Their Tolkien black metal is not nearly as epic as I expected, unless "epic" has been redefined to mean overlong black metal numbers that would have benefited from judicious editing, which may offset the monotony that emerges on a number of occasions. Even with shorter songs, this would still be a rather standard exercise in black fury, parading its Nordic influence all too obviously. The vocals are unnecessarily reverbed, presumably for that extra dose of "evilness", and quite frankly, I've heard all this before. Not as bad as some, but hardly the best either.