As Yggdrasil Trembles

There are a long list of surefire signs a band has reached the mature, elder-dog stage of their life, and are no longer going to dazzle you with innovation or throw you any curveballs. Dropping references to their classic song titles in their new lyrics is a big one, and UNLEASHED played that card a while back. They evoke a corollary to that rule on "As Yggdrasil Trembles", on arguably the album's best cut, "Wir Kapitulieren Niemals" — perhaps realizing that such a title won't trip off the to...

Galerie mit 26 Bildern: Unleashed - Summer Breeze Open Air 2025Bei einem solch vollmundigen Albumtitel kommt man ja kaum umher, sich eingangs zu fragen, ob die schwedische Todesstahl-Legende UNLEASHED mit ihrer zehnten Full-Length-Gabe “As Yggdrasil Trembles“ tatsächlich (noch einmal) solch einen Death-Metal-Hammer auf Midgard hernieder gehen lässt, dass der Weltenbaum erzittert. Denn waren “Where No Life Dwells“ und “Shadows In The Deep“, die ersten beiden Alben der Truppe um den ehemaligen ...