Feskarn
Raven's Way

Feskarn would be The Fisherman in a Gothenburg dialect, and Raven’s Way would be the third album since Niklas who is known as Feskarn started doing metal in 2010. The cover is pretty nice with some ravens in silhouette giving it a pretty folky or pagan impression. So, what about the music, is it as nice?

I think the start is more New York than something from a dark viking forest, the synth melodies remind me of the movie Daylight, I even went to check if this feeling was right and noticed that the melodies are quite similar. I like the sound overall, though it would probably have felt more raven-like had it been more analogue and less electronic feeling. I can’t say that I am that fond of the vocals as there are some of them that sounds just bad, but at least they work okay for the most part. The album is pretty varied as well, but a bit long with well over fifty minutes playing time.

There are parts of this album that feels pretty drab and dreary, where it seems like it is much too slow. That is paired with some great stuff and fine atmospheres, it is an album that has a little bit of both, it is okay but doesn’t really shine. I guess you could claim that it doesn’t quite get to the same heights as the ravens fly, or that it isn’t quite as exciting as the cover would suggest.

Feskarn has some cool ideas and makes an album that could be worth checking out for those who are into the viking/pagan kind of metal, it is a decent likelihood that they will find it an exciting release. Personally, I am a bit ambivalent as it as an album that is too much up and down for my liking. Fairly enjoyable in parts, but not very memorable – I think that explains how I see this album.

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