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1. Bygones
2. Unreal Conversations
3. Warm Touch of Forthcoming Tragedy
4. Of Painful Days
5. Stars
6. The Path of Misery
7. Same Different Burden
8. The Battle
of Two Wolves
9. Enemy Inside
2 Wolves' second album uses a formula familiar from their
debut - it mixes metal with symphonic and industrial elements. This time clean
vocals have been added to the mix. On ”Men of Honour” the band does not intend
to break speed limits - in fact, after a brisk start the tempo comes close to
that of doom metal a few times.
The album is the soundtrack to a temptation-prone youth
struggling with himself. The songs are about looking back in the past and
having regrets, but also about getting back on one's feet and even higher. The
record's finale demonstrates what may happen if you are not in control of your
own life.
This album starts off with the epic track “Bygones.” The
ambience and horns leading in is really epic and continues to be epic
throughout. I enjoyed the dirty screams and the clean vocals aren’t even bad
and give a little bit of a power metal vibe. “Unreal Conversations” brings some
great chug style riffs and the vocals are really great, with a mix of death
metal growls and industrial styled clean. The combination of genres is done
well and one doesn’t override the other which is always good. Bringing a more mellow
sound is the next track “Warm Touch of Forthcoming Tragedy,” with the keys and
mellow guitar being really relaxed and the vocals are very calmed as well. This
track may even a ballad the way it’s laid out, although there is some growls
near the end. Even the heavier guitars aren’t too pace changing, it is
definitely a chilled out masterpiece.
The guitars in “Of Painful Days” have a very catchy flow
going, especially with the addition of the ambience. The faster screams near
the end was really creepy and felt like he was jumping around my head with the
left and right balancing. More relaxing vocals and mellow guitars and keyboard
on the next track, “Stars.” The layering of clean singing and growls sounds
amazing, bringing a great mix of emotions to the table. The keys are really
epic on “The Path of Misery” and it even feels a little extreme/black metal the
way it flowed. This is probably my favourite track, bringing grim riffs and
menacing vocals that toss you to the wolves.
“Same Different Burden,” the next track, flowed right into
from the track prior with slow riffs and mellow keys. The clean vocals feel
really gothic and spooky and the growls are very dirty. This track brings a
great mix of calm and relaxing bits and heavy and grim bits. The next track is
a short one, but I highly enjoyed it. The acoustic strumming, nice lead guitar,
tribal feeling drumming, and chants in the background make “The Battle of Two
Wolves” feel like an epic battle commencing. The vocals are great as well most
likely a battles of words between the two wolves, a softer spoken and a more
furious one. Men of Honour concludes with “Enemy Inside,” bringing a mix of
screams and growls as well as very eerie ambient noises. This was an epic
finale to the album with heavy riffs and catchy leads
This album was very interesting as I went in on the
assumption of it being a mix of industrial and doom. Although that statement is
true, I came out feel more of a black metal vibe as well. 2 Wolves know how to
make an epic masterpiece. I highly recommend picking this album up and
supporting these dudes!
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