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   Two years since its predecessor “Cernunnos” and even longer in the making it’s finally here, Live By The Sword’s much anticipated new album “The Pagan Pantheon”! The fact that it nearly took three years to record and release this record already give you a hint of how ambitious this project became during the recording process and that the band didn’t settle for anything less than perfection – and it shows! Ever since Live By The Sword’s formation it was clear that the band would blend punk, metal and Oi! into a ferocious mix. But where the early days were still strongly rooted in Oi! and punk, the band’s heavier side became more and more prominent throughout the years and now explosively collides on “The Pagan Pantheon”! Directly from opener “The Invocation Of Tyr” and second track “Dark Horizons Set Ablaze” it is clear that Live By The Sword aims for an even darker and harder sound than ever before. The self-proclaimed ‘blackened combat rock heresy’ sounds both remorseles...