Rating: ?? Release 27 April 2015 Label: Indie Recordings We know Glittertind’s music from the moment he started to release some stuff as a 17 year old boy. And on we could hear a variety of sounds in a cohesive concept. A lot has changed for Glittertind during all his … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 2015 Label: Independent Belgium is already blessed with a Celtic Punk band called The Black Tartan Clan, but there’s more to discover in this small country. Nevermind Nessie is ‘doing pubs’ since 2009, but they had never recorded a ‘real’ album. But luckily they have decided to … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 29 May 2015 Label: Trollzorn Argentina’s Skiltron (in conjunction with their label Trollzorn) have reissued their first 3 albums with bonus material on each album. Now, if you don’t have a least one Skiltron album in your collection already then what have you been doing? They are … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 21 June 2015 Label: Independent Right after my first review of an American band in 2015 (the epic new album from Wilderun) we now have the opportunity to review the first EP from Isenmor from Maryland with their first EP “Land Of The Setting Sun”. The EP … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 25 March 2015 Label: Independent For those of you who were all over the debut from Ad Plenitatem Lunae (like everyone seemingly here at the site) you are in luck as they are now teasing you with a single entitled “Acuile Uarbe”. Now, I was not very familiar with … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 20 March 2015 Label: InsideOut Music Folk-metal, is where Folk and Metal collide. And this causes a lot of discussions, but I won’t describe the Dutch band The Gentle Storm as a Folk-metal band. And they put this tag on their own music neither. Progressive/Symphonic Metal that’s … Continue reading →
By: Grinning Beggar Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 7 April 2015 Label: Fat Wreck Records There are not many bands in the Celtic Punk genre that work as hard or have the staying power of The Real McKenzies. In the three years since releasing their album “Westwinds”, they have kept a very … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 27 March 2015 Label: Inverse Records A Finnish folkmetal band that had trouble completing their line-up for years. After 7 years of struggle they finally are able to release a first single called Midwinter anger, or in Finnish, Sydaentalven Viha. Of course a keyboard intro with a … Continue reading →
Rating: 6.5/10 Release: 21 March 2015 Label: Independent Celtic Metal from Russia? I’m always curious what’s behind these kind of bands. Celtic Metal, is just like the celts, spread across a wide territory, with it’s own rites and tribes. From Japan to Argentina, and as it seems now they’re in … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 18 May 2015 Label: Metalhell Records The mighty Tengger Calvary has returned with another new full length (of sorts) with “Blood Sacrifice Shaman”. When I say “of sorts” I mean it will be new to most of us as “Blood Sacrifice Shaman” was originally released in 2010 … Continue reading →
