Saor is an atmospheric folk black metal band that hails from Scotland, a fact that is driven home by the incredible and awesome use of bagpipes. I liked their "debut" album Aura when it came out in 2014, as it reminded me of an album that appeared on my Best of 2013 list, Roots by Àrsaidh... wouldn't you know it, they're the same band! I felt like a hybrid terrible fan and absolute moron when I learned that, and vowed to pay closer attention. Which I did by missing Guardians, the new album from Saor that came out in November of last year. So in keeping with my tradition of playing catch up in January, I'm here to give you my thoughts on the album that has consumed most of my early 2017 listening.
