This is real hardy, blazing, skin-scorching heavy metal that rises from the mists of France and blows your head off. The magic of these guys is that they were only in existence for five or so years but were responsible for this face-melting opus alongside 1986's 'Larmes de héros'. Sure, the vocals are sang in French but this is such epic sounding fantasy-inspired metal - fronted by the chest-busting vocals of Christian Augustine. All real metal-heads should experience the strutting menace of these guys, because at times it's just such a pulverising experience resulting in such leather-clad gems as 'Hymne à la mort' which is a real ground stomper, and with those Stéphane Dumont leads it's a real metal anthem that just needs to be discovered.
Sortilege were such a cult act, just a shame they never continued into the latter part of the '80s because both of their albums are killer, nuff said.
8/10
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