Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 27 June 2014 Label: Napalm Records If there is one band that releases quality albums in a rapid pace, it is Vintersorg. In 2011 a series of four albums was announced with the four elements as the theme. ‘Jordpuls’ was the first of the series, which revolved … Continue reading →
Rating: 6/10 Release: 25 April 2014 Label: Independent With an album title such as ‘Tavern Tales’ it immediately becomes clear what kind of album is in store for me and that’s not always a positive thing. Within the land of folk metal and all other related (sub) genres, many bands … Continue reading →
Rating: 7/10 Release: 23 June 2014 Label: Svarga Music Quantity above quality is sadly a motto that a lot of bands hopelessly seem to cling to. Artists release new albums at breakneck speed, which does not always benefit the quality of the music. Luckily there are artists who know how … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 16 May 2014 Label: Independent Firtan is a band from south Germany that was established in 2010, and after some line-up changes, released their first EP ‘Wogen der Trauer’ in 2013. This year the band releases the album ‘Niedergang’ as a sequel to the EP, which is … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 6 June 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast The German epic folk metal band Equilibrium has had quite some turbulent years. Shortly before the tour of the ‘Rekreatur’ album that was released in 2010, front man Helge Stang and drummer Manuel di Camillo left the band. In order to … Continue reading →
ToDo Best, The Netherlands19 April 2014 On Saturday evening the 19th of April I travel to Best to see the performance of Druantia, Encorion and Grimner. For a meagre five euros these bands can be seen live in the youth centre Todo. Plenty of reasons to get into the car … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 25 April 2014 Label: Napalm Records It has been a while since Arkona has released a new studio album. In 2011 the band released ‘Slovo’, shortly followed by a pair of live cd’s called ‘A Decade of Glory’ in 2013. In 2014 it is finally time for … Continue reading →
Rating: 6.5/10 Release: 10 March 2014 Label: Independent The debate about the question whether or not dialect and accent define the quality of music has been held many times at Folk-Metal.nl. Yet it remains a sensitive issue, which makes me question it many times. This is also the case regarding … Continue reading →
Location: Bakkerij, Castricum Date: 15 March 2014 On a cold Saturday night I travel to the small town of Castricum. Today, the one-day event So You can Rock is organised in the ‘Bakkerij’ in Castricum. Although the program has already started at 13:00 PM I am only there to review … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 4 December 2010 Label: Prime Cuts Music The warrior of Australian Battle Metal are back! After the release of ‘Only The Brave Return’ and ‘Aletales’, Claim the Throne has its third release in 2010 with ‘Triumph and Beyond’. In this second full-length album, we are once again … Continue reading →
