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 →
2021 has ben a pretty epic year so far made even more epic with the latest album from Duskmourn. This duo have released “Fallen Kings And Rusted Crowns” to much praise thus far and deservedly so. We reached out to Walter Deyo and Bill Sharpe and they both answered some questions for us regarding the new album, the very successful Kickstarter campaign to get it completed and a few other items of note…. check it out….
Continue reading →Rating: 8/10 Release: 30 July 2021 Label: Independent Almost 4 years ago Wolfstavar released their first album ‘Gesang der Meere’. A band with potential but with a bit of a, as we say in the Netherlands, sound of 13 in a dozen.How will they have developed after all this time? … Continue reading →
Rating: 10/10 Release: 19 June 2021 Label: Independent Halfway thru the year and another of my most anticipated releases has been monopolizing my listening and that is the latest from Duskmourn. Titled “Fallen Kings And Rusted Crowns”, the 3rd album from this duo is an independent release and was officially … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Streaming Concert There have been many bands doing life shows during the lockdown. The format is pretty standard, just do as you would with an audience except without one. I’ve heard several bands mention the awkwardness of that approach on stage. With such a typical setup how can … Continue reading →
Rating: 1-10/10 Release: 2 July 2021 Label: Napalm Records PARENTAL ADVISORY! The Hardest of the Softest Metal or lets say Hard Rock or maybe even Pop Bands in the World NanowaR of Steel is delivering us with “Italian Folk Metal” a Masterpiece of the most underrated albums of the year! … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 21 June 2021 Label: Epictural Production The French black/folk metal band Sorcières out of Lille just released their first full length album “Empoisonné” on the 21.06.2021 via Epictural Production. The band had been founded in 2017 and the name Sorcières is French for “Witches”. The lyrical themes are all about … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 21.05.2021 Label: Independent After a waiting time of 5 years the Norwegian Folk Metal Band Vanvidd released their second full lenght album “Under Ei Morken Rot” on the 21.05.2021.Vanvidd was already formed in Arendal, Agder (Southern Norway) in 2013 and their music is heavily influenced by Norwegian … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 28 May 2021 Label: Napalm Records After their somewhat tepid Curse of the Crystal Coconut, some slightly out-of-place singles, and some band members’ admission that they’re running out of ideas, some of the more conservative Alestorm fans might have been wondering how Alestorm will redeem themselves, and … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 27 August 2021 Label: Black Lodge Records “Another day, another Swedish Black Metal band” you might think to yourself and I would partially agree but as all things subjective, this is equally a welcomed and rejected perspective to which I’ll simply assume you’re moving forward with the … Continue reading →
