That brings me to the one major criticism with the album. The music is amazing — it’s a perfect combination of power and melody — but the vocals are sometimes so guttural that they distract from the songs. Heavy singing certainly has its place, but I would have liked to have seen diversity in vocal delivery to match the extreme diversity in music.
Another criticism, all too common these days, is the production. There are times when it sounds a little muddled and cloudy, mainly when the band is playing at full volume. But the more drawn out passages and acoustic instrumentation are clear. Maybe a little knob tweaking could have made it slightly better.
Two minor critiques aside, this is really a brutally effective effort. Honour Amongst Chaos stands as one of the better folk metal albums I’ve heard. And Waylander have shown tremendous growth in their musicianship, sometimes overshadowing the vocals to deliver a diverse, accessible, yet heavy album.
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