Second demo from Orestis (the sole driving force behind Dawn of Division) sees the band once again zealously flirting with the majestic aesthetic of early Norwegian acts such as early Emperor and Satyricon. The demo comprises of only two actual songs (tracks 2 and 4) with the rest of the five being the intro, an instrumental and the outro providing a limited grounding for one to establish accurately the band’s musical direction as a whole. After the soothing and atmospheric keyboard intro, ‘Bride of winter’ kicks in with the song being initially driven by mid-tempo paces dangerously reminiscent of Burzum and then increases in speed and harshness reminding more of Emperor’s early releases. Both songs exhibit a fervent and satisfying outcome with a number of interesting ideas spread throughout successfully capturing that bitter and bleak feeling of the good ol’ and grim days. There are also some noticeable similarities to their country mates Nocternity as well especially at their faster, symphonic parts. All in all a good effort by Dawn of Division which are slowly but steadily climbing on the black metal ranks.
(originally written for Tartarean Desire - summer 2005)
Second
demo from Orestis (the sole driving force behind Dawn of Division) sees
the band once again zealously flirting with the majestic aesthetic of
early Norwegian acts such as early Emperor and Satyricon. The demo
comprises of only two actual songs (tracks 2 and 4) with the rest of the
five being the intro, an instrumental and the outro providing a limited
grounding for one to establish accurately the band’s musical direction
as a whole. After the soothing and atmospheric keyboard intro, ‘Bride of
winter’ kicks in with the song being initially driven by mid-tempo
paces dangerously reminiscent of Burzum and then increases in speed and
harshness reminding more of Emperor’s early releases. Both songs exhibit
a fervent and satisfying outcome with a number of interesting ideas
spread throughout successfully capturing that bitter and bleak feeling
of the good ol’ and grim days. There are also some noticeable
similarities to their country mates Nocternity as well especially at
their faster, symphonic parts. All in all a good effort by Dawn of
Division which are slowly but steadily climbing on the black metal
ranks. - See more at:
http://www.tartareandesire.com/reviews/Dawn_Of_Division/Awaiting_The_Dawn/2790/#sthash.iXDCc3FH.dpuf
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