Rating: 8/10 Release: 17 September 2022 Label: Independent In September 2022, Folk Metal band from Sweden has released a new EP ‘Heavenly Demons’, which is the follow up to their full length 2021 release, ‘The Formorian Horde’. It should be noted that ‘The Formorian Horde’ was voted Best Debut Album … Continue reading →
After two years of being postponed, for obvious reasons, the Folk Metal faithful were finally able to descend on the small Swedish town of Norrtälje for the second installment of Månegarm Open Air. Thankfully the line-up from the planned 2020 festival remained mostly unchanged as the majority of the bands, … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 2 September 2022 Label: Independent Just a few hundred miles from where I sit penning this review is a band who takes power/symphonic/folk metal to a whole new level. The band I am talking about is Aeternam. I came across this band back in 2017 and found … 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 →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 26 August 2022 Label: Napalm Records The power of folk is upon us comrades! Indeed, the covert melding of power and folk metal has slowly creeped into our foreground and has taken me among others by a stormy surprise. A very talented example of this maturing phenomena … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 12 August 2022 Label: NoCut Entertainment As soon as you press play, you’re met with the keyboard intro of Volhov, which wouldn’t be out of place on a modern Melodic Death Metal album. I have to admit that this threw me a little at first, but as … Continue reading →
Rating: 4/10 Release: 17 August 2022 Eight years have passed since the release of their debut album “Vocaloid Zanmai”. The band, which has also released many original songs, has decided to release “Vocaloid Zamai 2” in its 8th anniversary year! The new album could be called the “Vocaloid Greatest Hits”, … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 5 August 2022 Label: Napalm Records I stated last time when reviewing the Tyr live album that I am not a huge fan, however in the rare instance, there is a certain magic captured during the recording. Sometimes the songs played are not ones I would choose, … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 24 June 2022 Label: Independent The Dreadnoughts have crafted a fine group of songs here. All the things that make the band stand out are included. There are shanty, polkas,punk and vocal offerings and the album has an uplifting feel. Obviously someone in this band really loves … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 13 May 2022 Label: Kalthallen Tonträger Four years after their fantastic debut “Down the White Waters” Ash of Ashes out of North Rine-Westphalia (Germany) was releasing on the 13th May 2022 their second full-lenght album “Traces” via the label Kalthallen Tonträger. For those who do not know … Continue reading →
