The Return of the Ancient Ones

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This debut showed Ancestors Blood with all their trademark elements as they appeared on their demos, yet more mature and executed in the most professional ways. During the 50 minutes playingtime, you'll find a superb mix of storming and energetic aggression and bombastic atmospheres, with long traditional intros and outros.

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This is not simply a pagan black metal album; it's a highly atmospheric and diverse esoteric heathen black metal album, sometimes reminding of Dimmu Borgir's "Stormblast" and Osculum Infame's first album, yet should also appeal to fans of Summoning for it's epic and bombastic sounds.

Originally released in , it's been out of print and unavailable for a couple of years now, so we repressed a few copies. Get it now if you haven't already.

CD repress out now, no bonustracks, no new artwork. Contact Heidens Hart Records. Streaming and Download help. If you like Return of the ancient ones, you may also like:. Havulinnaan NP by Havukruunu. This is like triumphant film score music to me more than anything else. I could see whatever heroes in conflict with whatever villains, last minute saves and rescues, two lovers reunited after long estrangement, that kind of thing.

And, of course, Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking, were they alive to hear this, would see the universe in this music.

This is far more John Williams than Darkthrone. Kelle Surut Soi by Havukruunu. One of my favourite black metal albums. On their third album, Khemmis move further away from doom and into full-on power metal. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jun 29, Cinereous Incarnate by Abstracter.

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Gildan shirts, gold-colour not metallic, just Pantone colour! Sizes S through XL. LP edition of the album. Intriguing are the Tauri, Jedi-like masters who teach Gideon and his Companions of the Sword the skills of spellweaving. At the academy, Gideon is mentored by Ragan, a grandmaster sorcerer. Just as it is inevitable that any fantasy tale succumbs to one trope or another, then so does The Return of the Ancient Ones, reminding readers of comparisons to Harry Potter and the martial arts training at Hogwarts.

The story falls short in its lack of deep relationships and paucity of character development.

Lovers of fantasy combat will find this tale a compulsive read and richly satisfying. Jan 10, MWBP rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.

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To view it, click here. It has become an area that resembles an extended battleground with various forces and foes battling each other to reign supreme.

Gideon and his gang get unexpected help from an enemy group called the Darkspawn after they are betrayed by Thatos. The Return of the Ancient Ones hereafter referred to as TROTAO is a complex story involving multiple important heroic characters and numerous soldiers fighting on the side of both good and evil.

Caplan must be appreciated for utilizing his imagination to the hilt and coming up with such diverse characters and then arming them with unique powers and accompaniments like special swords and amulets. The novel gives equal weightage to both characters and story. The character of Gideon coming to grips with his destiny and forming an alliance to take on a much powerful enemy is explored nicely. But for some, the sheer number of names of geographical locations, Knights, Lords and demons might be overwhelming; as might the battle scenes that run the risk of being slightly repetitive.

In the end, the action in TROTAO keeps the story moving forward at a consistent pace and provides for an engrossing read. The novel has won the Indie excellence award for fantasy.

Return of the ancient ones

Jul 04, Tim Hoppe marked it as to-read. Look into to see if still interested. Shawna rated it really liked it Jul 08, Thuy rated it it was ok Oct 02, Gary Caplan rated it it was amazing Nov 29, Dave Barna rated it it was ok Aug 06, Neveen Badr Seraphina Reads marked it as to-read Jun 29, Jody marked it as to-read Jun 29, Bella marked it as to-read Jul 01, Yvonne marked it as to-read Jul 03, Chanthou marked it as to-read Jul 05, Patty added it Jul 06, Rosemont marked it as to-read Jul 08, Laurence Baldick marked it as to-read Jul 08, Zayra marked it as to-read Jul 09, Mehrukh Nasim marked it as to-read Jul 09, Chad marked it as to-read Jul 12, Rusty marked it as to-read Jul 13, Maryanne marked it as to-read Jul 17, Angela marked it as to-read Jul 19, Nancy added it Jul 24, Regina added it Jul 28, Caitlin marked it as to-read Aug 01,

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