Rating: 7/10 Release: 22 October 2021 Label: Bandcamp Formed in 2020, Hand of Kalliach (derived from the legend of the Scottish witch god of winter) is a husband and wife duo out of Edinburgh, Scotland. Husband John Faser taking responsibility for vocals, guitars and drums, while wife Sophie Fraser handles … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 15 October 2021 Label: Graphite Records The Hope opens with an ominous instrumental that bleeds beautifully into a wonderful rendition of Haul Away Joe. I love this version of the song especially paired with the intro it sets the tone for a well done and emotional album. … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 27 August 2021 Label: Avantgarde Music If you’ve been following this page for any amount of time it’s likely you’ve heard of Windfaerer, and if you haven’t you’ve some catching up to do. Seriously go listen to Windfaerer right now then come back… OK now I’m assuming … Continue reading →
Rating: 5/10 Release: 12 November 2021 Label: Avantgarde Music After three years of waiting time since their last Full Length Album “Faunalia” the Italian Folk/Atmospheric Black Metal Band Selvans will release a new EP called “Dark Italian Art” on the 12.11.2021 via Avantgarde Music. On this EP it is the … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 29 October 2021 Label: Rockshots Records The Italian Folk Metal Band Æxylium out of Varese (Lombardy) will release on the 29.10.2021 their second Full Length Album “The Fifth Season” via Rockshots Records. Already with their Debut Album “Tales From this Land” in 2018 the band was able … Continue reading →
By: Simon Rating: 6/10 Release: 24 September 2021 Label: Einheit Produktionen In a nutshell: a typicalGerman Pagan Metal album release that fluctuates between “solid, not too bad and: nothing to write home about” Grain of Salt Warning: Do you love the subgenre of “German Pagan Metal”? You think it is … Continue reading →
Date: 15 September 2021 Come and Take It, Austin USA Before I dive into the music, let me give a little praise for the venue. Texas is a pretty big state, and for a student making a day trip halfway across the state during one of his two free days … Continue reading →
By: SimonRating: 6.5/10 Release: 23 July 2021 Label: CDN Records In a nutshell: A promising band and a good album, held back by an average production and lack of focus The facts Hexenclad is a Folk/Black Metal band from Ontario, Canada founded around 2014. They released their first album “Spirit … Continue reading →
Rating: 10/10 Release: 27 August 2021 Label: Napalm Records The Roman Folk/Symphonic Death Metal band Ex Deo just released their 4th full lenght album “The Thirteen Years of Nero” and is presenting us the next masterpiece full of epic sounds in form of a concept album all around Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 21 July 2021 Label: Independent Antti Martikainen is an independent composer from Finland whose pedigree spans from video games, pop music, and his eponymous solo fantasy/power metal project. I went into Carmina Gloria a little unaware of his work, or so I thought, as he has writing … Continue reading →
