It's no secret - ?THER REALM's 2017 release Tarot is the album that truly surged these
melodic death heroes into the metalverse! The North Carolina, USA-based quartet's
massive, now 12-track/70+ minute sophomore release (expanded with the addition of
previous standalone single ''The Magician'' to the new physical edition) garnered notable
underground appeal and cemented the band's mind-blowingly multi-faceted sound as
their own - spurring prominent metal blogs such as No Clean Singing and Angry Metal
Guy to dub the album as an ''enormous accomplishment'' and ''spectacular'', respectively.
Boasting an evident auditory overhaul courtesy of producer Kile Odell and loosely based
on the concept of tarot cards, Tarot begins the masterpiece to come with ''The Fool'' -
beginning modestly, then ominously cascading into a black metal-meets-southern-fried riff
inspired fury. Further setting the stage for the remainder of the opus, the incendiary title
track ''Tarot'' leans heavier into what fans have now come to love from ?THER REALM
- a confident, cinematic melding of spine-tingling symphonic elements, thrashy rhythms
and mind-boggling guitar leads. Following folk metal anthem-turned-talent show ''King
of Cups'' (featuring now-labelmate Christopher Bowes of pirate metal titans Alestorm),
Tarot continues to blindingly-shine with tracks like the metallic ballad-echoed ''Death'' and
sinister orchestral oeuvre ''The Devil'' - the latter of which should catch any competition
shaking in their boots. The remainder of Tarot - capped by the nearly 20-minute heroic
''The Sun, The Moon, The Star'' - proves that it is indeed possible to flawlessly meld
southern Americana-metal riffs with European-tinged symphonic soundscapes. Tarot
is the album that every band wishes they could attempt by their second go-round, yet
?THER REALM have already achieved it and gaze triumphantly ahead.
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TRACK LISTING:
A01. The Fool
A02. Tarot
A03. The Tower
A04. King of Cups (feat. Chris Bowes of Alestorm)
B05. Death
B06. The Chariot
B07. The Devil
C08. The Emperor
C09. Strength
C10. Temperance
D11. The Sun, The Moon, The Star
D12. The Magician (Bonus Track)