By: StuRating: 7.5/10Release: 23 August 2019Label: 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 likely … Continue reading →
By: StuRating: 9.5/10Release: 19 June 2019Label: 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 female … Continue reading →
By: StuRatng: 10/10Release: 26 July 2019Label: 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 new … Continue reading →
By: StuRating: 7.5/10Release: 3 May 2019Label: 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, rather … Continue reading →
By: StuRating: 9/10Release: 3 May 2019Label: 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 are peerless in … Continue reading →
By: JanoRating: 7.8/10Release: March 2019Label: 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. The … Continue reading →
By: StuRating: 9/10Release: 23 February 2019Label: 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 band, … Continue reading →
By: StuartRating : 9/10Release: 5 April 2019Label: 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 recognisable sound of earlier … Continue reading →
By: StuartRating: 8.5/10Release: 16 December 2018Label: 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 quite Northern European … Continue reading →
By: StuartRating: 9.5/10Release: 22 March 2019Label: 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 one, … Continue reading →
