Rating: 7/10 Release: 5 August 2022 Label: Napalm Records I stated last time when reviewing the Tyr live album that I am not a huge fan, however in the rare instance, there is a certain magic captured during the recording. Sometimes the songs played are not ones I would choose, … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 24 June 2022 Label: Season of Mist Andy Marshall is back, and the only word to describe his new release under the SAOR moniker is… genius! A unique and hybrid blend of atmospheric black and folk metal, Origins is six tracks, composed and thoughtfully written to take … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 10 June 2022 Label: Napalm Records What do you get if Blind Guardian married Ensiferum and had an affair with Sabaton? The short answer is you would get a five piece bunch of Dwarves from Pisa, Italy named WindRose. “Warfront” is the follow up to the well … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 31 May 2022 Label: Northern Fog Records Hello fellow trolls! Today we give a listen to Bergsvriden, this troll-ish two-piece black / folk metal band hailing from Sweden fourth release, “Gastkramad”, which loosely translates to “Touched by a spirit of the dead” in the Scandinavian folklore. The band … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 15 April 2022 Label: Napalm Records Folk/Viking Metal favorite Månegarm is back with their 10th studio album ‘Ynglingaättens Öde’ (which translates to ‘fate of the Ynglinga kin’), out April 15, 2022 via Napalm Records. Månegarm incorporate Pagan inspired lyricism based on the Old Norse poem Ynglingatal. Hard to … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 18 March 2022 Label: Metal Blade Records Okay, I must confess to all of you. I have never been a big fan of live albums. I realize that bands often release them so fans can capture that concert experience without being there physically. In my experience, very … Continue reading →
Rating: 5/10 Release: 8 October 2021 Label: Independent / Bandcamp Bring to Bear is a symphonic folk metal band hailing from the United Kingdom. In October 2021, they released their debut three song EP “Light and Shadow”. Bring to Bear continues with the symphonic ‘beauty and the beast’ style of … Continue reading →
Rating: 10/10 Release: 11 February 2022 Label: Atomic Fire Founded in 1990, Amorphis enters year 32 as a band with their new release “Halo”. This marks their 14th studio album and with no pun intended, the band has “morphed” from straight death metal to a polished outfit playing progressive and melodic … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 11 March 2022 Label: Mighty Music Danish Viking melodic death metal warriors Vanir are back in 2022 with Sagas. These warriors have released five well received albums to date and Sagas doesn’t disappoint. Like previous albums, Sagas, their sixth release, spans various Viking and Nordic related themes, however … Continue reading →
Rating: 5/10 Release: 17 November 2021 Label: Pagan Records Thy Worshiper is one of those unique bands in the pagan black folk metal scene. The title “Bajki O Staruchu” translates from Polish to “Fairy tales about an old man”, the album comes six years after “Klechdy” and is the fifth … Continue reading →
