Rating: 9/10 Release: 18 July 2017 Label: Rock Studio Illdåd is a pretty unknown folk metal project from Sweden with just a person behind it, multi-instrumentalist Anton “Trollmania” Tordås, who also works in other metal projects such as black/folk metal band Bergsvriden, known for macabre themes and lyrics concerning the … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.8/10 Release: 11 Februari 2012 Label: SoundAge Productions A reviewer of this fanzine once used the formula “One of the more famous amongst the unknown” to describe a band and now I’ll just mention it again to describe the Russian band Leshak because I believe no tag fits this … 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: 9/10 Release: 12 December 2005 Label: Skaldic Art Productions I am reviewing Rivendell’s discography to celebrate the return of its only member Gerold Laimer after 17 years of inactivity, and this is his third album Farewell: The Last Dawn. For the ones who have never heard about this project, … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.8/10 Release: 28 April 2003 Label: Skaldic Art Productions I am reviewing Rivendell’s discography to celebrate the return of its only member Gerold Laimer (also known as Falagar) after 17 years of inactivity, and this is his second album Elven Tears. For the ones who have never heard about … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 14 August 2000 Label: Skaldic Art Productions I am reviewing Rivendell’s discography to celebrate the return of its only member Gerold Laimer (also known as Falagar) after 17 years of inactivity, and this is his first album The Ancient Glory. For the ones who have never heard … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: April 2009 Label: Indepent One thing I’ll always love about folk metal and metal in general is the variety of things and stories to sing. An impressive amount of bands have often followed this artistic path and many of their singers decide to pleasure us listeners with … Continue reading →
