If I may, I’d like you to go straight ahead to the ninth track called “Homeland” which is a great example of what I’m trying to tell you. No wonder it’s the longest track of “Tales of a Pathfinder,” but it’s worth every single minute. The guitar phrase that opens it is very sensitive and inspired giving just the right dose of emotion and passion. Do you remember what I told about passion and Metal bands? Well, here we’ve got a great example. But the better is still to come. The way vocals match with instrumental is colossal. The contrast of the sweet guitar phrase with the harsh vocals plus a chorus is remarkable. I bet that by the middle of it you will be staring at the skies with that look. If you can take it until the piano starts, you are a cold hearted metalhead – hahahahaha. And if you don’t even sing along the guitar phrases, man, you’ve got something wrong inside!
Stay away from “Tales of a Pathfinder” if you don’t like strong emotion. This is an album planned to make you sing along and feel whatever you desire to feel.
Atlas Pain “Tales of a Pathfinder” was released on April 19th via Scarlet Records.
Track Listing:
- The Coldest Year
- The Moving Empire
- Hagakure’s Way
- ᅮdaudlegur
- The Great Run
- KIa Kaha
- Baba Jaga
- Shahrazad
- Homeland
- The First Sight of a Blind Man
Watch “Homeland” official video here – I told you so: