They Came Over The High Pass

They Came Over The High Pass

Track Listings

1. They Came over the High Pass

2. Siege of Armegar

3. High Himalayan Valley

4. Summit Day [Instrumental Version]

5. Dragon

6. City in the Clouds

7. Maze of the Minotaur [Instrumental]

8. Nomads of the Stars

Tracks:

They Came over the High Pass
Siege of Armegar
High Himalayan Valley
Summit Day [Instrumental Version]
Dragon
City in the Clouds
Maze of the Minotaur [Instrumental]
Nomads of the Stars

Customer Reviews:

Defender!.......2002-09-18

First of all, I have to say that this album is something you really don't get to hear everyday (or at least in America). When I first heard it, I couldn't believe how good it was. You can easily get absorbed into it. Some people would have to get a little use to the vocals, but it didn't really take long for me. I loved it, every part of it. My favorite song on this is "Dragon". It has that Midieval sound that you never get to hear in metal hardly. Trust me, this album is good.

Classic Metal Reborn!.......2001-09-08

Is it I, or is there a shortage of true, honest, meat & potatoes Metal out there today? Everyone either has a gimmick, or they flaunt their playing ability, rather than doing what they do for the sake of the Metal! Defender seems to know exactly what I'm talking about. What they've done on They Came Over The High Pass was looked to the past for a possible future. The music on the disc is nothing short of blood-pumping, fist-banging battle hymns! Beginning the album with what may mislead you into thinking it was going to be Black Metal music (the intro being wind blowing, labored breathing, and the sounds of mountain-climbing or someone painstakingly stomping through snow - kind of like an old BATHORY album), Defender instantly dissolves any anticipation of blitzkrieg onslaughts. Rather, they aim right for the heart and come barreling through your ears with the sounds of IRON MAIDEN-like anthems, minus any `air-raid sirens'! The IRON MAIDEN reference holds true for most of the album, as Defender has managed to fuse a Somewhere In Time-ish songwriting style with a delivery and vocal performance rings of earlier Killers-era material. But Defender is by no means a bunch of plagiarists, for they harness this influence and weave in Ancient folk underpinnings that give the tracks a unique, mystical vibe. Throw in fantasy-styled lyrics and you have an album of odes, or tributes to mythical legends of times long past, like Gilgamesh, Beowulf, Jason, Sinbad, Väinämöinen and even Finrod Felagund. They Came Over The High Pass is truly an inspiration and a glimmer of hope, revealing that the marriage of the `old' with the `new' can create something magical and memorable for fans of all walks of Metal!

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