AES DANA „Formors”

Music: Celtic Black
Website: http://aesdana.free.fr
Country: France
Tracks: 8 tracks
Cool tracks: Gwaenardell, and Ventres noris,

It's really cool listening to celtic or even a folklore music every now and then. Aes Dana is 6 pieces of French Black Celtic members. I have to be honest. It's the first time for me to listen to Black Celtic and I guess I knew why they called it so. Black Celtic is a mixture of Black Metal and celtic/traditional/folklore style. The growls and drumming of the black, with sense and the feeling of the old breeze.

Listening to Aes Dana was something unusual for me. I'm not going to say it is bad and I'm not going to say it is amazing, but “unusual”. I guess the only different thing this band offered is creating style like that, and that's a very good start, and as usual, language doesn't stop fans and listeners to enjoy their bands' tracks and songs. Irish style is running in their bloods – although they are French- yet, they did it very cool.

“Gwaenardell” is one song that got me when I heard the album, althought it wasn't the first track. I consider it one of the coolest tracks.

As for track, “Ventres noris”, I think this track should be the first to be added on their album, coz it's pretty cool. The pulsing of the “celtic” style was more awake and beating here in this track. But in the end of the track it shift back to black. I like this track a lot.

In the end, I think that Aes Dana have a bright future with this new style they have developed and created. Way to go!

note: 6.5/10

Tracklist

01. Les traces de la branche rouge
02. Formors “Mer de glace et d'ombre”
03. Formors “Exil”
04. Gwaenardell
05. Le combat des arbres
06. Les griffes des oiseaux
07. Ventres noris
08. Manannan Mae Lir

Line-up

Tilion (guitars)
Amorgen (wistels et bombardes)
Vidar (vocals)
Taliesin (guitars)
Juanjolocaust (drums)
Milambre (bass)