WINTERHORDE — Maestro (review)

WINTERHORDE — Maestro album cover Album · 2016 · Melodic Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Warthur
A magnificent melodic black metal concept album with ample symphonic touches. Israel's Winterhorde offer to you Maestro, the tale of a Prague classical musician who finds himself coming under the sway of dark forces. Is this a Black Swan-esque crumbling under the pressures and stresses of performance, or does Satan himself really want the maestro for his unholy orchestra? Either way, the stage is set for a truly infernal conclusion.

To deliver the story Winterhorde fall back on an array of guest musicians, and I especially want to pick out Yulia Stoller's violin contributions for praise, since they really do the trick of providing this fragile, beautiful island of calm in the midst of all this chaos, much like the maestro's music is his escape when all around him is falling apart. But, much like an orchestra, the whole thing is a team effort, and Team Winterhorde certainly put themselves on the black metal leaderboard with this one.
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adg211288 wrote:
more than 2 years ago
All three of their albums are excellent IMO; honestly not sure at this point which I like more, this one or Underwatermoon.
Nightfly wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I really like this one and after being on my wants list for ages I finally ordered a copy a week ago.

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