It is nice to see old stuff coming back in good style, Sortilege was founded in 1980 as Bloodwave, the band released some album till second half of 80's and then almost stopped their productions for 40 years later, when a split has come, the new brand entitled album "Apocalypso" brings the Christian "Zouille" Augustin's version of Sortilège on their second work. The label responsible for the launch is Verycords and  regarding to mastering and mixing all are in good quality and shape.

The first song "Poseidon" is open by a short drum solo followed by powerful heavy guitars, the fast pace and the positive and energic energy flows thru the rhythm until it arrives a traditional heavy/power metal long guitar solo, it's pretty easy to enjoy it. Moving forward we have "Attila" with the horn sounding and calling all metal funs, this song on the other sign is bolder, and strikes on a harder way, the long-range vocal here are cool, also there is some passages with vocals seems to be by Attila himself that adds something fresh to the song. " Derrière les portes de Babylone", this song starts well, bring some kind of mysterious environment, but the thing really stands out in its last third where it turns to a middle east hard influence song, this was intense and truly amazing.

"Le scare du sorcier" is tighter to epic songs style, and seems to work well to being play alive, "La parade des centaurs" brings a strenuous hard rock feeling, with backing vocals interfering at most bunch times, this track runs directly to the veins.  "Walkyrie" is exciting, I mean by the tittle u can imagine what would expect from it, raise your sword and shiel and prepare to feel yourself in the battlefield. " Encore un jour" is the first and only ballad on the album, it's not bad, but I got the feeling it's there more for protocol than anything else, sure it cares certain emotional vibes, but, still not brilliant. " Vampire" synthesize what the band usually demonstrates, very solid tracks, few variations, traditional guitar solos, all in good quality and very fluid, it kind of remind "La parade des centaurs" but in a faster pace. " Apocalypso" end the work, and I have to say, it really works like a closure, an apocalypse can be felt there by the drowning ratio also the pain thru it.

"Bullet" presents a good quality, lots of big bands influences and a constructive development.