December 18: Sworn - Damnation Spawned
Sworn - Damnation Spawned from the album Bastards And Conquerors.
Spotify link: http://open.spotify.com/track/5ySqZzYOLIlXX9eEYX8qTX
Sworn is a Melodic Black Metal band from Bergen, Norway. They have existed for quite a few years and released their second album “Bastards and Conquerors” this year, after their brilliant debut album “The Alleviation” in 2007. The album is a very high quality follow up, The Alleviation had some weak spots in that some tracks where better than others, but on this album the general quality of the songs are higher. It was therefore harder to choose one favorite, but I’ve selected the great song Damnation Spawned, an eight minute epic with all that’s great about Sworn.
The song starts in “In Medias Res”, with a great melodic riff and blast beats. The next riff is just as great, very tender. In the middle of the track there’s the obligatory quiet part before the end, and a tender solid end part which last a few minutes.
They are playing at Rockefeller today (!), so if you are in Oslo, hurry up and attend. 