The Folkearth connection is especially noticeable on "Kvallning over Trolska Landskap" -- the Garm-like clean vox, the mournful flute played over a blast beat recalls a similar approach on the title track to _By the Sword of My Father_. One of the best aspects of Folkearth's debut was the soul searing vocals, which again recall Garm, and they are fully utilised here. There are some blackened snarls, but those are run-of-the-mill and nowhere near as special.

I am being a bit unfair with regard to the Folkearth connection; Yggdrasil was established first and is a proper band, not just a side project. In any case, the album is more sombre and melancholic than the jauntiness that typifies most Folkearth material, culminating in the acoustic folk and beautiful near-ballad "Alvadansen".

An intriguing release from a Swedish trio we will be sure to hear more of in the years to come.