HELHEIM – Åsgard’s Fall EP
- by Peter Loftus
- Posted on 05-10-2011
Label:
Dark Essence Records
Rating:
3 / 6
With six full-length albums to their name, Helheim are one of the longest running acts in the Norwegian Viking/Black Metal scene, yet outside Norway they remain relatively unknown. "Åsgard’s Fall" goes some way to explaining why this band have continued to toil in relative anonymity. There is absolutely nothing for the listener to fall in love with – the sound is bland lo-fi, the songs don’t contain much that is memorable to hook you in and the cover artwork is second rate at best. In terms of charisma we are talking extremely low here. The sixth and final track (a re-recording of "Jernskogen") is probably as good as things get but not enough to save this one.