Category Archives: By: Anastassia

Pagan Reign – ‘The Art of the Time’ (2019)

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Rating: 9/10Release: 1 December 2019 Label: Yarko Music Production I have to admit I’ve been quite distracted of late, with the decade’s end and critical capacity of good music approaching, I’m a bit overwhelmed. Nonetheless, I managed to divert my attention for another installment of Long-term Underrated Bands and in … Continue reading →

Svartby – ‘Big Boss’ (2019)

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Rating: 7.9/10 Release: 10 October 2019 Label: SoundAge Productions Grappling with mixed feelings, I was completely uncertain how to review this album, frugally listening to it maybe once every 2 weeks. Certainly, the premise of reviewing a release amplifies the potential criticisms compared to recreational listening.  Nonetheless, let’s get right … Continue reading →

Arkona Pagan Rebellion Tour

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Arkona Pagan Rebellion Tour 2019

The Chapel, San Fransisco
19 September 2019

On one warm Friday evening, I took off work early and headed to the city not to simply escape the heat and indulge in the delectable culinary offerings but to primarily see one of my favorite bands. This particular trip was especially anxious with an interview confirmed with headliners, Arkona, but more on that later.

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WarTroll – ‘Frozen Hordes’ (2019)

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Rating: 9/10 Release: 14 August 2019 Label: Independent Among many firsts of writing reviews for Folk-Metal.nl, this marks my first local band! WarTroll is a quartet outfit from practically my backyard of East Foothills in the San Francisco Bay Area, beautiful, sunny California and Frozen Hordes is their sophomore independent … Continue reading →

Vorna – ‘Sateet Palata Saavat’ (2019)

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Rating: 8.0 Release: 27 September 2019 Label: Lifeforce Records An enormous responsibility with this gig is catching and calling out genres, so to initiate this review appropriately, I would call Vorna Nu Vintage Black Metal and Sateet Palata Saavat (Rainfall Returns) is their third full length release. Seemingly these folks have … Continue reading →

Udgårdsfest 2019

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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 →