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When you remove the aspects of the songs taken from far eastern musical ideas, the band sounds like a typical Finnish melodeath outfit. Site Copyright Sputnikmusic. So these two are probably the most unusual songs on the album. For what it's worth, this is a solid 3. I'm not sure how someone would go about achieving that potential, but I'll be there with open ears when someone figures it out. Every element is really well integrated, even when they pile on the layers of fluff, because the riffs here smoke. Shogunate Macabre makes a concerted effort to rectify many of these flaws, proving that Whispered may be more than a one trick pony after all.

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Some other great death metal albums from you might wanna check it are: This is definitely not the case with Shogunate Macabre.

It features the most impressive isolated Eastern instrumentals and some ridiculously sticky leadwork. Also much like a blockbuster, I do not feel as if I've left the experience feeling particularly enriched.

In live performances, notice how they're simplified, removed entirely, or attempted as they are with less-than-optimal results. Shogunate Macabre makes a concerted effort to rectify many of these flaws, proving that Whispered may be more than a one xhogunate pony after all.

The rhythm section drums and bass have slightly improved in terms of technicality, but are not anything to drool over. It isn't all cherry blossoms, however. The armored Japanese knights would nod their heads in respect for the band if there were still any alive. It helps that the macabrd is very good, too. The song is the only slower tempo track on the album and brings a melancholic and deeply emotional vibe. Whereas most of the 'weeaboos' you find lurking on the most cringeworthy recesses of the internet tend to love Japan for their pop culture and wide-eyed animation, Whispered - in true folk metal spirit- ventures into a mythologized path for their inspiration.

Tyrael March 3rd Comments. Speaking of complaints better suited to the genre as opposed to Shogunate Macabdedrummer Jussi Kallava has quite the hard-on for snare rushes. And frankly, this is exactly as awesome as I had hoped Thousand Swords was going to be.

Whispered – Shogunate Macabre

If ever there was a non-European culture so deserving of foreign admiration and respect, Japan would be the one. When you remove the macabrd of the songs taken from far eastern musical ideas, the band sounds like a typical Finnish melodeath outfit. Shogunate Macabre delivered on the promise that Thousand Swords skimped on, and I couldn't be happier for that.

And as expected, that pattern also shows in their past.

Whispered – Shogunate Macabre - Heathen Harvest

From the point where the album kicks off I could tell that this was a new and improved Whispered. The compositions on the debut felt a bit looser and free-moving even if flawed, while here they are almost too streamlined. Few are the bands that seem capable to truly blend their external influences into the genre's core sound.

For such a tired genre, this is quite original and it still manages to be as catchy as any other melodeath band. I absolutely love the bit where a poetic voice describes the August Star of Heaven also some mythological thing here coming down and admiring the chaos with pride while some fantastic choirs sing the sound of glory! Make of that what you will; we tend to view metal as a movement now distanced from particular regions, but Whispered 's sound feels drawn from a small European country even moreso than the Japanese layer it seems to get most of its attention for.

So get a hold of your blades and get ready for war! English-language poets of the Modern era turned to the Far East especially Japan when looking to expand their boundaries. I feel like this is a style that, while not impossible to fuck up, is at least close to impossible to make boring. I wouldn't recommend that though Yeh, decided to write one really fast just so that it would hopefully get some recognition.

Most importantly, the guitars can get a little drowned out during the symphonic sections. Thousand Swords contained a lot of typical melodeath riffs, which contracted from the overall value of the album. And as one would expect, the shredding, double pedals and blast beats are common for the Finnish crazy warriors.

Part of me feels like they overuse the technique where the guitars ride on an extremely fast, single note tremolo while the drums blast at sextuple time underneath haunting choirs, but they pull it off so well every single time that it happens that I really just can't fault the band for doing it so often.

Although the Koto arrangements and sampled Japanese speech are about as explicitly Japanese as you can get short of Pikachu offering you a Futomaki roll, it's moreso surprising to hear how distinctly Finnish Whispered sound on the album.

With the first track "Jikininki" you'll easily understand what this album is all about.