Valhalore - Valhalore (2015)^{Release ID: 13204}

An extremely promising debut EP from the land down under that reminds me, at different points, of bands like Wintersun, SuidAkra, Amon Amarth, and Eluveitie.

"Across The Frozen Ocean" is the pick of the three songs for me with its storytelling structure and sense of adventure, aided by jubilant folk melodies and memorable vocals. The other two are pretty great as well. The ending of "Augury of Death", a more conventional Melodic Death Metal song at first impression, is really unexpected and cool, involving some epic chanting.

These songs can also be found on Valhalore's ensuing debut LP. Unfortunately, the other songs from that release don't match up to these initial three.