Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 26 November 2023 Label: Independent I have to admit I lost BoB’s tracks a bit since their 2016 album ‘My Drinkin’ ain’t Done’. The vocals didn’t really work for me. But listening to their new full length ‘Drink, Holler and Dance’ made me realise this influenced their music … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 3 October 2023 Label: Independent / Bandcamp The Celtic Punk band Manky Melters released an first EP called ‘One More Round’. What can you expect? Well, Manky Melters is high energetic Celtic Punk in the style of Irish Moutarde and Jolly Jackers. Giada takes care of the … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10Release: 3 November 2022 Label: Strong Music Productions Symon Muzyka, the folk-metal project of Belarus band Dialectic Soul released a new album last year. To keep things simple the album is called ‘Symon Muzyka II’, since this is their second release.The band managed to create a very nice album … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 25th November 2022 Label: Independent It took O’Hamsters a while to release a new album. The pandemic got in the way, but we all know what happened in the Ukraine this year. But the band decided to release this album now, since it’s no use to keep … Continue reading →
Rating: 4/10 Release: 17 August 2022 Eight years have passed since the release of their debut album “Vocaloid Zanmai”. The band, which has also released many original songs, has decided to release “Vocaloid Zamai 2” in its 8th anniversary year! The new album could be called the “Vocaloid Greatest Hits”, … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 3 June 2022 Label: Napalm Records Wow, I never expected Battlelore to come back with an album. I was already very excited when they decided to pick up the band again after so many years. But must admit I was a bit disappointed by the ‘new’ release … Continue reading →
15th July 2022 The first day of “Zwarte Cross” a three-day festival is the eastern part of the Netherlands. At a normal festival this wouldn’t be worth mentioning but at the Zwarte Cross this is an essential part of the event. Despite the drought this festival is drenched with the typical dry humor of this part of the country.
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 18 March 2022 Label: Art Gates Records We had to wait a little while for this new Aktarum album. Their previous album ‘Ragnatroll’ dates back to 2018. Once again Aktarum released an album with ‘Troll’ in the title, but they go way beyond this. They managed to … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 10 June 2022 Label: Napalm Records Schandmaul adds another one to their impressive list of releases this week. Despite the fact they’re not the heaviest band in the scene, they are unmistakenly one of the big leaders in the German Medieval/Folk Rock/Metal scene. The Munich-based outfit has … Continue reading →
When Bloodywood released their first album ‘Rakshak’ a little while ago, we were struck by the originality of it. The blend of Indian folk with metal is a great find. The band is filling a rather unique niche with this. Haven’t you heard it? Well you should, just to make up your mind about this. Listen to it now and while you can read what Raoul had to tell about the band.
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