The Clansman 2! Truly feels like a progression and not a ripoff.
Fantastic intro, so atmospheric and wonderfully mixed. The acoustic bass never sounded better.
Then the verse riff which is probably the most "Clansman" thing in this song, but the vocal melody makes it distinct IMO.
Fantastic melody over the reprise of the intro riff, then everyone kicks powerfully, and again the use of the intro riff, this time distorted. Sounds fantastic, Steve really nailed it here. I like to complain about him repeating riffs and ripping himself off, but this is something that is both very Steve and very fresh. Nicko knocks it out of the park with variations on the drums.
The chorus is very fitting. It does sound like something Blaze would sing amazingly.
Good Adrian solo, I like the modulation in the middle.
The abrupt transition is great, and then a cool riff that has a slight folk feel to it, into an amazing bass+guitar unison on a full folk metal melody. Love it. The entire cycle of these few parts is great and I'm glad it repeats here.
Cool Janick solo, sound very 90's. Good Dave solo. Another Adrian solo? Yes please.
Then after the solos the song sounds like they lowered the volume. Kinda pulls me out of the experience. Weird.
From here to the end it's all good. The outro feels slightly different, I wonder why. Overall, I really like this one.