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Band
Grand Magus
Title
Sword Songs
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2016
Style
Traditional
Popular Reviews
7/12/2016 - Review by: Eric Compton
Still commanding Sweden's traditional sound albeit with a little less creativity
Album highlight is the mid-tempo bombastic grooves of "Frost and Fire" and the buzzing "Born for Battle".
Recommended for fans of: Manowar, Virgin Steele and Jorn Lande
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3
MUSIC
3
VOCALS
3
PRODUCTION
2.5
ARTWORK
LYRICS
3


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: GRAND MAGUS
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Hammer Of The North
2010
Roadrunner
Eric Compton8/24/2010
5
Sword Songs
2016
Nuclear Blast
Eric Compton7/12/2016
3
Wolf's Return
2005
Epic Records
Eric Compton6/16/2005
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