Rating: 7/10 Release: 19 November 2010 Label: Mayhem Music Not too long ago I wrote the review on the new Trollfest album, apparently I’m going to be trolled again. Another troll review of mine, this time it’s are the Norwegian trolls from the mountain Faanefjell. A young band formed by … Continue reading →
Location: Turbinehalle, Oberhausen (DE) 13 March 2011 Photography: Metalshots.com (Paganfest Tilburg) Wow! What a lineup, paganfest has in store this year. By far the best since 2008, when I first went to this annual tour. When we entered the venue, we received a fistful leaflets and even a cd with … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 7 March 2011 Label: Sleaszy Rider Records A request came to us, the Dutch band Encorion wanted us (even though the album was already released for a while) to review their “Facing history and ourselves” album. The album they released it in late 2010. And as representatives … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 30 May 2011 Label: Napalm Records An accordion? Is this Korpiklaani? No, this is how the new Arkona album begins. The Russians we know from the rugged metal violence with those delicious Slavic folk sound agree quite accustomed to the vodka. The result? Something entirely new for … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 3 March 2010 Label: Spikefarm Records I’m feeling honored, Spinefarm Records has entrusted us two new CDs to write a review on, the new CD from Metsattol will be discussed by Dorien, and I have claimed Kalmah. Kalmah, I can unfortunately say nothing about them, I’ve heard … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 26 April 2010 Label: Century Media Records The last album of these Finns is released a while ago and so I’ve heard it a long time ago, but now we’re receiving a copy from Century records for a review. “Lament for the Fallen”, is a nice sounding … Continue reading →
Paganfest 2009 Locatione: FZW, Dortmund (DE) 10 September 2009 T-shirts pagan fest where pagan is crossed and pirate is written above it? Yeah, the line-up of pagan fest this year has nothing to do with pagan. But despite the absence of pagan spirit, the bands know, this year again, how … Continue reading →
From Afar tour De Kelder, Amersfoort, NL 30 Oktober 2009 2009 was peaking, Ensiferum released their best album so far, and ensiferum is my favorite band … … They had to live up to high expectations in Amersfoort. Amersfoort, 19:24 h. Large parking area, vacant area, a lamppost, a parking … Continue reading →
De Vleugel, Nijverdal 9 Oktober 2009 Due to a cancelled gig Skyforger had a spare date in their agenda. At very short terms a gig in Nijverdal was arranged but with one and a half week to go, despite the enormous promotion of Baldrs Draumar, there were only a few … Continue reading →
Burgfolk 2009 Schloss Broich, Mülheim an der Ruhr (DE) 22 August 2009 This annual folk-festival in Mülheim has a lot of nice bands to offer every year again, this time Korpiklaani showed up at the beautiful courtyard. Reincarnatus The first band which hit the stage was the Dutch Reincarnatus, this … Continue reading →
