Rating: 8/10 Release: 25 November 2020 Label: Independent 2020 has certainly been dismal on many levels. With it thankfully drawing to a close and with 2021 certain to be much better, how about an upbeat album to usher in the start of a new year? December 10th sees the latest … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.0/10 Release: 13 November 2020 Label: Art Gates Records With a fifth full-length album named after the band comes “Gwydion” from Portugal with a well-worked sound that has nothing to envy to other renowned bands. Folk metal fans will easily be able to compare Gwydion’s sound with bands like Ensiferum … Continue reading →
Rating: 6.9/10 Release: 11 December 2020 Label: Sleaszyrider Some time ago, when concept albums were the vogue in certain rings of Metal there was a certain unspoken rule that came into play from the heavy saturation of the market with all the story driven narratives being put forward. Generally, I … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 24 November 2020 Label: Sliptrick Records Helena Aleksandre’s is discribing themselves as Russian Progessive Folk Metal and Hard Rock artist who is presenting us with “Angels don’t sleep” their debut album, which had been released on the 24.11.2020 via Sliptrick Records. The release is combining a lot … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.9/10 Release: 24 Oktober 2020 Label: Independent CelestiC out of Aix en Province in France is a one man project band from the Raphael, who just released on the 24.10.2020 its full length debut album “Glory to the Sword”. Even that we are talking here about a debut record … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 11 December 2020 Label: Prophecy Productions When I saw a new album come in from Iceland’s Fortíð I figured I must have missed a release from them. I last remember an album I reviewed from them in 2015 entitled “9”. There must have been a new album … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 20 November 2020 Label: MDD Records We all long to abandon the inevitable perceptions and scars of time that plunge us into a jaded existence, saturated with inescapable trauma or if we’re lucky, joy so very consequential in our every opinion and decision, forcing us into biases. … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.7 Release: 6 November 2020 Label: Inverse Revords When listening to Elvenscroll’s latest release, one will find that true to the album’s name, there is nothing mournful about it. In fact, below the soaring melodies, there is a rather nuanced and incredibly expansive track-list on offer that holds up … Continue reading →
In these strange times we all long for nice concerts and festivals, to ease this hunger Skálmöld released a live album. There isn’t a lot we haven’t asked this guys over the past years, but to be sure they’re all OK we had a little chat with Baldur.
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 28 August 2020 Label: Independent I have been writing for the site for quite a while now and remember way back in 2015 when Poland’s Merkfolk grabbed our top debut album of the year. I do not remember this being my personal choice, but democracy prevailed, and … Continue reading →
