Rating: 8/10 19 February 2010 Label: Century Media Records Finntroll’s album Nifelvind is released. And of course we became very curious. For years Finntroll is one of the flagships of folk-metal. But you must admit, the band also leans on years on old glory. Would they be able to prove … Continue reading →
Heidenfest 2010 Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands 19 September 2010 It’s time for the Heidenfest tour again, the tour visits the Netherlands as well this year and we decide to visit the tour in our own country this year. Rock the Nation has managed to put down a nice line-up this year … Continue reading →
Burgfolk 2010 Location: Schloss Broich, Mülheim an der Ruhr (DE) 27 August 2010 Photography: Feenstaub Entertainment Burgfolk Mulheim guarantees a fun party. The common thread in the program is folk influences but in a broad sense. The festival began this year with a very nice Versengold, which plays real medieval … Continue reading →
Rating: 5/10 Release: 1 November 2010 Label: Trance Jam Records Again an invitation of a band to review their CD. I feel honored. The band itself claims to play Gothic Tribal Folk Metal, so that sounds very promising. When I listen to the first song, I’ve started to write this … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 23 April 2010 Label: Echozone While we’re waiting for their new album, we receive Remember Twilights’ latest album ‘Musik über Niedergang & Verderben’ which was released in 2010 already. Remember Twilight isn’t folk-metal nor Medieval rock. They describe it themselves as Chambermusic-Core. Expect a lot of cello, … Continue reading →
Rating: 10/10 Release: 26 March 2010 Label: Napalm Records Already spoiled by “Nehalennia” which was already available on myspace, I put this ray disc in the player. I know the first track very well already, so I will skip over but just for convenience. “Ostara” is also a very beautiful … Continue reading →
Luxor, Arnhem, The Netherlands 2 April 2010 Photography: Metalshots.com The cd presentation of the new Heidevolk-album with Grimm and XIV Dark Centuries as support. Grimm Finally I can see one of our own Dutch bands at work, again. The show starts nicely with a suitable film in the background. The … Continue reading →
Location: Ruhrcongress, Bochum (DE) 14-3-2010 With high expectations we had traveled to Bochum in Germany. After last year’s Paganfest which admittedly was little pagan, but which nevertheless was a fantastic party. This year a line-up from which you got instantly happy. We left home in time, because maybe Arkona would … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 24 March 2010 Label: Napalm Records Mulmets Fisher, Sons of Darkness. What do you expect from this album? The band has completely fallen apart a year ago. A band with such a distinctive sound can hardly subsist you might think. So that changed when you spin this … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 2009 Label: Independent Percival Schuttenbach is the folk-metal version of Percival. Reakcja pogańska is their second full length album, their first album was released about seven years earlier. With cello, lyre, flutes and other authentic instruments they create Polish folk-metal. Their metal is the heavy rock/metal kind, … Continue reading →
