Rating: 7/10 Release: 5 August 2022 Label: Napalm Records I stated last time when reviewing the Tyr live album that I am not a huge fan, however in the rare instance, there is a certain magic captured during the recording. Sometimes the songs played are not ones I would choose, … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 24 June 2022 Label: Independent The Dreadnoughts have crafted a fine group of songs here. All the things that make the band stand out are included. There are shanty, polkas,punk and vocal offerings and the album has an uplifting feel. Obviously someone in this band really loves … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 13 May 2022 Label: Kalthallen Tonträger Four years after their fantastic debut “Down the White Waters” Ash of Ashes out of North Rine-Westphalia (Germany) was releasing on the 13th May 2022 their second full-lenght album “Traces” via the label Kalthallen Tonträger. For those who do not know … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 3 June 2022 Label: Napalm Records Wow, I never expected Battlelore to come back with an album. I was already very excited when they decided to pick up the band again after so many years. But must admit I was a bit disappointed by the ‘new’ release … Continue reading →
15th July 2022 The first day of “Zwarte Cross” a three-day festival is the eastern part of the Netherlands. At a normal festival this wouldn’t be worth mentioning but at the Zwarte Cross this is an essential part of the event. Despite the drought this festival is drenched with the typical dry humor of this part of the country.
Rating: 9/10 Release: 24 June 2022 Label: Season of Mist Andy Marshall is back, and the only word to describe his new release under the SAOR moniker is… genius! A unique and hybrid blend of atmospheric black and folk metal, Origins is six tracks, composed and thoughtfully written to take … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 27 May 2022 Label: Napalm Records Let’s start by addressing the (pink) elephant in the room… This is not the album I expected Trollfest to make in 2022. After all, they’ve spent the best part of two decades releasing seven albums of high octane, fast and furious … Continue reading →
Rating: 6.3/10 Release: 24 June 2022 Label: Napalm Records Back when the review for Live in Tilburg came out over a year back, there was mention that Christopher Bowes acknowledged their new material was “terrible”. And with one more album under the belt it seems that Alestorm might not fully … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 18 March 2022 Label: Art Gates Records We had to wait a little while for this new Aktarum album. Their previous album ‘Ragnatroll’ dates back to 2018. Once again Aktarum released an album with ‘Troll’ in the title, but they go way beyond this. They managed to … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 10 June 2022 Label: Napalm Records Schandmaul adds another one to their impressive list of releases this week. Despite the fact they’re not the heaviest band in the scene, they are unmistakenly one of the big leaders in the German Medieval/Folk Rock/Metal scene. The Munich-based outfit has … Continue reading →
