Back in the metal game today, we look at one of my favourite subgenres in the lot. Viking metal is simply awesome, because you can make it folkier or lean more on the black side, and done well, the mythology can make for some stellar lyrics. Sweden's Månegarm favors black metal for their sound, and what they give us in "Sons of War" (off of 2013's Legions of the North) is somewhat of a happy marriage between the sounds of Ensiferum and Amon Amarth. I like it, and if you like viking/folk/black/metal, you'll be all over this too. The guitars are out of this world on this track, making for some rich and organic verses, and it all mingles beautifully with the growling of Erik Grawsiö. Erik's got some nice clean vocal work too on the chorus, and though it's nothing earth-shattering, his range is what works for "Sons of War." Now I've got to see what other secrets that Månegarm has been keeping, and even if their earlier work is half as good as "Sons of War," we're all going to be very happy.
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