Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 3 May 2019 Label: Independent Willens & Frei is the third full-length album from German Symphonic Metallers, Munarheim. Yes, you read that right, because as far as I am concerned, like many other bands that find them classified as such, Munarheim are not Folk Metal at all, … Continue reading →
By: Stu Rating: 9/10 Release: 3 May 2019 Label: Indie Recordings Now 25 years into their career, Norway’s Kampfar have often found themselves overlooked in favour of their more renowned peers, but when it comes to quality Pagan Black Metal, they really are head and shoulders above the pack. They … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.8/10 Release: March 2019 Label: Bornkamp FB1964’s latest opus, Irish Steel, is essentially a folk release. Even though the band plays a progressive blend of Power Metal, and released an album entitled The Fearless Vampire Killers, they have somehow decided to make a cover album of Irish Folk songs. … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 23 February 2019 Label: Independent The first thing to get your attention with any new Metsatöll release is the stunning and distinctive artwork and Katk Kutsariks (apparently Estonian for Plague Coachman) doesn’t disappoint with its oddly compelling and creepy cover. Metsatöll are not your “average” Folk Metal … Continue reading →
By: Stuart Rating : 9/10 Release: 5 April 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast With Ategnatos, their first “proper” album since 2014’s Origins, Swiss Celtic Folk Metallers, Eluveitie underscore once again why they are one of the best bands in the Folk Metal scene today. It retains enough of the instantly recognizable … Continue reading →
By: Stuart Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 16 December 2018 Label: Independent Despite having been doing the rounds since 2008, this EP is the first official release from Colombia’s Herteitr and while the production might well be lo-fi, the standard of the songs themselves is very high indeed. The band’s style is … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 22 March 2019 Label: Listenable Records An agonising 7 years have passed since Waylander’s last album, “Kindred Spirits”, was released and the wait for new material is finally over. That said, Waylander have never been the most prolific of bands, having released only 5 albums, including this … Continue reading →
