Tengger Cavalry / Nine Treasures / Ego Fall-Mongol Metal Compilation
- By Patrick Wooten
- Aug 24, 2015
- 7 min read
Track 1. Ego Fall-Wind The Horn- Melody, intelligent drum beats. and an Mongolian them though subtle. Those riffs just CRUSH YOU. The vocals are a low buzz of relief to your soul. I can't understand a damn word, but they fucking ROCK! The music flow here is pure genius. The roars are a nice touch, as the music begins to flow into an easy going yet straight up heavy rocking direction. That whistle sound in the backing track is a nice addition. There's some alternation between the two, along with some new melodies, as well as some digital parts. Some of the most melodic metal I've ever heard, the heavy crunch here is VERY intense. I really enjoyed how the track just faded out on the digital effect.
Track 2. Tengger Cavalry War Horse- The sound at first grows into your ears, and suddenly on one side you have this drum beat, and then a clean riff, but it all goes away being transformed into an assault of METAL. Hard nosed , and BRUTAL as hell. There's that Molgolian theme there loving that! The vocals I can't understand them, but these growls have a distinct passion and conveying force about them that just draws in and keeps your attention close. The seemingly clean vocals that sound more like a crazy yawn are quite creatively added too. Delicious riffs!!! I could not help myself, I played my guitar out playing along to this, great track. Though I was rudely interrupted when the music seemed to just die down. The clean part is a welcome change. Is that a violin I hear in the backing track? Very nice! The distortion slowly returns, as if it's this War Horse going off to fight. Sick fucking lead solo! The Asian melodies that are played with what I think is a flute, are oh so beautiful, great way to end the track!
Track 3. Nine Treasures Tes River's Hymn- And just like that, you step right into it. A thick bass line, and a thumping drum that jump about as if they are to start something, and they DO. Fuck yes, are the only words that come to mind when these riffs come across your ears. These are the kind of guitar riffs that you NEVER FORGET. Vocal enunciation is perfect here. The words move fast but just right. The music stops for a moment, but immediately get's back to kicking ass and forgetting names. Digging the fuck out of this song, they have immense potential. There's a change in the flow and direction of the music, as the guitar feedback leads into a bass line that is troubling but mighty. That heavy guitar returns but with a reinforcing lead. It's a well controlled explosion of awesome METAL, very catchy!
Track 4. Ego Fall Back To The East- Some atmospheric background noises for a moment make you think your on a mountain with goats. But slowly a melodic theme arranges itself quite well, with a dark crunching roar of metal. That drum beat snaps the necks of a thousand people without a second thought, very hard hitting. The sudden spinning addition of the guitar squeal is a nice touch. The Asian themed melody via the backing track is a nice subtle thing, very glad that's not over done. They just throw a bit of everything in here, it goes from peaceful to bad ass, and back and forth. They sound as if they are ready to kill. There's a thorough gut feeling of complete ruthlessness here. Even the clean or quiet moments are quiet dark and thought provoking. The music which has been on another level for some time, finally ends on a perfect well timed, hard hitting snare. Digging this shit!
Track 5. Tengger Cavalry Expedition- Heavy but low to the ground harmonic guitar riffs begin this expedition. The violin's take part in the action as do a chorus of seemingly clean vocals. The flow of the music continues on to a place where the vocals become singular yet dark and heavy. It's fast paced, and getting faster. The riffs are thick, and well defined. It's almost like there's two types of interesting distortions here to keep things fun. A heavier one, and a tighter less heavier one, very good call there. That epic lead guitar sits and spins in the mix creating a cyclone of metallic fury. Loving the slow down and change back to the clean vocal chorus it gives the music an added depth. The music itself ends perfectly here on a final rhythmic blunt force attack. Damn good stuff!
Track 6. Nine Treasures Fable of Mangas- It's slow, yet sudden and very instant. Hearing that riff trickle in along with that beat. Something is crawling forth, and you know your fucked. That well syncopated gallop just gets closer. The vocals jump along just right with the guitar licks. The hooks just spin and intertwine together with such sheer wonder. There are some parts in between where they alternate between other melodies or more brutal choruses, but things always come back to that catchy part, loving it. Those guitar riffs, just cut and slice very deep within the mix, as well as your ear drums! Just when you think it's over some truly sickening riffs are offered up, and you really thought you'd already heard the ''meat'' of the song? Fuck no, this shit's not over yet, this bitch has gone nuclear! Primetime head banging time! Those Asian themes that are put in subtly , just make everything so much better as well. The slow charging heavy rhythm parts are not fucking around. The hook begins to come back around, but ends just right on the subtle hit of a cymbal. Just right, not overdone, just like I like my steak. Great ending.
Track 7. Ego Fall The Legend- A giant gong crashes, as a trio of Asian themed melodies bring about very low bass filled vocal action. Things however get interesting pretty damn quick. The brutality is not spared here. Riffs and melodies fly with heavy yet careful gallops, summoning forth very intelligent grooves. I really like those alternative clean instruments that are being used, great addition there! Those low bass vocal's are weird as hell, but completely add a new dimension to this music. There's also a pure beauty about it as well. They heavy riffs continue to march and wind through my mind, they are unrelenting. I really liked the clean guitar riffs that the song ended on.
Track 8. Tengger Cavalry Horsemen- A melodic and completely mesmerizing intro here. It's not long before an explosion of massively bad ass metal takes over. Subtle presence of the Asian under tone melodies continue to be a nice touch from time to time, in these songs. One things for sure, these guy's know how the fuck to make METAL. Their ability to transition from heavy to clean and back again, is completely on an expert level. They pick their spots, and they craft them oh so fucking perfectly. Their music is a titanic force to be reckoned with.
Track 9. Nine Treasures Sonsii- Quickly my ears are met with a catchy and delicious groove that envelops my ears, my thoughts, and the rest of my mind. These vocals are so crazy, but interesting and awesome. A welcome change from the normal thing one might here. This bands sound all together is something fucking unworldly awesome. It may not be super fast all the time, but it's very easy and fun to listen to. Not to mention the sound quality throughout this album as well as ALL of the mixing etc, has been fucking spot on!Sick riffs here, and then it's back to that intelligent and passionate Asian melody, love it! More RIFFS!!! It's a complete storm of epic and chaotic, yet melodic METAL! You know the ending is near, but you just do not want it to end. Some of the best music I've ever had the opportunity to listen to.
Track 10. Nine Treasures Arvan Ald Guulin Honsoor- Some very fucking dirty riffs start this barrage of pain. I have not a clue what the hell the song title means, but it looks like it may be something great and meaningful if the music that I am hearing so far is any indication. The music strikes with certain force upon your ears. It's got a bit of an upbeat notion about it though. For a moment its just the vocals, drums, and bass guitar. The flow of the music is consistently good, until it reaches a point where it's just the drums and an alternative stringed instrument. Things get a bit weird, especially with what sounds like that violin chiming in. The dirty guitars return, giving it a truly epic and bad ass flavor. There's a straight forward grit and determination here. I am really digging the pure emotions that are conveyed through this music as I sit here and listen, just sucks that the track just ended. Love it!
Track 11. Ego Fall Soul Judgement- Slowly fading into the picture of your mind, is a digital picture of sound. A kick ass melodic guitar quickly takes things over, with a mighty yet tight drum beat, it's all quite dynamic. Things clean up for a moment, to bring about some passionate yet melodic clean vocals. There begins an alternation between to strains of melody, a brutal metal front with purely great vocal roars and riffs etc, the other consists of the clean vocals with alternative clean stringed instruments. And thrown in between for good measure are the digital melodies which are great transitioning points. This music is LOADED with intense and powerful melody.
Track 12.Tengger Cavalry Legend On Horseback- An alternative stringed instrument of an Asian culture is used to open this song, it sounds quite nice. What possibly seems to be an acoustic guitar is heard, though I'm not completely sure there, all that matters is the melody is extremely well established in this final song of this album. The heavy distorted guitar careful makes it's presence known until finally it takes over with a grinding fury of excellence! The groove settles in, those palm mutes make you want to head bang until your fucking neck snaps, all while your devils horn's STILL thrust to the sky. The counter backing track melodies through in are also a nice offsetting thing there. I totally dig that shit! The music alternates back to it's straight forward fuck you to the ears.
This album has been an absolute treat to listen to, all three of these bands thoroughly rock hard! They bring an epic fury to metal that I have known in the past, with the bands I was raised listening to. These guys could easily hold their own, intense and beautiful melodies through out this album. The riffs challenged my mindset and temperament. Amazing, without a doubt! Loved it from start to end. Rating 10/10
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