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Firn – ‘Frostwärts’ (2022)

Posted on 27 January 2022 by Michel28 January 2022

Rating: 10/10 Release: 25 February 2022 Label: Einheit Produktionen / Schattenpfade Let’s not beat around the bush here, initially Frostwärts sounds like an album which worships at the dark altar of Finnish Pagan Metal kings, Moonsorrow and there is no doubt that said band have been a clear influence on … Continue reading →

Tersivel – ‘To The Orphic Void’ (2022)

Posted on 8 January 2022 by Michel8 January 2022

Rating: 9/10 Release: 11 February 2022 Label: Uprising! Records Originally starting out as a Symphonic Power / Folk Metal act, Tersivel’s sound has morphed in recent years into Progressive Doom Metal and they are now a far more potent and interesting creative force for it. As a quick, if somewhat … Continue reading →

Kanseil – ‘Cant del Corlo’ (2020)

Posted on 9 February 2020 by Michel14 April 2021

Rating: 6/10 Release: 7 February 2020 Label: Rockshots Records I’m going to get straight to the point and say that, other than the rather brilliant Verta, which brought to my mind French Celtic Folksters, Tornaod, the rest of this EP was a bit low energy for my tastes. I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Manntra – ‘Oyka!’ (2019)

Posted on 9 December 2019 by Michel23 February 2022

Rating: 8/10 Release: 26 July 2019 Label: LC Music Listening to Oyka! there is no escaping the obvious fact that Manntra take their influences from the likes of Eluveitie, Morgenstern Alkonost and even System of a Down, but they meld them expertly together and then shine them through the figurative … Continue reading →

Borknagar – ‘True North’ (2019)

Posted on 25 September 2019 by Michel14 April 2021

By: Stu Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 27 September 2019 Label: Century Media Records Where to start with a new Borknagar release? Let’s face it, the band have rarely put a foot wrong in their near 25-year career and are one of the finest examples of the Progressive Folk / Black Metal … Continue reading →

Månegarm out in the Open

Posted on 8 September 2019 by Michel14 April 2021

Månegarm interview

What’s a better opportunity to talk with the guys of Månegarm then when they’re out in the open, wild and free at their own festival in Sweden? I managed to slip into their busy schedule for a nice chat.

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Månegarm Open Air 2019

Posted on 5 September 2019 by Michel1 February 2021

From the moment I woke up on Saturday 24th August, the omens were good for the inaugural Månegarm Open Air festival, held in the headliner’s hometown of Norrtälje in Sweden and with a lineup featuring a veritable who’s who of Swedish Folk Metal. The sun was shining on an unseasonably warm day and … Continue reading →

Lagerstein – ’25/7′ (2019)

Posted on 14 August 2019 by Michel21 April 2021

Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 23 August 2019 Label: Kegstand Records Before we go any further, I’m going to address the kraken in the room – Aussies, Lagerstein are obviously influenced by Scottish Pirate Metaller heroes, Alestorm. Ok, now that’s out of the way, on with the review. While they are not … Continue reading →

Baradj – ‘Hunnar’ (2019)

Posted on 13 August 2019 by Michel13 February 2022

Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 19 June 2019 Label: Independent Baradj describe themselves as Post Folk Metal, which is about as accurate a description as I can think of for the unique sub-genre they have created. Whereas on earlier releases Baradj were more a straightforward progressive Folk / Metal band with prominent … Continue reading →

Wormwood – ‘Nattarvet’ (2019)

Posted on 3 August 2019 by Michel23 April 2021

Rating: 10/10 Release: 26 July 2019 Label: Black Lodge Records If you have heard Wormwood’s brilliant debut album, Ghostlands, and are expecting more of the same, Nattarvet is going to be a very pleasant surprise indeed. Whilst the band’s core sound hasn’t changed dramatically, it has noticeably evolved and the … Continue reading →

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