{"id":18427,"date":"2012-02-17T15:10:07","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T20:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=18427"},"modified":"2013-01-28T11:33:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T16:33:32","slug":"heidevolk-batavi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/heidevolk-batavi\/","title":{"rendered":"Heidevolk | Batavi<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Trevor Portz<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Grab your chain mail and turkey leg, Dutch folk metallers Heidevolk are back! Following their well-received third album, Uit Oude Grond<\/em>, the band that proved twin, clean, male-lead vocals can be done in a very effective and metal way have delivered yet another fantastic piece of pagan head-bangery.<\/p>\n

Keeping up the trademarks that made them worth listening to in the first place\u2014folk melodies and the aforementioned harmony vocals, Batavi<\/em> sees the band take on a much more epic approach. Mostly gone are the slower, three-quarter time grooves, replaced here with double-kick charged power metal. While this may throw off fans of the previous albums, it is a welcome change that only served to differentiate Heidevolk even more from bands of its ilk.<\/p>\n

While the whole album is top notch, opener \u201cEen Neiuw Begin,\u201d with its full-on power metal vibe and numerous tempo changes is particularly stellar. \u201cHet verbond met Rome\u201d boasts a rare Heidevolk blast beat, and instrumental \u201cVeleda\u201d is a well-placed, acoustic-driven folk interlude sure to please long-time fans of the band. Perhaps the only low point of the entire album rests in closer \u201cVrijgevochten,\u201d which is a bit boring and plodding, but this is far from enough to ruin the album as a whole.<\/p>\n

In a very over-saturated pagan metal marketplace, Heidevolk are doing well to maintain their status as a band worth paying attention to. Unlike many of their contemporaries, the members of Heidevolk have managed to improve with each album and continue to be relevant. Go into Batavi<\/em> with your sword held high.<\/p>\n

Genre: \tPagan, Folk Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nJoris Boghtdrincker \u2013 vocals (2002\u2013present)
\nMark Bockting (Mark Splintervuyscht) \u2013 vocals (2005\u2013present)
\nReamon Bloem (Reamon Bomenbreker) \u2013 guitar (2005\u2013present)
\nRowan Middelwijk (Rowan Roodbaert) \u2013 bass guitar (2006\u2013present)
\nJoost Westdijk (Joost den Vellenknotscher) \u2013 drums (2002\u2013present)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1. Een nieuw begin
\n2. De toekomst lonkt
\n3. Het verbond met Rome
\n4. Wapenbroeders
\n 5. In het woud gezworen
\n6. Veleda
\n7. Als de dood weer naar ons lacht
\n8. Einde der zege
\n9. Vrijgevochten <\/p>\n

Label: Napalm Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.heidevolk.com
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\nHardrock Haven rating: 9.2\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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