Rating: 8.8/10 Release: 11 Februari 2012 Label: SoundAge Productions A reviewer of this fanzine once used the formula “One of the more famous amongst the unknown” to describe a band and now I’ll just mention it again to describe the Russian band Leshak because I believe no tag fits this … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: May 2017 Label: Godreah Records I have been addicted to the last Forefather album (2015’s “Curse Of The Cwelled”) since its release and have been anxiously awaiting a new epic from one of England’s finest exports. It has arrived in the form of what I would call … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 5 May 2012 / Re-release: 2017 Label: Einheit Produktionen Einheit Produktionen is re-releasing the first two albums of Nine Treasures. The band won the Wacken Battle in China a few years ago and ended up second in the overall Wacken Battle, since this was at the anniversary … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 29 August 2012 Label: Napalm Records Those familiar with the name Maurizio Iacono will undoubtedly think of the death metal band Kataklysm. What many people know now is that the five members of Kataklysm, together with François Mongrain and Jonathan LeDuc, have released their debut album Romulus … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 13 November 2012 Label: Haarbn Productions Sand Aura is a Middle Eastern Progressive Folk-Metalband from Egypt. They believe in the unification of cultures, religions and historical backgrounds. They were founded in 2007, but it took until November last year for them to release their debut-album. This album … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 15 November 2012 Label: Stygian Crypt Productions We know Folkearth from their epic guitarwork and the closely related project Folkodia released the best album we reviewed in 2012. What will the Folkearth album Valhalla Ascendant bring us. Well, they bring us musicians from Greece, Monaco, USA, Switzerland, … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 2011 Label: Independent Often we hear ‘in Folk-metal it’s all the same, a statement I totally disagree with. There are a lot of different ways to create Folk-metal, but you can add one to the list. We stumbled upon the debut-EP of the Anatolian (Turkey) band Yabgu. … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 28 September 2012 Label: Prophecy Productions There are times that you feel that the musical direction of your band isn’t the right one anymore. Many bands turn towards a different direction, denying their trusted sound. DorDeDuh, however, is a different case. Edmond Karban (Huppogrammos) and Jimmy Popescu … Continue reading →
Rating: 4/10 Release: December 2012 Label: Independent There are bands that eventually switch career. There are even bands which completely switch styles, searching for the right and perfect sound. For everything can be found a reason, but not for what Diadema Tristis does. You can always go too far. Diadema … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 15-12-2012 Label: Independent When you hear the band-name Schwarzwald you don’t think of a band from Tenerife at once, but they are actually. And despite the fact it’s a nice name and it refers to Germany where they’ve have the biggest folk-metal scene, I always think it’s … Continue reading →
