By: JeffRating: 7/10Release: 17 January 2019Label: Independent I would like to think I am pretty familiar with most folk metal bands here in the US but every now and again one springs up that I hadn’t come across. Considering that they are on the other side of the country (the … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 8/10Release: 30 March 2019Label: Flowing Downward Oh, Tolkien Black Metal how I love you so …in every form, version and variety you come in. Yes, sub-genre of a sub-genre of metal can be pretty specific in the taste department and I am very rarely disappointed in anyone who … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 9/10Release: 22 February 2019Label: Rain Without End Records We get a wide variety of material here and there is a lot which really doesn’t fit the bill for us so doesn’t get reviewed. When I saw a new album from Lysithea and the members involved I knew that … 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: LeoRating: 8/10Release: 21 September 2018Label: Atcys Records I think it’s wonderful to be able to know different melodies that bring us closer to ancient cultures around the world, an example of this is Sechem’s latest work, and their first full length: “Disputes with My Ba”. An album with an … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 8/10Release: 12 January 2019Label: Independent There has been some great music coming from the Czech Republic over the last few years including one of my top albums with Cruadalach’s latest “Raised By Wolves” from 2018. This year coming up we will have a new one from Welicoruss and … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 10/10Release: 21 January 2019Label: Independent / Bandcamp You would have a hard time trying to think of an artist or project that consistently puts out amazing material without fail. If they do it is usually a long drawn out process where they may lose their fan base who … Continue reading →
By: AssiaRating: 7.7/10Release: 30 March 2018Label: Massacre Records Where do I start? Initially, I was super excited to review this album seeing as how the first listen left me optimistic for a newly yet to be discovered band. Based out of Switzerland, Abinchova released Weltenwandered as their third full length … 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 →
By: LeoRating: 7/10Release: 21 December 2018Label: Stygian Crypt Productions In their second album and after 2 years, Downcast Twilight brings us a work a little further away from the style of the first album, leaving aside the folk-metal style to focus more on deeper sounds and more darker riffs leaned … Continue reading →
