Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands 23 November 2014 It is sunday evening, seven o’clock. A large delegation from Folk-metal.nl travels to the Effenaar in Eindhoven, where a healthy dose of folk metal will blast through the speakers tonight. The Swiss band Eluveitie is being assisted by the Russian band Arkona and … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 14 November 2014 Label: Napalm Records The fans of real Viking metal were probably aware of the fact that the Icelandic band Skálmöld will release a new album this year. These men, who shook the world of folk metal with the release of their debut album ‘Baldur’ … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 3 November 2014 Label: FolkStone Productions It hasn’t been that long since we last heard from Folkstone. The Italian band that was formed in 2004, released their third studio album ‘Il Confine’ under own management in 2012, shortly followed by a live DVD called ‘Restano i Frammenti’. … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 6 October 2014 Label: Nemeton Records It is a well-known fact that Italy brings forth a large number of folk metal bands lately. The Korrigans is one of these bands, who will release their debut album ‘Ferocior Ad Rebellandum’ in 2014. After numerous changes in lineup, the … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 24 January 2015 Label: Independent The Spanish band Ocelon has had quite some turbulent years. After a large number of changes in band formation, drop-out and aborted projects, Ocelon finally began to take shape in the form of a Celtic folk-metal band in 2012. In 2014 the … Continue reading →
6 September 2014 Dynamo; Eindhoven, The Netherlands Finally, a small folk-metal event with an super awesome line-up full of young, talented bands that’s not 7 hours away from here. Indeed, this year The Netherlands have one of these amazing festivals too, Into the Forest is it’s name. In the city … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 1 August 2014 Label: Napalm Records Whoever thinks about pirate metal will undoubtedly think of Alestorm. These guys who made their debut in 2008 with ‘Captain Morgan’s Revenge’, with their catchy songs about pirates, plunder and mutiny, really promoted the genre of pirate metal. And although there … Continue reading →
Photography by: Toni B. Gunner – www.mondkringel-photography.de Wacken Open Air, I don’t think that this Metal Mecca has need for any kind of introduction. Every year tens of thousands of metalheads from over the entire world gather here for some days in the capital of metal called Wacken, just 1800 … Continue reading →
Rating: 6.5/10 Release: 1 August 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast It is nothing new that the Swiss band Eluveitie is an established name within the latitudes of folk metal. The band that became immensely popular after the release of their second studio album ‘Slania’ in 2008 has become a recurring name … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 6 June 2014 Label: Oaken Forge Hiverna is a Canadian Folk Black Metal band from Québec that was established by Bardunor, a black metal musician who is active in several musical projects. After a split-album that was released in 2008 the band released its debut album ‘I. … Continue reading →
