Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 14 November 2024 Label: Trollzorn Records Kromlek is a six-member German band and III-III/Upphaf is technically their third album. “Technically” because it’s a dual-disc tour-de-force (disc 1 is III-III, disc 2 is Upphaf). If you like their sound, there’s so much content here to enjoy. There’s something … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 31 October 2024 Label: Independent Mythbegotten is an American power metal trio and “Tales from the Unseelie Court” is their first full-length album. Like the album’s title, a nod to the Forgotten Realms, the album is chock-full of nerdy references. The whole album is pandering to a … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 22 September 2024 Label: Independend Vorgrum is a Argentenian folk metal one-man project and Summit of Dreams is the second EP. Previous also two full-length albums were released, and I binged most of their discography in a single night. It’s/ impressive, and, compared with most of the … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 1 October 2024 Label: Napalm Records Wind Rose hardly needs an introduction, but in case you haven’t heard, they’re a five-member Italian, Tolkien-inspired power metal band, and Trollslayer is their sixth album, It’s a good one. There were a few early-release singles that bode well for the … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 27 September 2024 Label: Rockshots Records Theigns & Thralls is a five-member international collaboration with members in The Netherlands, England, and northern and independent Ireland. “The Keep and The Spire” is their very first album. The vocals are clean and great, the use of violins and bagpipes … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 10 May 2024 Label: Independent Yasru is a three-member Turkish folk/doom-metal band and “Bilinmeze” is their sixth full-length album. The album’s only five tracks, but it’s still 33 minutes of music. Heavy, Turkish guttural vocals are joined by some wailing guitars, some unique folk instruments, thick atmosphere, … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
