Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 5 May 2023 Label: Dark Essence Records The Norwegian band Lumsk after 16 years will release their fourth full-length “Fremmede Tone” (translated as “Foreign Tones”), in which there are 12 tracks. As well as the previous “Der Vilde Koor” was based on the texts of the Norwegian … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 20 May 2023 Label: Mighty Music “Der Var Engang…” (“Once Upon a Time…”) is Trold’s first album after having tantalized (trolled?) us with singles, and what an absolute delight! It’s a breath of fresh air… a salve on a burn… the first bite of a key lime … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 28 March 2023 Label: Independent The five horsemen of Karelia are proud to present us their 4th album dedicated to their land! 8 years was the time needed for them to bring us this new work and since we’re talking about Satanakozel, it is certainly been worth … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.6/10 Release: 24 March 2023 Label: Despotz Records Cruachan, the pioneering Folk Metal band from Ireland have returned to the studio with their first offering since Nine Years of Blood in 2018. Even though they weren’t actively in the studio, they had been active on social media with what can … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/11 Release: 10 March 2023 Label: Independent The Romanian E-An-Na have just released their latest studio work called “Alveolar”. It consists of 14 tracks ranging from purely metal songs with incursions of various folk instruments and acoustic songs full of Romanian folk instruments with, often, the integration of electronic … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 28 April 2023 Label: Trollzorn Records One man bands are taking over the world! It’s the 5th review in a row I write about a one man band’s work: now it’s the turn of the German band Fimbulvet and, here we go again, I’ve never heard previous … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 21 April 2023 Label: Label: Lifeforce Records I’d never heard of Vorna before picking up “Aamunkoi” and giving it a spin. What a delightful surprise! If you have some time, listen to the first minute of the first track– it’s a real treat. They’re a six-member band, … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 17 March 2023 Label: Independent I must be dreaming. Firkin has taken some time from touring to duck into a recording studio!Their last recording, “Into the Night”, was an amazing EP that lives on one of my regularplaylists, so I was excited to get my hands on … Continue reading →
Rating: 6/10 Release: March 2023 Label: Independent Telperion are a young formation from France who’s released an album in 2015 and brings us a new work entitled “Of Saviors and Conquerors” with 4 songs. Heavy, power and of course folk are the subgenres they tag their style with, and in … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: June 2022 (Australia) / April 2023 (Europe) Label: Earth and Sky Productions In 2022, Perpetual Dawn released their first full-length, self-titled album! Knowing that this is a one-person affair, and looking at the green and brown, earthy-colored album cover and track listing, I was half-expecting a file … Continue reading →
