Announced a few days ago, ran under my radar. New single is great, very different though for the band.

That was really uplifting. Great song, great guitar work.
An instant purchase upon release.

I was pleasantly surprised about the vocals. Andy's finally dialed back the monster Raaah Raaaah Raaah! vocals in exchange for a more normal growl, and the result is so much better. I always thought the weird monster vocals were often distracting and took away from the music, and rarely, if ever, added to it. I would have much preferred a normal growl on the earlier Saor albums, or more clean singing like he did on the first Falloch album. I can't completely tell if he's changed his technique, or removed some studio effect on them so they sound more natural, but I'm happy to see the change. Hopefully it's the same for the rest of the new album.

Dunno, guys. I'm starting to think this guy really likes Scotland.

In all seriousness, the vocals have indeed improved to a noticeable degree. The songwriting also seems less bogged in repetition; if this was a track from Aura, it would probably be two to three minutes longer and have louder tin whistles.

True, but Aura is still far and away the best thing he's ever done

I have to echo the appreciation for Andy's slightly dialed back harsh vocal approach. These mid-range growls suit the song nicely and it's cool that he's changing up the method a bit. The shorter song lengths on this one are intriguing too. He's proven himself very adept at writing long-form epics so this should be a nice twist on that.

As for the song itself, I definitely like it and it's got a more choppy melodic approach than a lot of his older stuff. One of the main melodic riffs feels very similar to the one from Tears of a Nation though but I suppose plagiarising one of your own best songs isn't much of a crime.

I'll definitely stick this album on on my yearly trip up to the Scottish highlands as his stuff really comes to life in that setting.

Really grown on me after 10-ish listens. Stoked for the album.

Beyond the Wall has just been released.

I think this one is excellent. More vicious than the first single and every bit as beautiful and evocative as Saor is known to be.

thanks for posting. That's a majestic song! Looking forward to this one!

That second song was remarkably generic, by the numbers and fantastically uninspired. And I liked the first single

Sounded great, I loved the little break in the middle. Not as good as the first single, but still great. And yeah, it's a bit generic, but I don't expect anything innovative from Saor, just f e e l s

yeah the first track was the better of the two
not a huge fan of this band but don't mind giving them a listen now and again.
like those videos

The full album stream is up now:

Songwriting is very different this time around. Got that Season of Mist money haaha