An Homage To Falkenbach I

[Administrator]

Chose your favorite track.

[arael]

Mir gefällt die Neuauflage zu The Heralder von Hildr Valkyrie am besten (wobei die restlichen Bands auch eine Superarbeit geleistet haben! Hail!)
Ich finde die weibliche Stimme eine gelungene und überaus passende Abwechslung zum Original!

[Schuld]

My vote also goes to Hildr Valkyrie's The Heralder. Though both of the tribute albums really surpassed all of my expectations, I spontaneously find Hildr's Heralder to be the most outstanding track. The atmosphere is just great and the voice is so beautiful - I wouldn't have thought that a female voice could fit so well to that song. I think, especially the vocals make this interpretation of this wonderful song so special. Thank you.

But as said, the whole album exceeded my (high) expectation and I liked every song; I also loved Anakron's Baldurs Tod (great atmospheric musical "details", very varied) and Theudho's Where Blood Will Soon Be Shed for example...

Though, this is only a first impression and I don't want to write too much only having listened to the whole album once, so...

[kamikazebowler]

My vote also goes to Hildr Valkyrie. Everything perfect in that interpretation!!!

Much better than all the other songs, that are also really great!!
-kb

[draumar]

Hildr Valkyrie it is. Awesome interpretation of an awesome track, done awesomely awesome ^^
Although Folkearth come very close.

[Wintersun]

I also have to choose between "Heathenpride" and "The Heralder", but my vote goes to Folkearth's version of "Heathenpride"

[Rattlesnake]

Mein Ersteindruck:

Anakron - Baldurs Tod
Im Vergleich zum Original klingt dieses Stück doch ziemlich anders. Hat sogar was von einem Intro. *g* Ist aber doch gelungen.
8,5/10

Folkearth - Heathenpride
Sehr folkig am Anfang, und die klaren Vocals halte ich für die einzige Schwäche dieses Liedes. Dagegen sind die rauhen Vocals umso besser. Die Flöte ab Minute 6 klingt ebenso genial. Eindeutig besser als die Keyboardflöte vom Original. Und das wäre doch mal ein kleiner Vorschlag für das nächste Falkenbach-Album: Eine echte Flöte. Mit den Drums hat es schließlich auch geklappt.
9/10

Theudho - Where Blood Will Soon Be Shed
Klingt ziemlich merkwürdig, aber wenn man sich erstmal "eingehört" hat, kann man mit dem Lied noch seinen Spaß haben. Der Gesang klingt schön rotzig und die Gitarren haben es auch in sich. Alles in allem ein starkes Lied.
9/10

Bombensturm - Walkiesjar
Will mir nicht so recht gefallen, was wohl daran liegt, dass es übermäßig rauh klingt.
6/10

Hildr Valkyrie - The Heralder
Natürlich habe ich mir schon im Vorfeld die Erfahrungsberichte der anderen hier durchgelesen und war natürlich gespannt auf dieses Lied. Ja, auch mir gefällt dieses Lied sehr. Klasse!
10/10

Armageddon Architect - Homeward Shore
Mein erster Gedanke: Nargaroth covert Falkenbach?
Nette Überraschung! Rauh, aber gut.
8/10

Racheengel - Into the Ardent Awaited Land
Fast so gut wie das Original.
9/10

Karna - Ultima Thule
Sehr düster gehaltene Coverversion. Klingt so gar nicht nach Falkenbach, hat aber eine eigensinnige Atmosphäre, die mir trotzdem gefällt.
8,5/10

[Morgan the bard]

I've given my vote to "Karna - Ultima Thule"....I liked the way they played it...weird and surreal atmospheres...but great.
Immediately after Karna...I liked a lot the versions of Hildr Valkyrie and Anakron which have surprised me positively.
Compliments to all the artists.

[mindflayer]

I cannot really decide yet. But I guess it's okay when I vote for Theudho's interpretation of Where Blood Will Soon Be Shed. But they are all great.

[Laeknishendr]

Wie zu Part II geb ich auch hier ma meine Wertung zu den einzelenen Songs.

01. Anakron - Baldurs Tod = 7,5/10
02. Folkearth - Heathenpride = 9,5/10
03. Theudho - Where Blood Will Soon Be Shed = 8/10
04. Bombensturm - Walkiesjar = 7/10
05. Hildr Valkyrie - The Heralder = 9,5/10
06. Armageddon Architect - Homeward Shore 8/10
07. Racheengel - Into The Ardent Awaited Land 8,5/10
08. Karna - Ultima Thule 9/10

[Hildr Valkyrie]

At last got also my copies!!!! YEAH!!!
Well, as I was listening the Pt 1 (and of course I will be fair to all the bands, so I keep away Hildr Valkyrie and Folkearth) my ears... stopped me to 3 bands. The first one was Theudho, the second Bombensturm and the third Racheengel. The Theudho one was very nice and kept a lot of my interest, also that goes to Racheengel who made me move my head by the rythm, but the band who made me headbanging was Bombensturm! So my vote goes proudly to them! Good job you guys!!!

[Nothin]

Although I was listening to the tribute lots of times it's hard to make a choise. I will follow Hildr Valkyrie's exaple and will let out my cover... so these are my top 3:

Bombensturm - very well done!

Hildr Valkyrie - f**king great done!

Karna - I can't get enough!

[bagronk]

I given my vote to Hildr Valkyrie, her beautiful voice and her personal interpretation of the song surprised me. She took to "The Heralder" a different taste, too melodic and also more sweet (maybe divine? ).
I like so much also the track of Folkearth, the various instruments used by this band, make the song so particular.
By the way, compliments to all the artists that had work for this tribute album.

[ephemeros]

both "Armageddon Architect - Homeward Shore" and "Karna - Ultima Thule" are very inspired arrangements that i listened to a lot of times (along with Morgan the bard's Galdralag on the other part of the compilation). i voted for Karna for the better sound quality.

[immortalevan]

crap... clicked the wrong one meant ..where blood will soon be shed...

[hackfleisch]

Folkearth's version of Heathenpride is awesome, and my favorite from that list.