Rating: 9,5/10 Release: 5 December 2014 Label: Trollzorn Records What can you say about Cruachan that hasn’t already been said? They have created the template for 20+ years for all other folk metal bands to follow and this latest album is no exception. While other bands still try to follow … Continue reading →
Rating: 6.5/10 Release: 30 Oktober 2014 Label: Independent Buaiteoir (my translation is Gaelic for “Winner” or “Champion”) is a new Folk Metal project from Brazil who have just released their first EP entitled Tionscnamh (which I am translating as “Beginning”) There are definitely some promising things happening here. Multi-instrumentalist and … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 24 November 2014 Label: Napalm Records To try to categorize The Flight Of Sleipnir is not an easy task. I am sure if you asked 5 different people who listened to their newest release “V” you would probably get 5 different genre tags….doom, stoner, folk, viking, even … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 21 October 2014 Label: Independent The third full length album of the French NightCreepers is finished and the world may finally listen to Hreidd. After Alpha made a pretty good impression on me in 2012, I’m very curious about this new release. As you may expect after … Continue reading →
Rating: 10/10 Release: 21 November 2014 Label: Metal Blade Records Equal parts hypnotizing, dismal and uplifting, Primordial have once again released an incredible album with Where Greater Men Have Fallen. I would be hard pressed to think of another artist in any genre that really makes me ponder existence like … Continue reading →
Rating: 9,5/10 Release: 26 August 2014 Label: Independent You may see “Pagan Metal” listed next to a description of Helsott’s style and if you are not into Pagan Metal you may decide not to listen. You would be doing yourself a great disservice to say the least. Is it Pagan … Continue reading →
Rating: 6,5/10 Release: 31 October 2014 Label: Einheitd Produktionen If you haven’t heard them before you may be in for a bit of a surprise as they lean closer to Pagan or Black Metal or even some Power/Thrash than maybe Viking Metal given their name/appearance. I can honestly say I … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 12 November 2014 Label: Independent This EP from Spain’s Incursed is their first release in two years to the day since the triumphant Fimbulwinter which I listened to many times. There is a total of 5 songs here, two new tracks (“Beer Bloodbath” and “Raging Wyverns”) from … Continue reading →
Rating: 6.5/10 Release: 26 September 2014 Label: Independent The debut-EP of the Romanian Death/Folk-metalband Halmyris consists of four tracks and is available through their bandcamp. Their music consists of catchy and somewhat epic guitars, backed-up by nice solid drums. The standard guitar-riffs are a nice treat and the guitars are … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 14 November 2014 Label: Napalm Records The fans of real Viking metal were probably aware of the fact that the Icelandic band Skálmöld will release a new album this year. These men, who shook the world of folk metal with the release of their debut album ‘Baldur’ … Continue reading →
