It has been a long time, since we heard from the guys of Conorach, how will they be? At the Wolfstijd festival I spoke to them about their new album, Dutch folk-metal and a lot more.
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Svartby – ‘Elemental Tales’ (2012)
Rating: 8/10 Release: 17 February 2012 Label: Trollzorn Records Are the fans of troll metal and strange metal all here? Well, listen because this is something for you guys. The new release of Svartby, ‘Elemental tales’ entitled is, to say the least, happy. This Russians know how to throw a … Continue reading →
Baldrs Draumar’s Tales
Friday 25th november the big moment had come, the guys of Baldrs Draumar released their first full-length album. At the release-party in Sneek, Netherlands Folk-metal.nl spoke with Dondervuyscht, Zuypschuyt, Vuurschpuwer, Wildgeraesch and Schaduwlied. Their names are beautiful at least, but their album turned out to be fantastic as well. What a début!
Continue reading →Theudho – ‘War into the World’ (EP 2011)
Rating: 5/10 Release: 12 October 2011 Label: Aurora Australis Records While waiting for the new CD ‘When Ice Crowns the Earth’ from the Belgium band Theudho, they asked us if we could review the previous EP, released in October 2010. 4 songs, with a total length of 20 minutes. This … Continue reading →
Wolfstijd 2012
Wolfstijd Festival 2012 De Kroepoekfabriek, Vlaardingen 7 January 2012 Photography: Dorien The Netherlands have gained a new festival! On the first Saturday of this brand new year, it was the first time for Wolfstijd festival, a festival with power-, folk- and blackmetalbands. Wolfstijd itself was well-organized, drink were cheap, location … Continue reading →
Skálmöld Heidenfestinterview
The Icelandic band Skálmöld is what you can call a rising star. Well rising, it’s more fired like a cannonball. Folk-metal.nl spoke with Þráinn, Jón and Baldur at Heidenfest 2011 about their success.
At first I congratulate them with their album. And I’m wondering how it’s possible they’ve joined a tour like Heidenfest while they have just released their first album.
The guys admit they were surprised by this as well. Their album was launched in Iceland and Faeroe islands, but before that they were already confirmed for Wacken. maar daarvoor waren ze bevestigd voor Wacken. ‘It was a bit odd, we didn’t have and album and did only three shows.’ Things are happening fast with Skálmöld, that’s for sure.
It’s Time for Wintersun
Our interview during Heidenfest couldn’t take place the last time, this time I got a chance to talk to Jari of Wintersun. And Jari answered all my questions very thorough. And he revealed a little bit on the upcoming Time album.
With Heidenfest Wintersun was back at the stage after a long time. For them it was a shot tour (6 concrerts) but they were glad to be back and they did a fabulous performance!
Svartsot, Never Stronger…
A chance to exchange views with Cris of Svartsot about the new album ‘Maledictus Eris’ and other issues, is an opportunity we won’t waste. If it was only to congratulate him and his companions with the splendid new album. An album which is in the opion of the team of … Continue reading →
Interview with Trollfest
A Friend in Mead is a Friend indeed
Folk-metal.nl wants to know everything, but how do you interview a bunch of drunken trolls? We’ll come straight to the poitn at once, with the question which is circulating on the internet for a while now: Are you guys this good because you’re drunk or despite of the fact you’re drunk? The Troll put it another way: Is alcohol to TrollfesT what spinach’s to Popeye? This is a tricky question…. Psychotroll is of the opinion they’re probably good in being drunk in TrllfesT, but if this an advantage to the band of the opposite, can easily be contradicted. ‘With a very heavey heart I have to confess not all ideas we had when we were completely drunk were of thehigh quality we’re after at this point. But on the other hand I notice that very good ideas to add things or strengthen some aspects in existing material, grow late in the evening… let’s say at ‘less focussed moments’. However it’s not the case soberness is our kryptonite. We have done a lot of good stuff when we were sober, but the funny stuff happens a lot when our sentences have some lubrication.
Continue reading →Folk-metal.nl Asks Kampfar
Saturday 19th March it was finally time, the release-party of the new Kampfar album Mare, pub ‘de Beugel’ in Arnhem. Folk-metal.nl spoke with Kampfar’s bass-player Jon. First of all of course the we ask what the title of this album is about. My Norwegian dictionary tells me a Mare is the same as it is in English. But while I thought this is a rather strange title for a folk/black metal album I had to ask them. But it turned out, I should have googled for this. Mare is a evil creature form the ancient Norse mythology. It’s first mentioned in the Ynglinga saga, but the story is much older. She’s a creature which rides at night on the back of people to bring them scary dreams. Nice chosen title which fits perfectly to the darf feeling their album brings.
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