Our reporter Assia, flew to Denmark for Udgårdsfest 2019.
Besides the beautiful festival itself and many great acts, she had the pleasure to interview Ville from Moonsorrow.
Category Archives: By: Anastassia
Finsterforst – ‘Zerfall’ (2019)
By: AssiaRating: 9.8/10Release: 2 August 2019Label: Napalm Records Finsterforst’s Zum Tode Him has been a pinnacle in my folk-metal library for over 10 years now though many things have changed for me and for the band alike in that time, but just like fine wine, we’ve evolved and matured nicely. … Continue reading →
Udgårdsfest 2019
Pumpehauset, Copenhagen, Denmark31 May – 1 June 2019By: Assia What is a semi American metalhead to do for their first Scandinavian holiday but to attend a festival in one of the most eclectic cities in the world? Udgårdsfest 2019 seeks to prolong itself as a two-day festival celebrating Viking-pagan-folk-metal music … Continue reading →
Avathar -‘Bûrgulu kû-ghâra’ (2019)
By: AssiaRating: 8.9/10Release: 18 January 2019Label: Independent Over the past 15 years or so, the Finish Tolkien symphonic Black-metallers, Avathar have released morsels of material at a time, publishing only demos following the introduction of two full lengths in 2004, remaining silent since 2010. Comprised of 6 remastered, 2 covers … Continue reading →
Kalmah – Heroes Are Us tour
By: Assia
Date: 21 April 2019
DNA Lunge, San Fransisco, USA
Last month, I had the very honorable privilege to attend Kalmah’s first ever North American tour titled Heroes to us. Although this review is a bit overdue, it’s also right on time with their release of a live filmed ditty in Montreal. Joined by Vreid and Empyrean Throne, this proved to be one of the most fun shows I’ve been too.
For starters, the DNA Lounge in SF is one of my favorite venues in the greater bay area. It is intimate, dual leveled with a full bar at each and a great sound to boot. It was a nice bonus to a highly anticipated event, not to mention great pizza from the same ownership next door.
Last Wail – ‘Forgotten’ (2019)
By: AssiaRating: 7.6/10Release: 1 April 2019Label: Stygian Crypt Productions My instincts tend to drive many of my decisions, mostly because it’s time conscious and I know I can trust them. Ever the eternal optimist, I caught on to Last Wail at first listen as a straightforward Viking Battle metal band … Continue reading →
Holy Blood – ‘Voice of Blood’ (2019)
By: AssiaRating: 8.1/10Release: 15 February 2019Label: Vision of God Records Traveling a lot for my day job recently has made me think of one thing… the narratives of a perspective storyteller and their audience. How much does a message really change when viewed from the two sides, or what if … Continue reading →
Atlas Pain – ‘Tales of a Pathfinder’ (2019)
By: AssiaRating: 8.9/10Release: 19 April 2019Label: Scarlet Records As an amateur writer, this marks my first ever exclusive pre-release, listen and review; moving up in the world folks… So where do I start? Atlas Pain is a novice quartet out of Italy with a self-proclaimed Epic-Folk metal global sail (at … Continue reading →
Trollfest – ‘Norwegian Fairytales’ (2019)
By: Assia Rating: 9.2/10 Release: 18 January 2019 Label: NoiseArt Records If it was a secret before, it certainly shouldn’t be now, TrollfesT deeply embodies my alter ego #trollpy. So of course, I leaped at the opportunity to review their latest homage onto our lot. Norwegian Fairytales is their (holy … Continue reading →
Abinchova – Weltenwanderer (2018)
By: AssiaRating: 7.7/10Release: 30 March 2018Label: Massacre Records Where do I start? Initially, I was super excited to review this album seeing as how the first listen left me optimistic for a newly yet to be discovered band. Based out of Switzerland, Abinchova released Weltenwandered as their third full length … Continue reading →