By: MichelRating: 8/10Release: 8 March 2019Label: Independent After a very dirtylisious album ‘FolkCore – DeTour’ Dirty Shirt is upto a new album again. The band sticks to their sound, Core, Folk, Punk, Metal once again all over the place, but again the band is on top of it everywhere.Of course … Continue reading →
By: JanoRating: 9.3/10Release: 4 April 2019Label: Independent While there are definitely many bands who don’t always get the exposure they deserve I still maintain that in the case of East Anglia’s Atorc, this is especially the case. Their previous effort, Seven Songs of Swords & Ale, was arguably an example … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 9.5/10Release: 8 February 2019Label: Independent / Bandcamp There are always one or two albums every year that make me gasp when I hear it the first time and Bergatagen got me with their seemingly debut album “Bärsärkatoner” (don’t ask me for translations as I couldn’t find any and … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 7/10Release: 17 January 2019Label: Independent I would like to think I am pretty familiar with most folk metal bands here in the US but every now and again one springs up that I hadn’t come across. Considering that they are on the other side of the country (the … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 8/10Release: 30 March 2019Label: Flowing Downward Oh, Tolkien Black Metal how I love you so …in every form, version and variety you come in. Yes, sub-genre of a sub-genre of metal can be pretty specific in the taste department and I am very rarely disappointed in anyone who … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 9/10Release: 22 February 2019Label: Rain Without End Records We get a wide variety of material here and there is a lot which really doesn’t fit the bill for us so doesn’t get reviewed. When I saw a new album from Lysithea and the members involved I knew that … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 8/10Release: 12 January 2019Label: Independent There has been some great music coming from the Czech Republic over the last few years including one of my top albums with Cruadalach’s latest “Raised By Wolves” from 2018. This year coming up we will have a new one from Welicoruss and … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 10/10Release: 21 January 2019Label: Independent / Bandcamp You would have a hard time trying to think of an artist or project that consistently puts out amazing material without fail. If they do it is usually a long drawn out process where they may lose their fan base who … Continue reading →
By: StuartRating: 9.5/10Release: 22 March 2019Label: Listenable Records An agonising 7 years have passed since Waylander’s last album, “Kindred Spirits”, was released and the wait for new material is finally over. That said, Waylander have never been the most prolific of bands, having released only 5 albums, including this one, … Continue reading →
By: JeffRating: 9.5/10Release: 11 January 2019Label: Independent / Bandcamp If anyone asks what album I have listened to the most in the last 2+ years there is no hesitation in my answer every time…..”Songs From The Fyrgen” from Wolcensmen. Given the chance I would probably have voted this in my … Continue reading →
