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 →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 29 October 2021 Label: Art Gates Records In Norse mythology, Nidhoeggr is a dragon/serpent who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasi. “Arise” is the second outing for these Swiss Folk/Death metal merchants who create an atmosphere of their own. Formed in 2009, Nidhoeggr has … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 22 October 2021 Label: Bandcamp Formed in 2020, Hand of Kalliach (derived from the legend of the Scottish witch god of winter) is a husband and wife duo out of Edinburgh, Scotland. Husband John Faser taking responsibility for vocals, guitars and drums, while wife Sophie Fraser handles … Continue reading →
