Indie Recordings (2012)

Kråke means crow, and having in mind how a crow 'sings', one could say that it's a name fitting for black metal. However, Kråke performs symphonic black metal and is much nicer than expected. In fact, to these ears "Conquering Death" is more like a lighter version of Dimmu Borgir and other symphonic acts, but with less hooks. It feels like the rhythm is the same for the whole album. It's not enough to add another layer of orchestration to make it stand out. The monotonous and way too safe vocals do not add to the feeling that this album has nothing new on offer. Nor does it offer anything of special interest. Safe sound. Safe music. Safe rating. 

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Rating: 3 / 6

Composed by Roy Kristensen