KRIGSSÅNG

A brash and aggressive sophomore effort from Trettioariga Kriget makes up for some occasionally threadbare songwriting with powerful instrumental performances, the band clearly having decided to play it hard and loud this time around. The opening title track and the sidelong epic Kriggsang II are the best examples of this style, being bass-driven and fast- paced slices of heavy prog. The intervening songs are less interesting, with the occasional quiet acoustic section failing to attain a similar level of quality to the loud as hell electric parts. The vocals are also rather loud in the mix and don't really add anything, the singer being competent but not particularly distinctive.