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Drunkelweizen – ‘Pioneers of Alcohol’ (2024)

Posted on 1 August 2024 by Michel1 August 2024

Rating: 9/10 Release: 6 September 2024 Label: Independent / Bandcamp Drunkelweizen is a five-member (or soon-to-be-five-member at the time of writing) folk metal band from Oregon in the United States, and “Pioneers of Alcohol” is their debut album. These folks sure do love their alcohol which works out well for … Continue reading →

Steignyr – ‘Echoes from the Elder Faith’ (2024)

Posted on 22 July 2024 by Michel22 July 2024

Rating: 7/10 Release: 14 June 2024 Label: Independent Steignyr is a five-member epic Celtic death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2011. “Echoes from the Elder Faith” is their sixth full-length album. There are a lot of elements in play with Steignyr: both male guttural vocals and female clean … Continue reading →

New Video Primordial

Posted on 16 July 2024 by Michel16 July 2024

Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metal legends Primordial today unveil their video for “Nothing New Under The Sun.” The track comes by way of the band’s acclaimed ‘How It Ends’ full-length, released last Fall via Metal Blade Records.

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Wolfchant – ‘A Pagan Storm’ (Re-recorded 2024)

Posted on 11 July 2024 by Michel12 July 2024

Rating: 6/10 Release: 16 August 2024 Label: Reaper Entertainment A Pagan Storm is their second album from 2007 re-recorded. I must admit that I have heard very little about this band until recently when they appeared on my Viking Metal playlist on Spotify. I often let their music play through … Continue reading →

Amorphis – ‘Tales From The Thousand Lakes’ (Live At Tavastia) (2024)

Posted on 11 July 2024 by Michel12 July 2024

Rating: 9/10 Release: 12 July 2024 Label: Reigning Phoenix Music ‘Tales From The Thousand Lakes’ is the second studio album from Amorphis released in 1994. It is a concept album based on the Finnish epic, Kalevala. The album showcases their signature sound incorporating melodic death metal, with a touch of … Continue reading →

The Hu – ‘Live at Glastonbury’ (2024)

Posted on 1 July 2024 by Michel23 October 2024

Rating: 8.7/10 Release: 7 June 2024 Label: Better Noise Music The new life album offered up by the Hu combines the best of a studio remix and a live album in one package. On one hand we are presented with sure-fire classics, as is usual for a live recording, but … Continue reading →

New Single Biersbreaker

Posted on 25 June 2024 by Michel25 June 2024

The San Sebastian folk-metal group Biersbreaker released a new single “Irati”, a version/adaptation of the soundtrack by Arantza Calleja and Maite Arroitajauregi for the film by Paul Urkijo Alijo, who in turn is the author of the lyrics.

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Valfreya – ‘Dawn of Reckoning’ (2024)

Posted on 17 June 2024 by Michel17 June 2024

Rating: 8/10 Release: 24 May 2024 Label: Independent Valfreya is a four-member Canadian blackened folk metal band with some symphonic elements. There are two amazing guest musicians for the album, which is their fifth, counting acoustic releases. It’s a concept album, and that really shines through in parts, but is … Continue reading →

Sekengard – ‘Creation’s Veil’ (2024)

Posted on 22 May 2024 by Michel22 May 2024

Rating: 9/10 Release: 18 May 2024 Label: Independent Sekengard is a Baltimore-based six-member folk metal crew. I’m proud to say that I’ve seen these folks live, and the lead singer and violinist is a bit of a Baltimore legend. Their first album, a self-titled, five-track affair debuted back in 2015 … Continue reading →

Jolly Jackers – ‘Welcome to the Grind’ (2024)

Posted on 11 May 2024 by Michel11 May 2024

Rating: 9/10 Release: 26 April 2024 Label: Independent The Jolly Jackers are a five-piece punk folk metal band from Budapest, Hungary, and when I wrote a review for their last album, I was, perhaps, too critical. They’re amazing. Great, punchy vocals are met with a whistle, fiddle, and a great … Continue reading →

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