Blade wrote:
Autumnal is the best Dark Moor album since Gates of Oblivion. It just feels like they have kicked into a higher gear: better melodies, a bit heavier, just a fresh new feeling. 'For Her' is already one of my songs of the year.
This album is indoubtely the most intriguing Dark Moor work so far. The powerful symphonic metal which gave the band its phenomenal reputation all around the world is still here but the wide range of new sounds achieved with 'Autumnal', from the celtic athmospheres of 'Phantom Queen', to the arabian melodies of 'When The Sun Is Gone' and the mystical and gothic-oriented approach of 'The Enchanted Forest', will give Dark Moor's fans something which was really worth waiting for.