By: AssiaRating: 8.0Release: 27 September 2019Label: Lifeforce Records An enormous responsibility with this gig is catching and calling out genres, so to initiate this review appropriately, I would call Vorna Nu Vintage Black Metal and Sateet Palata Saavat (Rainfall Returns) is their third full length release. Seemingly these folks have gotten … Continue reading →
By: LeoRating: 7.5/10Release: 27 July 2019Label: Independent Being a new band for me, Cantus Levitas happily surprised me with melodic changes, a proper musical cadence, and simple but powerful riffs; characteristics very well appreciated in folk metal music. After listening to this whole album is noticeable that they have been … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 8/10Release: 23 August 2019Label: M-Theory Audio In numerous previous reviews I’ve done over the years of music from Central and South America, I have always had issue with the lack of traditional music and/or the quality of what has come from there. Are there amazing acts from this … Continue reading →
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: JeffRating: 8.5/10Release: 19 July 2019Label: SoundAge Productions There are a lot of things that surprised me about the new release from E-an-na which started with the fact I even got a chance to review it. I thought for sure someone would have scooped it up before me. Secondly, despite … Continue reading →
By: JanoRaring: 7.7/10Release: August 30 2019Label: AFM Records For objectivity’s sake I will only be summarizing the general tone of Elvenking’s new album, in addition to the good and the bad. Before I start a bit of background: my first exposure to Elvenking’s music was with one of their very … 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: ReinRating: 9/10Release: 16 August 2019Label: Nuclear Blast. On August 23th the much anticipated new album of Equilibrium is released. Folkmetal.nl had the honour of being able to listen to it in advance. When one of your favourite bands releases a new album, you live between fear and hope. Especially … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 9/10Release: 20 July 2019Label: Independent It has been some time since we had a Gjallarhorn release for review here….and that includes one that we did not see come by our digital desks (2015’s “The Path To Eternity” EP) so all the way back to the killer split with … Continue reading →
