to make this record a success.

Tracklist

1. Ancient Forest of Elves 03:35
2. Bound for Valhalla 05:06
3. The Capitulation of Vercingetorix I 03:27
4. The Fierce Kiss of Death 04:05
5. Honored Are the Fallen 03:42
6. Winter Night 04:13
7. Thus a Viking Dies 04:54
8. The Immortals of Thule 03:30
9. Sword in Hand 05:28
10. The Lone Warrior 04:13
11. The Capitulation of Vercingetorix II 05:22