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Interview with Nemoreus

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Introduction

Hi everybody, it is my pleasure to meet you! Would you please be so kind and introduce yourself to our readers?
“Hi, we are Nemoreus, a folk metal band from Vienna in Austria. We are 6 musicians combining heavy soundscapes with traditional folk instruments, such as violin, tin whistles and an Irish bouzouki. The current formation is active since 2018, but the roots of our band go back till 2012.”
What does the name “Nemoreus“ stand for? Is there any meaning behind this name? How was the name finding process and why did you choose this name
Fabian: “First of all the name finding process was really chaotic, since we needed to change our name twice until everyone was satisfied. Nemoreus is an old latin word, which roughly translates to “ belonging to the forest “.”

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Vinsta -‘Drei Deita’ (2019)

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Rating: 8/10Release: 18 October 2019Label: Trollmusic Formed in 2014 in Salzburg (Austria), Vinsta is preparing us with his third Full length release “Drei Deita” for the dark season of the year.”Vinsta” was founded as solo project by Christian Höll featuring guest musicians, but on his actual record he added Moni … Continue reading →

Aztlan – ‘México inmortal’ (2019)

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Rating: 8/10 Release: 02 November 2019 Label: Independent Aztlan had been founded in 2018 in Mexico City and is presenting us with “Mexico Inmortal” their debut album. The seven musicians are mixing Thrash/Melodic Death/Heavy Metal with ancestral Folk instruments and Mexican Folklore. Already the kind of intro track “La Revolution” is hitting … Continue reading →

Epta Astera – ‘Feste Burg’ (2019)

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Rating: 8/10 Release: 31.10.2019 Label: Mourning Light Records Since I know folk metal I already have encountered a lot of different styles and themes in our beloved subgenre. With Epta Astera based in Rochester, New York a new theme reached my horizon. Have you ever heard about Gregorian Folk Metal ? No ? Me neither! But … Continue reading →

Curare – ‘Portales de Los Andes’ (2019)

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Rating: 9.6/10 Release: 04.01.2019 Label: Llacta Records Founded already in 2001 in Quito (Ecuador) Curare is presenting us with “Portales de Los Andes” their five album in the band history.Curare defines their music as Folk Metal Andino or Longo Metal and their influences mention on the facebook site sound like … Continue reading →

Legacy of Silence – ‘Our Forests Sing’ (2019)

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Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 10 May 2019 Label: Volcano Records What a year for the Italian Folk Metal Scene! We already had been blessed this year with strong releases from Furor Gallico, Atlas Pain, Folkstone, Calico Jack and Elvenking (sorry if not complete). However during all that hustle we nearly oversaw … Continue reading →

Event Review Volk Metal Jacket 2019 Vienna

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Alphayn / Interregnum / Knaat / Dystersol 12.10.2019, Viper Room Vienna

On the 12.10.2019 the Event – Management Team of Volk Metal Jacket invited us to a headliner show of Alphayn with the supports of underground sizes like Interregnum, Knaat and Dystersol. The show took place in the holy halls of the Viper Room, one of the most established Metal locations in Vienna and finally the doors opened at 19:00. To describe the Viper Room in few words, it is offering two floors, while the concert hall is located in the lower floor of the venue, offering you enough space for around 250-300 people, space for offering merchandize, a nice bar and of course a stage equipped with all light and tone technics you need.

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Alphayn brings Old Tales to the Audience

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Interview with Alphayn

Dear Folk Metal community my name is Juergen and it is my pleasure to introduce myself to you as a new interviewer for Folk-Metal.nl. I am based in the city of Vienna in Austria and will focus in the future on the Folk Metal scene in Central and Central Eastern Europe and hope that I can introduce to you some interesting news and interviews of bands which are active in our area.
Today I would like to introduce to you to one of the most well known Folk Metal band of Austria, namely Alphayn. Please find the interview below:

It is my pleasure to meet you and thanks a lot for your time. First of all I would kindly like to ask you to introduce yourself to our readers.
Cari: “Hi to everybody, we are Alphayn, a Folk/Viking Metal band from Vienna and we are active as band since 2012. We already released two full studio albums namely “Heimkehr” in 2014 and “Wanderschaft” in 2018.”

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