The Death Of The West
©Tursa. UK, 1994.
‟Death of the West was initially meant to be a MCD containing a few re-recorded Sol Invictus songs. Apparently things got a little out of control while recording since some new songs were written and thus Death of the West became a full length album.
My first introduction to Sol Invictus was almost two years ago when the dark metal band Agalloch recorded a cover of the song ‘Kneel to the Cross.’ I really liked the cover, but it took me some time before I actually got my hands on some Sol Invictus albums. Hearing this original version of the song makes perfect sense as to why Agalloch decided to cover it. The song opens with a repeating chorus singing ‘summer is a coming arise, arise’ and then turns into a nice folky song. Kneel to the Cross-also has some of the best lyrics I’ve ever read. My interpretation of the lyrics is that its about pathetic people that beg to a cross because they think believing in the Christian God will make everything all right and perfect for them. I guess this proves Tony Wakeford isn’t too fond of Christianity.
Other standout tracks to be found here are ‘Sheath & Knife,’ ‘Our Lady of the Wild Flowers,’ and ‘Come Join the Dance. Sheath & Knife is a rather depressing tune with calm & faster moments telling an interesting story about two individuals. Our Lady of the Wild Flowers is a mostly slow acoustic song with some additional oboe in the background, but picks up quite dramatically during the chorus and takes a complete one hundred and eighty degree turn. Come join the Dance is another rather slow folky song with cello, oboe, and one heck of a catchy chorus. This song is easily my favorite on the album.
Despite the excessive use of the word ‘west’ in the song titles and the material being not nearly as elaborate as the recordings that would soon surface, ‘Death of the West’ still proves to be an enjoyable listen for fans of the band or neo folk music in general.‟
My first introduction to Sol Invictus was almost two years ago when the dark metal band Agalloch recorded a cover of the song ‘Kneel to the Cross.’ I really liked the cover, but it took me some time before I actually got my hands on some Sol Invictus albums. Hearing this original version of the song makes perfect sense as to why Agalloch decided to cover it. The song opens with a repeating chorus singing ‘summer is a coming arise, arise’ and then turns into a nice folky song. Kneel to the Cross-also has some of the best lyrics I’ve ever read. My interpretation of the lyrics is that its about pathetic people that beg to a cross because they think believing in the Christian God will make everything all right and perfect for them. I guess this proves Tony Wakeford isn’t too fond of Christianity.
Other standout tracks to be found here are ‘Sheath & Knife,’ ‘Our Lady of the Wild Flowers,’ and ‘Come Join the Dance. Sheath & Knife is a rather depressing tune with calm & faster moments telling an interesting story about two individuals. Our Lady of the Wild Flowers is a mostly slow acoustic song with some additional oboe in the background, but picks up quite dramatically during the chorus and takes a complete one hundred and eighty degree turn. Come join the Dance is another rather slow folky song with cello, oboe, and one heck of a catchy chorus. This song is easily my favorite on the album.
Despite the excessive use of the word ‘west’ in the song titles and the material being not nearly as elaborate as the recordings that would soon surface, ‘Death of the West’ still proves to be an enjoyable listen for fans of the band or neo folk music in general.‟
Cy66ota
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