Rating: 6/10 Release: 18 September 2015 Label: Metalville Germany’s Harpyie have returned with a new album entitled “Freakshow” following 2013’s “Willkommen Im Licht”. As I am prone to do, I will listen to the last album before listening to the new album to get my bearings on where a band … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 30 October 2015 Label: Noizgate Records Netherfell is an upcoming folk metal band from Kraków, Poland, that will release its debut album ‘Between East and West’ in October 2015. Although the band has been entirely unsigned up until this point, Netherfell has signed with Noizgate Records for … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 14 July 2015 Label: Art of the Night Productions Merkfolk from Poland have read the book of Folk Metal very well. It’s hard to believe this is their debut album. Everything is done so well. And the band has it’s own specific signature. Not only singing in … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 31 July 2015 Label: Trollzorn What is that makes you a medieval folk metal band? Is is lyrical and musical content? Is it elaborate stage wear or set? Whatever the criteria is, Germany’s Ingrim are touted as a medieval folk metal band and they certainly look the … Continue reading →
Rating: 6,5/10 Release: 17 August 2015 Label: Independent Aq Bure is from The Republic of Tatarstan, a thousand kilometers east of Moscow. A flourishing region, of which Kazan is the biggest and best known city, among others because of their successful football club Rubin Kazan. What can you expect from … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 22 August 2015 Label: Independent Ah, the compilation….a staple of my teen years…the place where I would find out about so many bands that I have grown to love just by hearing a single track. With today’s music scene always changing, it is nice to see a … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 27 February 2015 Label: Independent First things first, Finland’s Antti Martikainen is an incredible musician and has created 6 epic (and I mean epic) albums in a multitude of styles (Celtic, Sci-Fi, Adventure, etc). By the way, Antti Martikainen is a single person, not a band so … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 14 August 2015 Label: Universal Records Saltatio Mortis celebrates their 15th Anniversary this year and of course this will be celebrated with a new album. The band has made another step in their career, they moved from Napalm Records to Universal Records, a step into the world … Continue reading →
Rating: 7,5/10 Release: 23 August 2014 Label: Independent It is amazing how one project may spawn into numerous others. Case in point….earlier this year I drank in the swampy goodness of Bergsvriden which is still in my top releases of the year. A few weeks ago I was introduced to … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 1 June 2015 Label: Independent Since I have such laser focus when it comes to folk metal, it is nice when something comes in that is off my radar a little bit and that is the case with the latest release from Brazil’s Lothlöryen. Despite having a … Continue reading →
