PRIMORDIAL / A Journey's End (1998)

Blending the technical guitar styles of Black Metal with elements of Irish Folk sounds like a ridiculous idea, but Primordial did it and they did it beautifully. By finding a balance between the two halves they gave a musical voice to Ireland's Pagan past, cementing it in a romantic lament to a time lost forever, except in song. Quiet moments break up the more extreme ones, like a lull in a battle.

Songs of Note: Graven Idol; Dark Song

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