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: 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 →
By: MichelRating: 7.5/10Release: 18 January 2019Label: Independent Fenrir is back with a new album. It has taken quite a while since their previous album ‘Echoes of the Wolf’. Their previous album was their debut and I was stunned by that one, back in 2012.Listening to their new album I wondered … Continue reading →
By: JanoRating: 8.4/10Release: 15 February 2019Label: Avantgarde Music There have been many reviews in the past in which I’ve highlighted everything that can go wrong with the Black Metal genre, especially Atmospheric Black Metal. I feel the need to clarify again that I have nothing against Black Metal and that … Continue reading →
By: Jeff 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 … Continue reading →
By: ReinRating: 8/10Release: 11 January 2019Label: 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. That’s … Continue reading →
By: JanoRating: 8.9/10Release: 15 Februay 2019Label: 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 places. … 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 →
By: Rein 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 … Continue reading →
