From those ancient times where elves and humans were living in harmony, a land named Rohan, north of Gondor, the stone country of Middle-Earth was given to Eorl the young by Steward Cirion, son of Steward Boromir. This was for the help he gave during the battle where Gondor's army was in trouble. Cirion's gift was at the origin of Eorl's oath. After this resulted the alliance of these two lands for centuries, and the centuries beyond...

Nowadays, the Azaghal band membrers, already famous for their lyrics recounting old stories of an old sage named Tolkien, have decided to create a different project still in relation with the famous author. However, they opted for bewitching music nearing that of Limbonic Art, instead of some aggressive black metal. Inspired with the old story emerging from Gondor, the band took the name of Oath of Cirion in memory of the gift made by the Gondor's intendant. The result proposes many ancient stories, including the one of the king of Dragonthrone and the quest of Dragonfire.

Charming us with their enchanting music from these far-away lands, Oath of Cirion is one of the best bands where melodies rhyme with aggressiveness, and this, in a very professional way. In no case do we find an atrocious mix of brutality and of fake melody which could give an out-of-tune music. Oath of Cirion's songs perfectly follow on forcing us to listen to them until the end. Artificial drums never break this wonderful atmosphere and only give a bit of speed to amusic where the vocals and rhythm already give aggressiveness. There is a weakness to be found though, in the kinds of vocals used. The first one is typical black metal and the other one more common, yet this last one doesn't fit with the rest because it's intonation breaks the rhythm and submerges our hearing sense with an unpleasant feeling. The black metal vocals aren't really amazing themselves, and don't give anything special to the music, even though they fit rather well. No surprises there.

In conclusion, Dragonmagick is excellent, even if the second voice is a bit annoying. Also, another bad surprise - one that will frustrate the ones who were attached to this captivating music from the start - is present : the album is extraordinarily short, reaching 30 musical minutes. This is disappointing, knowing that the album opens very strongly. Anyway, in the end, Oath of Cirion's album deserves the attention of Metal fans fond of this musical style.