so the ep was their 1st compilation of any sort huh? i had no idea.

BRING ME THE HEAD OF METATRON

Bring me the head of Metatron.
Bring me the head of Metatron!

Riding Hell's barren wastes,
on my steed.

This host of monsters,
are my creed,
and in battle,
we shall bleed

Bring me,
the head,
of Metatron!

We tally for the cup of Christ,
the Holy Grail,
in my battle armour,
and chain mail.
When the wind blows,
we shall set sail

Where does he dwell?
No-one can tell,
but it's north of the citadel,
of Londinium.
Grand master of lies,
dispatching his spies,
south to the Castle,
of Rhydian

North we shall ride,
steel at my side,
an order from,
the Knights of Malta.
Too long he has sat,
on his throne of mockery.
When we meet,
there shall be slaughter!

Bring me,
the head,
of Metatron.
Now!

Fathomless greets and clashes of the tankards!

We have unveiled a little of the new battlesome hymns for you called Calling On All Heraldic Beasts.
We hope you can jig a sprig to this thunderous tomfoolery and dance the driblet thrugsome!

We will endeavour to keep all informed of the works undertaken in the crypts, now that the frosts have gone and the slithy toads have risen from the dank murmurs

Until next time Crazed leshells and Battering Ramlets

Grand Master Jaldaboath

Hail laurelled and battle hardy brethren!

Tis a long moon since our last scroll meet your scribbled eyes! We come bearing news!

Some time past, we met upon the battlefield to seek truce and ally with the tutonic knights of Napalm Records but alas, like the templars before them, they sought to extract the urine and pay paltry mercenary's wages!

Further more, they made unruly demands of the removal of all casio elements, which (as any follower of our banner knows) is the fundamental root of what makes our hymns so jollisome and full of goodness.

Therefore, we withdrew back behind the battlements of the Castle of Rhydian to seek a more rewarding path. One perhaps lesser in scale, yet still bountifull in wenches and ale. For as the sooth sayers know, tis not just the small victories which go into winning a war, but the tattle tailed throbbing of the man gristle also!

Therefore, we call upon ye to hear the ''Hear yea!'' for tis with our stable of good soldiers at Death To Music through whom we shall send our musical disc spinning into the laps of the leppars, languards and loathsome! You will be able to order yours shortly, as shall be announced soon

We will shortly be bringing you a full disc of the hymns you know and love, plus the mighty fine new scribings to which you can don the lamboys and schallerns and raise the ale horns to!

Gracious thanks for your continuing support and your patience!

PS We have sought the magic of our mighty wizard apprentice Spungeon, to break the spell which unfortunately divided the Napalm contract into 100 smaller versions. These much be dispatched to the first 100 supporters of the cause and burnt as offerings to the dark lord!

Grand Master Jaldaboath

Calling On All Heraldic Beasts is going to be great. I just listened to a 1:15 sample 10 times in a row. Can't wait!

battle hardy brethren onwardsi love thier way with words

HARK THE HERALD

Ok, let me start by saying I am not a great writer of reviews so excuse the quality

The band Jaldaboath was formed by Jaldaboath (James Fogarty, ex-Meads Of Asphodel, ex-Ewigkeit, Old Forest, The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom) and play a mix of simplistic black metal riffs, with dancy prancy, yet noble galloping and uplifting keyboard work. Don't expect traditional folk melodies and serious history here! This takes more from the likes of Black Adder and Monty Python And The Holy Grail. Now to the songs, and since there are only 6 tracks, a track by track review is in order

Sally Forth starts off the EP, an intro. We hear the shouts of SALLY FORTH and from then on the sounds of men, swords clashing, horses galloping and some kind of religious chant

The first real song is Bring Me The Head Of Metatron ,an obvious reference to Jaldaboath's ex band mate from The Meads Of Asphodel. The song kicks off properly with the possessed growl of BRING ME THE HEAD OF METATRON! Galloping riffs and merry melodies is what Jaldaboath do best, and that is shown from the start. The vocals are harsh but recognisable and the melody and rhythm make me imagine knights galloping across the countryside. There is a slip in tempo in the mid section but picks up to finish

Next we have Seek The Grail which starts off with rolling timpani and a shout of SEEK THE GRAIL! The riff is quite punk-ish but is backed by synthesized trumpets. The thing that stands out most is the quite hilarious Python-esque whistle tune that is heard twice in the track!

The fourth track is Jacques de Molay which is about the Grand Master of The Knights Templar, who was burned at the stake for heresy and many other odd crimes, after lengthy torture. He went back on his confession, but it was too late. A very simple song, with a catchy melody of medieval descent, not quite sure where it's from but

Tarujen Saari and The Meads Of Asphodel have both used it

Next we have Hark The Herald with more uplifting prancy keyboards and galloping riffs. There are no harsh vocals in this track and it'd be easy to dance to. It also has some odd lyrics, for example

Hark the herald,
the war drums beat.
Hark the call,
the call to arms.
Sally forth,
at no retreat.
Saddle thine horse,
and raise the alarm

The final track is Da Vinci's Code and I guess you know the story. The music is slower, no uplifting melody, with harsh and clean vocals. It ends the EP off in a good way

I really enjoy the EP and can't wait for the new album. Fans of folk metal, Black Adder and Monty Python's Holy Grail movie would love this