listening to this song reverberate in your head from memory, while marching through the snow in the woods with a loaded shotgun looking for deer, is a feeling like no other.
I wish aurochs were still around today... :( They were the modern day giants of our time - monstrous beast of the fields and meadows of old. A wonder to behold and terror to see a top your stead.
Rusty i am a middle age metal head, Black Sabbath Cathedral, Doors, Hendrix, Type O Negative,Pink Floyd, and i came across The Sword's new album, Apocophyn or what ever it's called, this music is amazing, crushing riffs, brilliant songs, reminds me a little of Sabbath, but hell it's great stuff
Lament the passing of the Auroch And the slaying of the ancient wyrm Would you dare to meet the gaze of the Basilisk Or face the flames as the Phoenix burns?
This is legit in every respect. If you guys pay attention to the lyrics, look up "alliterative verse" on Wikipedia. Aka the Icelandic style for epic poetry. Here's the math: Viking Lyrics x Heavy Metal Music = Sonic Badassery
I'm working on a tab for Lawless Lands. Its on Guitar Pro 6 and nearly done (It's fairly good and I'm fuckin proud of it :) so if you're interested PM me :P
Okay so from what you say, you know better then me how I like this band? This isn't my favorite band indeed, unlike you, because I'm actually open-minded and I can appreciate other bands, other genre. But still, I love this band. I'd be curious to hear about your age because you seem rather immature. This isn't a competition for the best The Sword fan. We're just discussing riffs. I don't give 2 craps about your shirts and posters. Tell me, what else do you listen to. Do you play any instrument?
@Raigeki135 i never said bad shit about them. if you get off being angry at people, then whatever. i said nothing bad about the band, at all. i actually really like this band. but no, not one of the greatest bands out there.
A noob to The Sword XD I love every song. I just don't think the riff you talked about is THAT good. Compare it to the beginning of Freya, the 3 first riffs, they are all awesome, some of the bests riffs I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot, and that's all in the first minutes of the song. So to say that this song is overrated, I don't know what makes you say that. I also prefer the 2:26 part of Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians, with the solo and all. Just epic...
@SpaceTrucker101 There's nothing modern about copying somebody else's style and sound. This band doesn't have an ounce of originality. At least some heavily influenced Sabbath bands such as C.O.C. and Trouble for instance were able to develop their own sound and style despite borrowing heavily from Sabbath. These guys are literally stealing Sabbath music and style.
That's what you think, but even though The Sword are my favorite band I can say that Freya is like their most overrated song, you must be a noob to The Sword haha cuz nothing compares to Lament For The Aurochs man, I like all of their songs evenly but this song just seems to stand out alot more then the rest of them in my opinion
@tactical2bagpipes I'd have a lot of gas and an irritable bowel too if I listened to recycled music all the time. Good luck with your flatulence and might I suggest a simple easy cure for that - Try listening to some real music that isn't ripped off from somebody else. There are real talented musicians out there who actually contribute to the "community of rock" rather then insult it by copying somebody elses music and style.
it's overrated because it was a song that was on Guitar Hero and that's how most people know about The Sword, and people probably listen to Freya more then any other song, just saying man, Freya is a good song, but Lament For The Aurochs is so much better
