YomaBarr
These guys must have fun reading how people try to pigeonhole them into some genre. OK then: A bit of black, a bit of prog, a bit of - do I hear NWOTHM? over solid melodic death with haunted vocals. Excellent and the longer you play it the better it gets.
How come nobody mentioned the bass?
Favorite track: Shorn.
Iggy_Zwakh
Tremendous, achingly beautiful, savage, and haunting. One of the finest Fantasy concept albums to ever be gifted to mortal ears. A paean to triumph and loss on an epic scale. I've had weeks where I listen to this daily.
Favorite track: Allure Of The Fallen.
'Horrified have created a true masterpiece that can be enjoyed over and over.' - 6/6 Eternal Terror
"Though the band may have their roots in a certain era, they’re not content simply trying to recapture past glories, and the six tracks which make up this album all demonstrate a keen grasp of character and dynamic that goes well beyond simply paying tribute to a bygone age." - No Clean Singing
"'‘Allure Of The Fallen’ is an absolute top release and mandatory for anyone who likes a little more adventure in their death(/black/doom)! Definitely end-of-year list material..." - 91/100 Lords of Metal
"The significance of this album isn’t just in how it rediscovers why melodic death metal was incredible when it first began, but also in how it sidesteps much of the shortcomings plaguing the 90’s death revival" - 9/10 The Metal Observer
"Horrified often look like a blissful relic from the old days" - 8/10 Metal.de
"Horrified is becoming one of those bands that defies genre, or at least straddles lines, giving listeners something different with each album." - 4/5 The Metal Crypt
"Allure of the Fallen is downright impressive." - 3.5/5 Angry Metal Guy
'This band just keeps getting better with each album. On Allure of the Fallen, they shed much of their 'Sunlight' influences sound- and music-wise, and incorporate a lot more black metal and doom. It’s melodic, heavy, and catchy as hell. It brings to mind fond memories when I first discovered bands like Unanimated, Sacramentum, etc, and that’s an awesome thing. This will definitely be a highlight for a lot of folks in 2017!" - Damain Herring (Horrendous)
credits
released September 29, 2017
All Music by Dan Alderson
Except Track 4 - Music by Rob Hindmarsh & Dan Alderson
All Lyrics by Dan Alderson
Recorded @ Downcast Base HQ by Phil Davies
Reamped, Mixed and Mastered by Damain Herring @ Subterranean Watchtower Studios
Artwork by Adam Burke
supported by 159 fans who also own “Allure Of The Fallen”
Gaerea's first release of "Unsettling Whispers" was in 2018, and since, they dared define a "black metal" niche of their own, they dared to walk a new path and stir shit up a bit in the realm of BM, this album is a masterpiece and a milestone proving that it can be done, provided the band can pull it off, and they did, oh they did! Gloomy, dark, post-BM sludgy whatever, it's Gaerea, and this one belongs in my BC collection, the end. sachavonkarl74