Saor – Children of the Myst
SAOR means “Free” in Scottish and Irish Gaelic
Band Location: Glasgow Scotland
Genre: Scottish Folk, Atmospheric Black Metal, Post-Rock
Members: Andy Marshall (Can you believe this is a one man band?)
Themes: Scottish Heritage, Highland Nature/Landscapes, Sorrow
Imagine if the Folk Metal band Belenos had a baby with the progressive rock group Pelican. The baby would be Saor: a band that has the power and mystery of Folk Metal, but the creative melodies of Prog Rock. Saor brings the traditional Celtic sound to the music with instruments such as the tin whistle, bodhrán and bagpipes.The music itself is emblematic of the stunning Scottish landscape. If you go to the band’s facebook, you can see some amazing images of Scotland. It’s pretty impressive that one artist, Andy Marshall, was capable of putting this all together.
“Children of The Myst” is the opening track for the album Aura, which will be released June 6th 2014. Saor may be a very new band, it was formed in 2012, but already its music is going to the top of Folk Metal Playlists. If you would like to hear more of their work, check out their facebook:
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April 11, 2014 | Categories: Black Metal, Celtic, Folk Metal/Folk Music, Music | Tags: aura, Celtic, folk, metal, post, rock, saor, Scotland | 3 Comments
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