Category Archives: CD Review

Gwydion – ‘Gwydion’ (2020)

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Rating: 9.0/10 Release: 13 November 2020 Label: Art Gates Records With a fifth full-length album named after the band comes “Gwydion” from Portugal with a well-worked sound that has nothing to envy to other renowned bands. Folk metal fans will easily be able to compare Gwydion’s sound with bands like Ensiferum … Continue reading →

Passengers in Panic -‘Passengers in Panic’ (2020)

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Rating: 6.9/10 Release: 11 December 2020 Label: Sleaszyrider Some time ago, when concept albums were the vogue in certain rings of Metal there was a certain unspoken rule that came into play from the heavy saturation of the market with all the story driven narratives being put forward. Generally, I … Continue reading →

Never a Burden

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Jotunheim Interview

2020 is closing out strong with a debut full length from Jotunheim about to be released. “Asgaard’s Nemeses Rise” will see a December 18th independent release and is a perfect frostbitten album to accompany the drop in temperature going into winter. Main member and founder Zolotoi (vocals, guitars,bass) took some time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions about the upcoming album, the band history, the writing and recording process and a few other things of note… check it out..

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Jotunheim – ‘Asgaard’s Nemeses Rise’ (2020)

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Rating: 8/10 Release: 18 December 2020 Label: Independent / Bandcamp As I anticipated, many projects are getting music out during this lockdown. One which I have been anticipating for a long time even before the pandemic is the full-length debut from New York’s Jotunheim. Entitled “Asgaard’s Nemeses Rise”, the album … Continue reading →

Helena Aleksandre’s – ‘Angels Don’t Sleep’ (2020)

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Ratng: 7/10 Release: 24 November 2020 Label: Sliptrick Records Helena Aleksandre’s is discribing themselves as Russian Progessive Folk Metal and Hard Rock​ artist who​ is presenting us with “Angels don’t sleep” their​ debut album, which had been released on the 24.11.2020 via Sliptrick Records. The release is combining a lot … Continue reading →

Insides into Black Messiah

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It is a pleasure for me to have the opportunity to make today an interview with Zagan from the Folk/Viking Metal pioneers of Black Messiah.

Even that your latest release “Walls of Vanaheim“ already leads back three years ago, there is always some activity going on within Black Messiah. Already in the summer of 2019 you announced a re-release of your first full length release “Sceptre of Black Knowledge“ ( Black Metal Release) and you planned to play some exclusive “Old School Shows” with songs from your first two albums. Why you decided to do so? What was the feedback out of your fan base?

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Suidakra – ‘Lupine Essense’ (2020 edition)

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Rating: 8/10 Release: 20 November 2020 Label: MDD Records We all long to abandon the inevitable perceptions and scars of time that plunge us into a jaded existence, saturated with inescapable trauma or if we’re lucky, joy so very consequential in our every opinion and decision, forcing us into biases. … Continue reading →