Välde

"The cleaner, more technical side of heavy music often comes at the cost of viscera, but Välde proves that Humanity's Last Breath can have their cake and eat it too. This album is crushing, but not generic. It's melodic but never compromises. It's unpredictable, but not incoherent. It mashes genres naturally, without giving into clichés. Välde is a great addition to the growing sub-subgenre of blackened deathcore... one that any self-respecting metalhead should give a try".

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"Den nordiske blackened deathcore-scene er blevet en stilistisk pendant til såvel den traditionelle deathcore som den amerikanske blackened pendant - smukt eksemplificeret med 'Välde', der er en lavt-stemt, langsom og tung succes ... Der er ikke et eneste svagt nummer på 'Välde'. Når først ekkoet af det tunge helvede, som 'Vittring' er, er runget ud, og man er landet oven på den lytteoplevelse, har man kun lyst til at starte pladen forfra. Det er en plade, man fortaber sig i, når man først giver lov til det. En udgivelse båret af erfaring, kompetencer og ikke mindst Danielssons vokal, der usympatisk og voldsomt fører vej igennem mørke".

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"Despite their original mark on extreme metal being left eight years ago - Välde is fitting evidence as to why it remains untouched. While their blueprint has undeniably been used as a background palette by others in recent times, few have ever attempted to stand toe to toe with HUMANITY`S LAST BREATH's forcefield of grandiose extremity. These four Swedes are a rare case of a band that never need to evolve, their talent spreads so vastly that another decade of this wouldn't sound tiresome".

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