Category Archives: 2020

GOD The Barbarian Horde – ‘Forefathers: A Spiritual Heritage’ (2019)

Folk-metal.nl Posted on by

Rating: 8.3/10 Release: December 2019 Label: Earth and Sky Productions For those who aren’t aware, the latest release from self-styled Barbarian Metallers, GOD, is in fact an infamous lost album that were recorded in Portugal in 2009 under a different name. While two of the tracks have been released previously, … Continue reading →

Dämmerfarben – “Des Herbstes Trauerhymnen MMXX” (2020)

Folk-metal.nl Posted on by

Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 24 April 2020 Label: Northern Silence Productions Dämmerfarben was founded under the name “Schattenwindes Dämmerfarben” in the year 2005 by Nostarion as a solo-project.In the year 2006 Nostarion recorded the bands first three track demo called “Des Herbstes Trauerhymnen”. After releasing the demo EP the name of … Continue reading →

Tagarot – ‘Tales From Noreia’ (EP 2020)

Folk-metal.nl Posted on by

Rating: 8/10 Release: 7 February 2020 Label: Independent Tagarot was founded by Julian Brockmeier in Carinthia (Austria) in 2011 in order to become an active live Folk Metal Band. All traditional folk instruments such as the bagpipes, irish bouzouki, tin and whistles had been played live and in 2016 Tagarot released … Continue reading →

Perchta – ‘Ufång’ (2020)

Folk-metal.nl Posted on by

Rating: 9.4/10Release: 10 April 2020Label: Prophecy Perchta from Tyrol (Austria) is named after a mythic beeing that can be found in continental germanic and slavic mythology.It is assumed that she emerged out of the Godess Frigg through assimilation of celtic influences. The project had been already founded in 2017 and just early in … Continue reading →

Młyn?… Młyn!

Folk-metal.nl Posted on by

Windmill Interview

If you are looking for an amazingly diverse, heavy, new folk metal album look no further than the debut from Poland’s Windmill. “Dance Of Fire And Freedom” is chock full of great tracks from beginning to end and will be a certain addition to my top albums for the year. Multi-instrumentalist Jan took charge of the question answering for us. He gave us some detailed responses regarding the album, the song writing, their influences, playing live and a few other things… check it out…

Windmill Dance of Fire and Freedom
Continue reading →

Corte di Lunas – ‘Tales from the Brave Lands’ (2020)

Folk-metal.nl Posted on by

Rating: 8/10 Release: 10 February 2020 Label: Independent Italian Renaissance Celtic Folk Rock band Corte di Lunas have released their album ‘Tales from the Brave Lands’. The sound has developed over the past three releases from instrumental medieval folk through a somewhat dreamy folk-rock sound. On their previous EP ‘The … Continue reading →