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Second album of the norsk Kings of Doom Black metal! In my opinion, this album lacks the atmosphere of their debut. But still it has some great songs on it! It is also the first album where drummer Remi uses his majestic clear vocals. when hearing the opening song "The dawn of the dying sun" for the first time, i was like: where did the typical superb Hades-sound go to? indeed, on this album, the sound has a bit altered into a more raw version of Hades. The real masterpiece on this album is "Alone Walkyng": 10 minutes of pure majestic doomy black metal. but songs like "The awakening of kings" and "Apocalyptic prophecies" take their music to another level. Also Janto's voice is one of the must dirty and harsh black metal voices, screaming like a tormented warrior (even on stage he really kicks ass) my favorite song on this album and in my opinion most representative for the future Hades-sound is "Crusade of the Underworld Hordes"! here you hear the 2 voices mixed, with hard and killer drums and great riffs! this album was the hardest one to appreciate, but it's still a great Hades album!

Review by: Caelis

Taken from Chronicles of Chaos Zine Issue #19

8 / 10 Review by: Drew Schinzel

Hades' second full length release is an extremely solid and fulfilling 47 minutes of epic, mid-paced, Bathory-influenced black metal. Having never heard anything by Hades before, neither the previous album "Again Shall Be", nor the demo pressed onto CD, "Alone Walkyng", I went into the album with no preconceptions at all, and came out
pleasantly surprised. Epic, melodic compositions like "Awakening of Kings", with its terrific melodies, and "Alone Walkyng", with its Chaucer lyrics (in original middle English) and pummeling, ominous sound, highlight the album, proving that Hades have actual -talent- in composing memorable songs, rather than just putting out any
cheesy old schlock with little or no musical skill and little emphasis on originality. The production is noteworthy as well; fuzzy on the guitars but maintaining a feeling of control, the bass is actually audible and plays a rather large part in the recording. Sure, Hades won't be like nothing you've ever heard before, but they've managed
to carve their own sound out of the faceless masses, maybe even taking their place among the top, "elite" bands.

Tracks Of Creation Issue #11 (June / July 1997)
Review by Brett Benzie

Finally, the release of Hades second album! Hades first CD placed many reviewers in a strange predicament. The music was top notch, it was heavy, melodic, and in parts, exciting, but ultimately, it came across a tad one-dimensional, and boring. Since then, they've had their demo "Alone Walking" repressed onto CD, and gone into hiding. And it seems they've used that time away from the studio to their credit, because "Dawn Of The Dying Sun" is a fucking corker. Their overall sound has changed little, but their songs have much more depth than their previous efforts.

Track Listing:
"The Dawn Of The Dying Sun"
A HUGE viking epic. The drums are frantic in spots, militarian in others. Quite short compared to the rest (about 2.5 mins)

"Awakening Of Kings"
Opens with a distorted bass intro. Very folky sounding tune, After a few seconds, the same bass tune slices through the waves of distorted guitar. Very effective.

"Apocalyptic Prophecies (The Sign Of Hades)"

"Alone Walkying"
A reworking of the song cut from same demo

"Crusade Of The Underworld Hordes"
Gets my vote for song of the year. Hands down, it is awesome.
It opens with a short stint of classical guitar and literally erupts
into a classic viking hymn.

"The Tale Of A Nocturnal Empress"
Creative use of tom-drums, by drummer Remi, as with some of the other tracks on this CD. Short 1-2 thumps, and crash cymbal work give the music a real tribal edge (NOT Sepultura-tribal).

"The Red Sun Mocks My Sadness"
A short flute/synth song, which provides a welcome break
from the all-out aggression of the rest of the album.

"Pagan Prayer"

More epic viking metal, with superb clear folky
vocals, courtesy of drummer, Remi

I found myself listening to this album over and over again. It shits on "...Again Shall Be", believe me. Its the first album to call itself
"viking metal" without insulting the memory of "Hammerheart".
Coming from me, the greatest Bathory fan of all time (hey, dispute it!),
this is indeed high praise.

Aardschok April 1997

92 / 100 Review by Rene Veerkamp

I see tall Norsemen sailing out of misty fjords in their vikingship.
The men wave goodbye their beloved ones and crave for blood
and plunder from far lands. If there existed any metalmusic in
those days than that would have sounded like HADES. The
Norwegian HADES seperate themselfes from the many other
black metal bands with their own diffirent style. The debut
album "...again shall be" set a standart that few have yet
improved. After the cd-release of the demo "Alone Walkyng"
finally the second full lenght album is released. The beautiful
and dragging black/viking metal of HADES is full of emotion
and the compositions or of superior quality. The more you
listen to this album the better it gets. A must for everyone
enjoys good black metal

Review by: jørn T.

maybe baddest drummer of black metal history.abandon better than him.

Review by: Beyto

once again, fuck Emperor. rank this one up there with Ulver's Bergtatt if you will.

Review by: ttong

Second Hades album is more Batohry-like epic/viking than dark metal. Although I prefer '..Again' I highly recommend this one.

Review by: manos

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