Celtachor, hailing from Dublin, are inspired by Irish mythology and thus, combine traditional Irish instruments with a blend of black, doom and folk metal. The idea as such is really awesome – and I really can´t come up with any other band that mixes tin whistles and bodhrans (Irish frame drum) with blackmetal – however, Celtachor have some difficulties translating that idea to music.
In my opinion, all the different instruments don´t really harmonise with each other. For example, with Rise of Lugh, the tin whistle simply lags behind a little too much. As I said, the single elements don´t really fit to one another. The same is true also for the vocals, which I find unsuitable. Those spoken growls sound totally out of place. Of course, it´s widely known that in blackmetal it´s not necessary to have a good voice but at least there should be something about the vocals that make it special.
So, dear Celtachor, I hope you´re not angry with me now: the idea is just great but there´s still room for improvement when taking the idea to musical reality. Don´t give up and keep on fine-tuning your sound. Maybe it´s simply not my taste of music but with the CD cover you´re already on the right track.
