Rating: 7/10 Release: 30 June 2023 Label: Rockshots Records Naturally, when an opus calls itself “pirated metal”, we are quickly compared to Alestorm and then quickly criticized for poor quality plagiarism. It is therefore up to us to listen to at least a piece or two before criticizing the said … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 20th December 2022 Label: Independent / Bandcamp “Reshout for War” contains four melodic death metal songs with the inclusion of folk elements. To understand this release, you have to go back to 2012 when the “leaping” Basques released their first opus “Shout for War”. The month of … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 25 November 2022 Label: Independent The four titles “Nature Emerge” follows two albums released respectively in 2015 and 2018. In Argentinian metal pagan we already knew Skiltron, Triddana, Tersivel, so to avoid being forgotten Folter the only member of Vorgrum offers an interlude which will keep fans … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 16 December 2022 Label: Independent From all sides and from all countries, we are now assailed by Pagan productions and this one comes to us from Romania!! Their compatriots from Bucium and E-an-na had already broken down the doors and now it’s the turn of the “big … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 20 January 2023 Label: Reaper Entertainment Piracy has many times been associated with our favorite music. Running Wild in classic metal, Alestorm in folk metal, Swashbuckle in death thrash. The genius of the guys and the girl from Baden-Württemberg is to have made the synthesis of all … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 31 October 2022 Label: Eternal Legacy Records As the saying goes: “nature abhors a vacuum”. Starting from this premise, the trio from Dublin has somehow taken up the torch from another Irishman (from the North this one): the immense Gary Moore. It should be noted that at … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.0/10 Release: 19 November 2022 Label: Independent This Dutch band has a rather special journey. To be convinced of this, a quick look back at their discography is essential. The first two albums in 2011 and 2015 were released in an electric version with lyrics in English. Later they … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 22th October Label: Independent / Bandcamp Warning at Goblin Hovel everything is special. Don’t expect happy folk metal like Korpiklaani, but musicians who do nothing like the others. The listener when he buys an album is challenged by the cover. The latter are UFOs symbolizing the content … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 3 September 2022 Label: Independent In addition to aggressiveness, power, melody and wild rhythms, there is another element that should prevail in all styles of folk metal: fun! From the happiest Scandinavian folk metal to edgy black folk, there should always be a sense of fun and … Continue reading →
