A battle in the dark lands of the eye..., by Keys of Orthanc

A battle in the dark lands of the eye...

by Keys of Orthanc

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RJ A very solid black metal album with a great use of orchestral elements that adds a good bit of atmosphere. The Tolkien influences and themes are a great bonus. 7/10 Favorite track: Besieged.

spawnofchaos Epic Tolkien-inspired black metal. It makes my inner nerd very happy. Favorite track: At the gate.

Våndarr Moody and atmospheric with a kick ass theme that is executed well through clever use of orchestration and vocal delivery. Favorite track: At the gate.

last vinyl before doomsday Triumphant melodic black metal with touches of Bathory and Immortal. Love the Lord of the Rings theme, and the artwork is KILLER. Can't stop playing this album!

Sonny92 Not at all the horrible cheese-fest you may well be expecting from an atmo-black act that bases it's entire raison d'être on Tolkien's Middle Earth. In fact, this is a quite aggressive-sounding album and a big improvement on 2018's debut. Apart from a couple of pseudo-folk moments comprising one intro and the final track (which is actually a nice ending to the album), this is black metal riffing and blasting nearly all the way.

Metallurgical Fire I freely admit to not being able to get into this band’s last effort. This pre-order track is in my opinion so many light years ahead of anything on the last album it’s as if we are hearing two different bands. Besieged is so good: more aggressive, heavier, and the vocals are great.
Update: this album is definitely a step up in every way from the debut. Really fantastic vocals. Favorite track: Besieged.

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1.	A battle in the dark lands of the eye... 03:29	buy track
2.	At the gate 05:32	buy track
3.	Besieged 08:04	buy track
4.	The old castle of Durthang 09:04	buy track
5.	Lord's Bane 08:21	buy track
6.	Uruk agh burgûl 05:08	buy track
7.	A dawn in Mordor 06:32	buy track

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Keys of Orthanc continues with "A battle in the dark lands of the eye..." its epic black metal journey through the vast lands of Middle Earth.

The second album of the now Canadian two man project is all about the war of man and orc, between light and darkness in the gloomy lands of Mordor.

Other albums on BC:
naturmachtproductions.bandcamp.com/album/of-the-lineage-of-kings
naturmachtproductions.bandcamp.com/album/unfinished-conquests
naturmachtproductions.bandcamp.com/album/dush-agh-golnauk

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released August 31, 2019

Cover art by Ted Nasmith
Layout by Naturmacht Design

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