First full-length from up-and-coming Philadelphia primal epic metallers! A year after the release of their brilliant Dulce Bellum Inexpertis EP, Philadelphia's Blazon Rite returns with their first full-length, Endless Halls of Golden Totem, a triumph of true metal power! The global pandemic-related obstacles facing Blazon Rite were not uncommon: They went months without rehearsal, let alone playing a show, and had difficulty in finding a proper studio to record their first full-length album. Undeterred, the band waited patiently until restrictions were eased to practice, jammed furiously to get up to speed, then decided to go the DIY route to record the album by themselves. A situation marred by inconvenience and isolation instead bore an album of unflinching metal glory, Endless Halls of Golden Totem. The album's eight songs carefully draw from proto-metal motifs to strident, galloping power metal, all wrapped around a bevy of expertly-crafted guitar melodies and Halladay's convincing vocal delivery. Unlike Dulce Bellum Inexpertis, Endless Halls of Golden Totem is not a concept album. This time, Blazon Rite tackled fantasy-based themes, namely lost and hidden worlds, betrayal, the inner turmoil and lives of different characters, battle, magic and sorcery and, perhaps most significantly, making love the night before going off to war.
