![]() The Dark Forest has that sweet epic middle that contrasts well with the black metal portions, whereas Rising Proudly Towards the Sky takes on more harsher and downright intense influences with a harsher guitar tone and bombastic atmosphere. I've already mentioned Dragon's Lair as that's easily the best track in terms of the instrumentals, but I'll also shout out "The Dark Forest (Cast Me Your Spell)" and "Rising Proudly Towards the Sky" for being equally good. The bass is more audible, and does a decent job at setting down the foundation of each track. The drumming has also made drastic improvements in terms of drumming, as the beat patterns are more technical, but still bombastic and intense. ![]() The guitars play some more harsh riffs with some emotional undertones in tracks like "Dragon's Lair (Cosmic Flames and Four Barbaric Seasons)". Compared to the last album having a more raw and melancholic sound, not only is the production on this album more cleaner, but the mood of the album is more explosive and aggressive. From there, we move on to the metal tracks, where things get explosive. The album opens with a very brief ambient intro that's simple, but sets the tone of this dark album decently. I know it's a bit of a cliché to say that old Behemoth is better, and that's not to say the latest albums are terrible, but there's just something about the authenticity of their early releases that feels genuine, and in my opinion, nowhere is this as strong as in their second studio album "Grom". ![]() In light of the recent announcement of the album's latest reissue, we're gonna look back at arguably the best album from Behemoth's early period.
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