Radogost – ‘Dziedzictwo gór’ (2015)
Rating: 8/10
Release: 8 August 2015
Label: Art of the Night Productions
Two months into 2016 and we are still getting some of 2015’s releases into folk-metal.nl headquarters including the latest from Poland’s Radogost. Entitled “Dziedzictwo Gór” (my translation is “Heritage Mountains”) this is the follow up to 2012’s “Dark Side Of The Forest” and you may notice something immediately, new album title in Polish not English this time around and yes this whole new album is sung in Polish.
While “Dark Side….” was their first foray into English (highly commendable), I don’t know if the songs had the impact as their previous Polish sung albums, so I am happy in the return to their native tongue. If you are familiar with the Radogost sound then they have continued with the same style with “Dziedzictwo Gór”, violin based folk metal and probably their most cohesive and successful album to date. Tracks range from straightforward to thrashier and upbeat, a nice blend of styles to keep it interesting.
The tracks here are more memorable this time around, maybe more riff based then previous efforts? Not sure why but the songs stand out more than earlier stuff, I think they have stumbled on the secret formula to make their style work better than ever. “To Plynie w Twojej Krwi” (“It Flows In Your Blood”) is just a prime example of what they do best, catchy fiddle laden metal with powerful vocals, nothing wrong here.
Songs range between 4 and 6 minutes here and you have 14 to delve into here so definitely getting your money’s worth. Production is fuller and more detailed than previous efforts as well with better augmentation of instrumentation while not crushing the vocals to do it. A nice all around folk metal album if I have ever heard one, another solid effort from Radogost.
Tracklist
- Na dnie wielkiej góry 05:15
- Raróg 04:29
- Idę wśród gwiazd 04:07
- To płynie w twojej krwi 04:59
- Pożoga 04:59
- Ponad głębiami czarnych wód 04:22
- Czarne xęstwo 03:31
- W sercu burzy 04:11
- Oto mej duszy świątynia 03:46
- Ananke 03:38
- Słowa ze stali 04:44
- Dziedzictwo 06:04
- Dalej wprost przed siebie 05:57
- Wild Hunt (Geralt Story) 04:00