Year : 2021 Style : Heavy Metal Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 92 mb
Bio:
Fell sorcery abounds! Tales of magic and might! Heavy Metal from Philadelphia PA.MORGUL BLADE is a 4-piece from Philadelphia, PA, USA writing traditional and epic heavy metal with a nod to second wave black metal combined with the Lore of the great J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth and other subjects including history and folklore. The band explores the darker, more sinister side of heavy metal with harsh vocals interspersed with heroic clear ones, telling tales of Magick and Might, forlorn battlefields, heroic deeds and beings of unlimited power.Recommended to fans of bands like Manowar, Bathory and Eternal Champion, even Windir, Malokarpatan and Havukruunu. Album cover art by Wyrmwalk (Iron Age, Celestial Sanctuary).
Album:
Morgul Blade‘s Fell Sorcery Abounds was released on November 26th, 2021 via No Remorse Records.From the bloody battlefields of Philadelphia come Morgul Blade and their debut LP, Fell Sorcery Abounds. Morgul Blade play epic metal with a Viking/black metal intensity and it’s hard to believe that the band isn’t from Germany or Scandinavia as they’ve clearly nailed the sound and style with a fine blend of epic dual-guitar driven metal – with both black metal and clean male vocals.From the galloping metal of Iron Maiden to the simpler catchiness of Bathory, Morgul Blade play their music with confidence and creativity.To get a good sense of Morgul Blade’s appeal, check out their video for the song “A Last Waltz of Gevaudan”. The visuals are old-school styled 16-bit computer game graphics and it’s one of the most unique metal videos out there….for an excellent classic metal song about a French monster wolf in the 18th Century.The vivid cover art by Wyrmwalk speaks to Morgul Blade’s excellence and obsession with all things fantasy (their name refers to the blade that a Nazgul stabbed Frodo Baggins with in Fellowship of the Ring).Fell Sorcery Abounds is an impressive full length debut by a young band that are skilled song writers and excellent musicians.
Line-Up:
Klauf - Vocals, Guitars, Synth Dan JD - Vocals, Bass Jep - Guitars, Synth Spectre - Drums, Synth (2020-present) - See also: Heavy Temple
Tracklist:
01. He Who Sits Upon the Black Throne of Angmar / The Morgul Blade 04:31 02. A Last Waltz of Gevaudan 04:24 03. In the Grip of the Dark Lord 05:38 04. Sons of the Night 02:37 05. Oak in the Mist 02:36 06. The Five Will Ride at Dawn 05:17 07. The Beacons Must Be Lit! 04:39 08. Blood Has Been Spilled This Night 02:23 instrumental 09. Fell Sorcery Abounds 06:10
Year : 2024 Style : Heavy Metal Country : United States Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 87 mb
Bio:
Fell sorcery abounds! Tales of magic and might! Heavy Metal from Philadelphia PA.MORGUL BLADE is a 4-piece from Philadelphia, PA, USA writing traditional and epic heavy metal with a nod to second wave black metal combined with the Lore of the great J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth and other subjects including history and folklore. The band explores the darker, more sinister side of heavy metal with harsh vocals interspersed with heroic clear ones, telling tales of Magick and Might, forlorn battlefields, heroic deeds and beings of unlimited power.Recommended to fans of bands like Manowar, Bathory and Eternal Champion, even Windir, Malokarpatan and Havukruunu. Album cover art by Wyrmwalk (Iron Age, Celestial Sanctuary).
Album:
Great second full-length album.Do you remember that feeling you got as a kid when you first saw the Ringwraith Khamul approach Farmer Maggot and utter the famous words “Shire…Baggins”? It was certainly a spine-chilling moment that still to this day leaves the same impression whenever I watch Fellowship of the Ring. The same can be said with the album that is the topic of this review and the big mark it left on me. US heavy/black metal band Morgul Blade have returned as the Ringwraiths on the black wings of fellbeasts, with their second full-length album Heavy Metal Wraiths, released on April 26th, 2024 via No Remorse Records. If you are either a fan of epic heavy metal or symphonic/melodic black metal, then you are in for a one big adventure you will never regret.From the darkened corners of The Weathertop, The Ringwraith strikes hard with his Morgul Blade, enchanted in its blackened heavy metal glory, filled with superb melodies, wall-crushing double bass drums, and ghoulish harsh vocals that flow through the heavy metal riffing. What you will get on this album is an epic collection of songs that presents a powerful oldschool heavy metal output fused with melodic black metal, with each track being like its own anthem that burns like the sword of the Witch King of Angmar. Power and melody flow throughout every song like the poison of the Morgul Blade itself, turning you slowly into a goddamn Heavy Metal Wraith like the album title suggests. As the album progresses, the effect of the poison becomes gradually stronger with every minute, whereas the blade itself slowly dissolves into dust as the shard remains trapped in your wound. Aside from all the blackened heavy metal mania, we also have a beautiful ambient instrumental “A Welcoming Hearth”, which sounds like it came straight out of the Ultima and Baldur’s Gate video games. This interlude is a nice bridge that fills the gap towards the album’s epic finale, with the great battle for Middle Earth coming to play as the impeccable banger “Neither Cross Nor Crown” opens the black gates. This epic saga, as well as the Third Age, is concluded with another ambient track, “The Last in a Line of Kings”, that enrolls the credits with this grand sense of closure as the poison of the Morgul Blade reaches your heart, where you finally pass into the Shadow World by becoming a Heavy Metal Wraith.Morgul Blade made sure to make their songs as epic as possible, presented with some dynamic songwriting ideas that wonderfully combine epic heavy metal and melodic black metal, putting a good use with the best of both worlds. There is a lot of simplicity in the riffs and melodies that the band incorporated throughout the entire album, but I think that’s exactly where the magic truly lies, because every song is a pure banger that leaves an incredibly strong mark, much like the wound you get when the Ringwraith stabs you with the Morgul Blade. You can probably tell that the album got me incredibly hyped and engaged from the very get-go, and I won’t lie to you that it has successfully got hold of me as soon as the adventure began. For real, it’s just impossible to not get immersed into this album’s glory with all the fun and excitement it has to offer, giving a nice gift that can be appreciated by fans of two separate subgenres who came together as one. Aside from the fantastic musical output, we also get a gorgeous looking album cover, done by James Bousema, who made a clever use of colors that perfectly fits the art style, and it successfully presents the physical form of the band’s musical entity. Production-wise, this album has a very top-notch sound, which perfectly balances an organic style with a more contemporary sound, maintaining an even flow of oldschool and modern.Heavy Metal Wraiths is a superb and excellent album that turned out to be a major surprise for me, successfully pleasing the heavy metal maniac and black metal enjoyer from within. Morgul Blade gave us an exemplary album where a great risk was definitely worth taking, presented in this wonderful golden frame which proudly displays the final result which proved its worth. Rarely do you come across gems such as these, but when you do, the feeling is so rewarding that you just can’t help but praise its monumental output and adore its beauty. If you still haven’t checked it out yet, what the hell are you waiting for? This album is made for fans of heavy and black metal that enjoy works of epic fantasy, primarily that of professor and mastermind JRR Tolkien.
Line-Up:
Klauf - Vocals, Guitars, Synth (2018-present) Elyse NightHawk - Guitars (2022-present) - See also: Heavy Temple, Nighthawk Jim Viola - Bass (2021-present) - See also: Wild Beyond, ex-Dragon Knight, ex-Basilysk Spectre - Drums, Synth (2020-present) - See also: Heavy Temple, Hivelords, ex-Eternity Void, ex-Crypt Sermon
Tracklist:
01. Eagle Strike 03:06 02. Beneath the Black Sails 06:13 03. Heavy Metal Wraiths 03:26 04. Frostwyrm Cavalry 03:50 05. Widow's Lament 01:34 06. Spider God 04:22 07. Razor Sharp 05:25 08. A Welcoming Hearth 01:25 instrumental 09. Neither Cross Nor Crown 04:57 10. The Last in a Line of Kings 01:32
