By: Charlotte Date: 2-3-2013 On a cold saturday in early spring we travelled down to the German city Stuttgart for the Niflheim festival. With the promise of almost ten hours of music provided by eight bands, the excitement was quite high. Apparently there were some technical problems right before the … Continue reading →
By: Michel Score: 7/10 Release: 9-3-2013 Label: Independent While we’re all waiting for Hagbards full length they’re about to release a single which will be available on Bandcamp. I didn’t know a lot of their music, but the songs I’d heard were rather merry ones, despite of the raw vocals … Continue reading →
By: Michel Score: 8/10 Release: 13-2-2013 Label: Independent We don’t get new releases from Argentina very often, and when we do it’s usually an album with lots of beautiful bagpipes in it. This time we received an acoustic album by Zrymgöll. This is their first album after their demo in … Continue reading →
By: Michel Score: 8/10 Release: 12-2-2013 Label: Independent Druantia is a Dutch Folk-metalband which uses all kinds of flutes in their music. Now their line-up has become steady they thought it was time for a demo to show the world what they’re up to. Listening to a demo you always … Continue reading →
By: Colin Score: 8,5/10 Release: 1-3-2013 Label: NoiseArt Records For several years these Germans are active in the pagan-metal scene. After A Pagan Storm these men gained quite some name, to turn silent again. Then they showed up with Call of the Black Winds, but caused to bad promotion, this … Continue reading →
By: Dorien Score: 8,5/10 Release: 1-3-2013 Label: Noise Art After they signed with Noise Art last year, Thyrfing finally releases an album after five years, with a special title de Ödeslösa. And they’re back for sure with this album. With Hels Vite Jens Rýden proved himself as a qualified new … Continue reading →
By: MichelScore: 9,5/10Release: 1-3-2013Label: Napalm Records In 2012 Russian Pagan Folk-Metal band Arkona celebrated its 10th anniversary with a special concert at the P!PLE Concert Hall (Moscow). And this wasn’t a concert like we’re used to. No musical mastermind Masha had much greater plans for this concert. She invited a … Continue reading →
By: Dorien Score: 6/10 Release: 4-3-2013 Label: Svarga Music Paganland is founded in 1997 in Lviv in the Ukraine. In 1999 and 2008 they released a demo. Between this two demo’s their broke up, but they joined forces later on. This resulted in the second demo and in 2011 they … Continue reading →
By: Michel Score: 8,5/10 Release: 31-1-2013 Label: Casus Belli Musica It’s time to say goodbye, we’re facing a harsh Russian winter. The sun leaves the sky the birds are gone. The Winter with all it’s despair, and cold darkness falls over the land. The blizzards are trying to blow our … Continue reading →
By: Michel Score: 9/10 Release: 25-1-2013 Label: Sound Age Productions ‘Na Sever’ by Smuta is not their first album, no, this is their fourth full length already although the previous one was back in 2010. The first track of this album is entitled ‘…’, it’s an intro in which we … Continue reading →
