TOTALLY worth the extra bucks
Sam Allen | Newburyport Mass. | 02/13/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Norther's debut, 'Dreams of Endless War,' was released in 2002. Ultimately, the look of this band might make you look at them like they're a Children of Bodom clone. This is not so. Though both bands are from Finland, both are melodic death crews, and both are quintets made up in the same way (singer/guitarist, guitarist, bassist, keyboard vrituoso, drummer), they each have peronsalities reflected in their sounds that make them unique. Both bands really can play, which is certainly not something you see in a majority of the younger metal bands out there today. I must say, the addition of the cover of classic hair metal anthem "The Final Countdown" (originally done by Europe) adds an interesting touch to an already teriffic melodic death CD. COB fans, rejoice, this is not a clone, it is merely a close cousin, and an equally talented one at that."
Wow.
Lance K | Austin, TX | 05/30/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Man I was blown away. The song Final Countdown will stay in your head all day, amazing keyboards on this cd. if you are a fan of Children of Bodom or Kreator, or even Eternal Tears of Sorrow, you should give these guys a try, I did, and I was NOT dissappointed, what a great cd."
Amazing release from a previously unknown band!
AC | 12/24/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I never heard of this band until somehow linked to this page on Amazon, and man am I ecstatic or what! Norther are an amazing band. The greatest strength of this band lies in the combination of its sick and I mean SICK lead guitar melodies intertwined with the insane keyboard licks. Children of Bodom? I wouldn't actually UNDERRATE this band by comparing them to COB. I'd say more like Finland's version of Dark Tranquillity, with less rock/death/big riffs and more black atmosphere. The songwriting here is magnificant as is the musicianship. The only thing that can be improved upon is the production, which seems inferior to Amorphis and Sentenced, two big Finnish metal bands.
5 out of 5 for the pure fact that I had never heard of this band before, and I have now, and am completely BLOWN AWAY.
Two words: GET IT!"
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1