Rating: 6/10 Release: 23 October 2015 Label: Independent Veritamorph has an new album out. ‘Berserk’ is their first full length, they have released an EP earlier this year, which we reviewed as well here at folk-metal.nl. Jeff’s conclusion was at that time it wasn’t very folky, and that’s exactly why … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 5 November 2015 Label: Sound Age Productions The new СатанаКозёл (“SatanaKozol” or “SatanGoat”) album has finally been released as of November 5 on the mighty Sound Age Productions. Entitled “Север” (“North”) this is first full length from them in almost 5 years following 2010’s “Солнце мёртвых” (I … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 12 November 2015 Label: Independent AR-CHI-PE-LA-GO! I’m sure that the opening song of the new Smokey Bastard’s album will glue in your head for a week or more. The new album ‘Back to the Drawing Room’ is the third of the band, four years after the awesome … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 13 November 2015 Label: Indie Recordings Only one year after releasing the well praised Djevelmakt, Norwegian Kampfar is back with their seventh full length album. Is it pagan metal, black metal, folk metal? They are in a niche of their own. If you would put Taake, Enslaved, … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 4 December 2015 Label: Inverse Records The new Vorna album is almost ready for release (December 4th I believe) but luckily we here at folk-metal.nl get to review it beforehand. Entitled “Ei Valo Minua Seuraa” (“No Light Follows me”) Vorna have surpassed everything they have done up … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 27 November 2015 Label: Svarga Music If you were just getting into the last Zgard release (2014’s “Contemplation”) there is already a new album looming on the horizon with 2015’s “Totem” due out at the end of November. When you are a one man operation like Zgard … Continue reading →
By: Vinicius Rating: 7.9/10 Release: May 2015 Label: Independent After five years and changes in band members, the Spanish guys from Skontra released your new album ‘Foguera’ (bonfire). Of the 13 tracks, two are covers – from RIP and Xéliba – and one acoustic version of the album’s theme ‘Foguera’. … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 20 November 2015 Label: Independent Whether you like it or not, if you are an Irish folk metal band you will get compared to Primordial or Cruachan…. it is that simple. Such is the case with Darkest Era hailing from Northern Ireland with their latest release; an … Continue reading →
By: Vinícius Rating: 8.2/10 Release: 17 June 2015 Label: Independent Mickey Rickshaw has released their début full length album ‘No Heaven for Heroes’. Great doses of Punk (and Ska sometimes) with traditional Irish instruments and licks. Okay, but that’s expected, right!? Right. In fact, what surprises in this album is … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 30 November 2015 Label: Sound Age Productions When you think of Finntroll or swamp metal in general, Svartby is in the conversation automatically. As muck ridden and mold infested as they come, they have just released their newest bog-tastic album with “Swamp, My Neighbour”-their 4th full length. … Continue reading →
