Rating: 9.8/10 Release: 9 April 2021 Label: H-Music Hungary Dalriada out of Sopron (Hungary) is celebrating with their new release “Öszelö” their 15th years Anniversary as a band. If you only count the full-lenght releases you come to an output of 12 albums including their brand new live album “Hazateres – 15 ev Dalriada” … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.4/10 Release: 30 April 2021 Label: DarkTunes Music Group Cernunnos are back with their full-length release Capricornvs, a release they have been teasing since 2018 with their single “Survivors”. But as they mentioned in an interview with us after the release of the Svmmoner, it is indeed the case … Continue reading →
I can tell you for certain that waiting for the latest Byrdi album was a very long process for us fans and well worth the wait. “Byrjing” has finally been released by the Norwegian project via Trollmusic after a 4 year hiatus and has once again tantalized the senses like few others can. Members Nash Rothanburg and Andreas Paulsen teamed up on answering questions for us regarding the new album, the layoff, the songwriting process and a few other items of note…check it out…..
Continue reading →Rating: 9/10 Release: 20 April 2021 Label: Satanath Records In yet another chapter in 2021’s bands making a comeback novel is the latest from Denmark’s Sylvatica. Entitled “Ashes And Snow”, the album features 7 tracks totaling almost 43 minutes of music. There is no need to wait as it has … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.8/10 Release: 23 April 2021 Label: Scarlett Records First, let’s get rid of the obvious comparison. Despite being from the same country and having a similar sound with Elvenking, both Dario and Damna have different voice personalities. In this case, Dario does a good job throughout the album and … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.7/10 Release: 19 March 2021 Label: Independent China based Folk Metal act Nine Treasures have released a new album about a month or so back, and it is high time we look at their new repository of Mongolian melodies and folklore. There are one or two trends across the … Continue reading →
Following the review of “North Star” we reached out to Frode Glesnes (Grimar) for an interview about the release. Their take on the music, the pandemic, and everything in between follows.
Continue reading →Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 21 May 2021 Label: Schwarzdorn Production I had a feeling 2021 was going to be a year of the comeback and another project reappearing after a long layoff is Ukraine’s Zgard. Back a few years ago I would have been completely shocked that they would be in … Continue reading →
Today I have the big pleasure to interview the Finnish Folk Metal Pioneers Korpiklaani and first of all I would like to give congrats to your latest release Jylhä. How has this album so far been received by your fan-base?
“Thank you! After the long wait the album is finally released and feedback has been very positive. Though we already got some clue about people’s thoughts through the music videos, which we’ve been releasing since September. Still it’s more important for us to know what they think about the record as a whole than just one song from it. I know, we are pretty old-school with that kind of thinking, but albums have always been a one piece for us.”
Rating: 8/10 Release: 17 March 2021 Label: Independent Belgian band Nevermind Nessie have released a nice little gem that combines a nice folk feel with a good punk rock backbeat. The music is fast paced and laced with enough great folk instruments to keep your feet moving and your blood … Continue reading →
