By: NickScore: 9/10Release: 13-5-2014Label: Profound Lore Records Best albums of the year lists. Everyone in my surroundings seems to do this; picking the best albums that were released at the end of the year. I never do this. However, I do know a certain album which would be really high … Continue reading →
By: NickScore: 7,5/10Release: 21-3-2014Label: Van Records The Icelandic band Árstíðir Lífsins doesn’t know how to stop. At the end of 2013, they already released a split with Helrunar. Right now they’re back with an own EP, called ‘Þættir úr sögu norðrs’, which can roughly be translated as ‘Elements from the … Continue reading →
By: NickScore: 8,5/10Release: 7-3-2014Label: Independent Conorach is back! We needed to wait for a while, but it’s finally there; Through the Ages, the second full-length of a band which made mixing Folk and Powermetal into an art. Let’s be honest from the start; Through the Ages is great! It continues … Continue reading →
By: NickScore: 4,5/10Release: 10-2-2014Label: Independent ‘Prehispanic black/folk metal’ is what Amocualli produces, and ‘Nu Kontavi Ña Tzi’ is the second full length this band releases. This is basically the only information I could find, since their whole website is in Spanish. Great, just great. But let’s talk about the music. … Continue reading →
By: NickScore: 6/10Release: 4-4-2014Label: Trollmusic The Dutch language is a sensitive subject. Most of the times, music that’s sang in Dutch isn’t really my cup of tea. There are just a few bands out there which can convert our strange, terrible-sounding language into something that’s beautiful or epic. Heidevolk is … Continue reading →
By: NickScore: 7/10Release: 7-3-2014Label: Trollzorn Ignis Fatuu is in my top 3 list of worst live performances EVER. After terrible shows performed at several German metal festivals I was completely fed up with this band. There is, however, one ‘problem’; the albums of these Germans are always pretty good. And … Continue reading →
By: Nick Score: 8,5/10 Release: 28-3-2014 Label: NoiseArt Records Madness. Pure and utter madness. This can only concern one band of course, and that’s Trollfest! This band, which already from their founding was doing whatever they feel like, is back with their 6th full-length. Where the previous album dealt mainly … Continue reading →
By: Nick Score: 9/10 Release: 22-2-2014 Label: RecordJet In 2013 we already got a slight hint of Munarheims capabilities with the EP ‘Liberté’. Now it’s finally time for the first full-length of this German band which got, besides the beautiful artwork, the title ‘Nacht und Stürme werden Licht’. First things … Continue reading →
By: Nick Photography: Eline Venue: Bibelot, Dordrecht, Netherlands Date: 8-2-2014 Do we still remember? At the start of 2012, the first edition of Wolfstijd took place. A festival that offered a stage to several folk, black and powermetalbands. After we didn’t hear from them for a while, suddenly there was … Continue reading →
By: Nick Score: 6,5/10 Release: 7-2-2014 Label: Trollzorn German Mittelalterrock, that’s something we know, for sure! While most people don’t know more bands than for example Subway to Sally or In Extremo, there are many, many more bands in this crowded subgenre of the folkrock/metal. Ingrimm is one of them, … Continue reading →
