Rating: 6/10 Release: 28 October 2011 Label: Einheit Produktionen It seems 14 dark centuries ago since we’ve heard or seen something of these Thuringian warriors. Fortunately they came back with an new album and a new site as well. These Germans are known from songs like ‘Julenzeit’, ‘Skiltfolk’ and the … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 9 October 2011 Label: Independent Winterhymn is a probably not very well known band among a lot of us. This American formation counts six members, and their first full-length is available for free streaming on their facebook. Reason enough to give it a try! In short, the … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Label: Universal Records To kick it right in, the new Subway to Sally is which you expect form this band. A very solid album, without strolling of their, own-made, path of German Medieval folk. For the people who are not familiar with Subway to Sally, it’s a German … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 19 July 2011 Label: Independent We experience more and more there are band form other countries, less traditional folk-metalcountries, meaning all not Northern Europe countries, are give folk-metal a try. Nekrogoblikon is such a band, inhabiting California, USA. Something which began as a side-project, rapidly grew in … Continue reading →
Rating: 6,5/10 Release: 21 October 2011 Label: Nocturnal Empire Fimbulvet is a German four-men piece, making a kind of Pagan-blackmetal. The band is grounded in 2003 and ‘Frostbrand – nach flammen sehnsucht’ is their third full-length album. The songs are sounding very fast and heavy, with strong alternations within the … Continue reading →
Baroeg open Air Zuiderpark, Rotterdam 24 September 2011 On a late summer day when the sun shows her best side it was time for Baroeg Open Air. A free festival which reached its 4th edition. In a nice big park, where you can comfortably lie down, fair prices and above … Continue reading →
Elf Fantasy Fair, Arcen Kasteeltuinen, Arcen 17 en 18 September 2011 Photography: Michael Oosterink Year after year a successful fair in Haarzuilens, it’s already the third time Arcen also. A festival which is on my list for years, but there are always circumstances forcing me to alter my plans. I … Continue reading →
Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum 2011 Borken, Germany 19 September 2011 A special day for Folk-metal.nl, for the first time where doing two reviews at the same day. One reviewer is on the Elf Fantasy Fair today, and I’m attending the MPS, an event which is on my wish-list for year. At … Continue reading →
Rating: 6/10 Release: 26 February 2011 Trinacria Records To be honest, I have to say, I’d never heard of this band, at the time I got this CD in my hands. Tersivel is an Argentinian band releasing their first full-length with ‘For one Pagan Brotherhood’. This band consist of three … Continue reading →
Rating: 10/10 Release: 3 June 2011 Label: CCP Records Sometimes record-companies send us something which we don’t know already. We got a record from Thorondir last week, we thought we knew almost all folk-metalbands, but we were proved wrong. Two years ago this German pagan-metalband released their debut ‘Düsterwald’, but … Continue reading →
