The Whale Road

PaddyNavinCaryatid

Genre: Metal

Get Flash to see this player.

Description

I've had a little time off music making, what with work and family life. I'm hoping this is a return to form. Loosely inspired by the novel of the same name by Robert Low, this is another diversion into a heavier sound that I played with a few songs back. More of a chance to practice riffing, the lyrical content is minimal. I've tried to learn an Aeolian scale recently and put this to use in the solo.
The book follows the journey of The Oathsworn, a group of Norse raiders who travel to Constantinople in search of a lost treasure. On their way they discover the sea is cruel and men are more so. The Whale Road, the sea, is briefly coloured red by the blood of those it takes. All too soon the blood is gone and the sea retains her secrets.
I have a lot of catching up on other people's music too!
I guess I need not tell you all to crank this one up to 11.

Leave a Comment

You must be registered and logged-in to comment.

Lyrics

To Follow

Song Stats

Hits: 1808
Comments: 7
Fans: 10
Plays: 71
Downloads: 59

Uploaded: Mar 24, 2012 - 07:13:29 AM
Last Updated: Mar 24, 2012 - 07:13:29 AM Last Played: Jan 24, 2019 - 02:27:43 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution

Song Actions

Keywords:

whale road (1), robert low (1), viking (3), norse (2), sea (74), longboat (1), treasure (3)

Hardware:

Ibanez GAX30, iMac

Software:

Logic Express 9, Drumcore 3

Comments

alackbass	alackbass said 2527 days ago (March 24th, 2012)
	The Whale Road You grabbed me with that thundering drum groove. Great guitar licks and tones. But what really impressed me is your powerful double tracked vocal. Check out my latest song called Mean Miss Teacher

KCsGROOVE	KCsGROOVE said 2527 days ago (March 24th, 2012)
	the whale road wow! powerful rocksong! Dig the guitarwork! A lot of energy here KC Check out my latest song called WANDERLUST

tempie	tempie said 2527 days ago (March 24th, 2012)
	Battle Snax! I love this! Great concept man, I haven't read that book but I'm into that kind of historical fiction too. Vocals kill, and that break with the backups around 1:40 or so is so good, it's like indie pop metal... IMO this is one of your best tunes. Like the guitar work too, dude. I'm blown away. Great track. Check out my latest song called The Double Helix

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 2526 days ago (March 24th, 2012)
	Whale Road great job! good rockin' tonight! Check out my latest song called Feeding The Sharks

Loob	Loob said 2526 days ago (March 24th, 2012)
	Heavy progressive With a heavy drum track! This reminds me of progressive 70s feel to it. Very unique though. It kind lets a mind wander! I like it! Thanks for sharing! Check out my latest song called The Ballad Of Alex Haze

Philip18	Philip18 said 2526 days ago (March 25th, 2012)
	THe Whale Road Powerful swirling guitars and full-on vocal that suits the theme of the song. Interesting concept. Good work! Check out my latest song called Refuge

PeterB7858	PeterB7858 said 2525 days ago (March 25th, 2012)
	Norse metal I get the feeling those Norse raiders would have liked metal :-) It is good to riff in different scales. Lots of agression and energy going on here. Thanks, Peter. Check out my latest song called The Parting Of The Ways

Fan List

Artist Info

Name: The Cardinal Sins
Location: Buckinghamshire United Kingdom

I grew up in the 70's and 80's in the south of the UK in an Irish family. I had always loved music but was never given an opportunity to explore making it for myself. About 10 years ago I bought an acoustic guitar and began strumming in earnest. To d... [see more]

Check out some of my other songs:

Genre Info

More songs in Metal:

Chat