Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 1 February 2019 Label: Independent Is there a folk metal capital in the US? If not, I’m sure I would nominate Baltimore, Maryland. Home to the epic Sekengard and Isenmor as well as the Maryland Folk Metal Festival, there is definitely a scene in the Clipper City. … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 11 January 2019 Label: Inverse Records A year after the EP in which they celebrate Finnish great metal bands Moonsorrow, Amorphis and Finntroll, Wolfhorde is back with a full album. The EP showed craftmanship, although I couldn’t quite understand why the band made the choices they made. … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.9/10 Release: 15 February 2019 Label: Mighty Music Without looking beyond their promotional material, one would never suspect Vanir of having melodic death metal tendencies. One might instead expect more conventional Viking Metal. But nonetheless I discovered their music is fairly reminiscent of Amon Amarth or even Wulfgar in … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.2/10 Release:18 January 2019 Label: Scarlet Records HiFuror Gallico’s music has a unique degree of authenticity, both to their celtic themes (musical and lyrical) and the underlying ethos that their music has always exuded. Although, it must be said the band has undergone some changes in their sound. The … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 1 February 2019 Label: Independent Basic facts first. Rabenwolf is a seven piece band from the North of Germany, releasing their second full album in their 11 years of existence. They describe their music as a mixture of folk, black and rock ‘n roll. To my taste … Continue reading →
