Rating: 5/10 Release: 8 October 2021 Label: Independent / Bandcamp Bring to Bear is a symphonic folk metal band hailing from the United Kingdom. In October 2021, they released their debut three song EP “Light and Shadow”. Bring to Bear continues with the symphonic ‘beauty and the beast’ style of … Continue reading →
Rating: 5.9/10 Release: 8 October 2021 Label: Independent It took some time to get around to Siren Rain’s 2021 effort and honestly if it were not for several consistent problems, Rise Forth would be a solid release. Let us briefly look at each track before narrowing down the factors that set … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 3 December 2021 Label: Blood Music The one man band Aquilius out of Melbourne was one of those bands which I discovered coincidentally some years ago via Bandcamp and I was totally overwhelmed by some tracks like “Nihil” and “Loss” of their first album “Griseus” released in … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 1 October 2021 Label: Independent From Poland comes with a lot of power the refreshing and pleasant sound of Velesar’s new album. After a great debut in 2019, the second full-length of their career is released entitled “A bountiful mating“, an album financed with funds raised by … Continue reading →
Rating: 5/10 Release: 17 November 2021 Label: Pagan Records Thy Worshiper is one of those unique bands in the pagan black folk metal scene. The title “Bajki O Staruchu” translates from Polish to “Fairy tales about an old man”, the album comes six years after “Klechdy” and is the fifth … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 3 December 2021 Label: Napalm Records The Swedish Shanty/Pirate Folk outfit Ye Banished Privateers crawled through the docks and bars and gathered a real ‘different’ Christmas feeling. This conspiracy lead to an album with 11 swashbuckling Christmas shanties.Are you unfamiliar with Ye Banished Privateers? You should listen … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 1 Oktober 2021 Label: Independent My favorite thing about folk metal by far is the inclusivity. Whatever corner of the world you’re from there’s a guarantee, there is room for you here. Bring your instruments , your native tongue, and your history put it into a song … Continue reading →
Rating: 4/10 Release: 19 September 2021 Label: Independent / Bandcamp The one man band Tim Trollgasm out of Dubbo, New South Wales (Australia) released on the 19.09.2021 his Debut EP “Forest Songs”. The multi-instrumentalist artist behind this band Tim Read seems to be a full blood musician participating in a … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 29 October 2021 Label: Art Gates Records In Norse mythology, Nidhoeggr is a dragon/serpent who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasi. “Arise” is the second outing for these Swiss Folk/Death metal merchants who create an atmosphere of their own. Formed in 2009, Nidhoeggr has … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 7 April 2021 Label: Independent “By the spirit of freedom, breaking the shackles” is the title of the new full length from Stozhar, the 5th in their career. A seven tracks album with nice melodies and catchy rhythms. It’s indeed a short album having 42:27 minutes in … Continue reading →
