Rating: 8/10 Release: 26 May 2014 Label: Independent From the ashes of Viatora, a new name arises. Crawling from the obscure caverns of the Dutch folk-metal scene arrives the fall of the darkness, as all light quenches, Nachtval. After the song Banneling made it’s way to the internet a while … Continue reading →
Photography by: Toni B. Gunner – www.mondkringel-photography.de It has become some sort of tradition, the last weekend of June is, as every year, reserved for the best festival of the summer. Somewhere in a small town just passed Hamburg. As every year this small festival forms the missing link between … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 9 May 2014 Label: AFM Records 2 years after releasing Era, I find myself in the fortunate possession of having another Elvenking record on my desk. The Italians who bring the metal-world their unique mix of power- and folk-metal are ready to bestow us with their eighth … Continue reading →
Rating: 6/10 Release: 6 May 2014 Label: Blood Music Two Guys in a band that want to use cinematic soundscapes in their Viking inspired blackmetal.No, you can’t have prejudices about 1 or 2 men projects who do everything by themselves, especially not when they admit they want to add “cinematic … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 24 February 2014 Label: Independent … of Conquest, the third album of these Canadians. Clearly these men are working hard on new material. Heavy metal with Powermetal sailing the seas of Folk-metal. Fanfare 1516, another album hosting sails in the year 1516. A long intro grows into … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 24 June 2013 Label: Independent Finally, a new Vesperia album from the cold lands of Canada. Started under the banner Bolero I got fond of this sound real fast and with “An Olden Tale” the saga of these Canadians just continues. “1000 Years Ago”, an heroic intro … Continue reading →
Photography: Don Bakhuizen Location: Archeon, Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands Date: 7/8 December 2013 The first weekend of December of our agenda is as every year taken by the MidWinterFair, a folk-fair in the beautiful setting of open air museum Archeon. Next to countless stands with clothing, armor, weapons, books … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 9 December 2013 Label: Mighty Music Two years after the releases of Tribute to the Fallen and the by us reviewed Endless Horizons it’s time for a new piece of Flemish metal. Ithilien, who’s best compared with German Paganmetal bands but with a little more black influences, … Continue reading →
Location: De Pul, Uden, The NetherlandsDate: 29 November 2013 I was really looking forward to this evening! One of my favorite bands, just around the corner! Starkill First this evening we got Starkill, I only knew them by their name on the flyer and didn’t really expect too much of … Continue reading →
Rating: 5/10 Release: 17 August 2013 Label: Independent Two guys from Canada thought it would be fun to make black metal in the way Aktarum does it for years already. In 2011 they brought their first demo after which they decided to expand the band and to give birth to … Continue reading →
