Woodscream is working on a new album. The band has released a first single now.
Wolfhorde – ‘Bloodmoon Symphonies’ (2024)
Rating: 8.9/10 Release: 30 August 2024 Label: Inverse Records As advertised, Wolfhorde’s Bloodmoon Symphonies is a melodic and sometimes heavy release that plays with various ambient orchestrations and delivers a competent, rich product sometimes at the expense of aggression. Bloodmoon Symphonies, Wolfhorde’s latest effort, has several compelling songs throughout it, … Continue reading →
Wintersun Time II
Wintersun will release ‘Time II’ 30th August 2024. A little bit more patience from you guys while they prepare everything for the release. The album booklet (Gyula Havancsák is working on it), promo photos (photoshoot soon with Onni Wiljami Kinnunen), merchandise, physical release (CD, vinyl) with Nuclear Blast, etc. Tracklist
Continue reading →Juha Jyrkäs – ‘Väinämöinen’ (2024)
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 29 February 2024 Label: Earth and Sky Production Juha Jyrkäs released his second album “Väinämöinen” in February through Earth and Sky Production. This album, containing 8 tracks is inspired by the demigod Väinämöinen, a central figure in both Finnish and Karelian folklore. The lyrics are also focused … Continue reading →
Drunkelweizen – ‘Pioneers of Alcohol’ (2024)
Rating: 9/10 Release: 6 September 2024 Label: Independent / Bandcamp Drunkelweizen is a five-member (or soon-to-be-five-member at the time of writing) folk metal band from Oregon in the United States, and “Pioneers of Alcohol” is their debut album. These folks sure do love their alcohol which works out well for … Continue reading →
2nd Single New Forja Album
Forja releases “Fosques Bèsties”, the second single from the upcoming full-length album “Món Oblidat.”
In this second release, no specific mythological beast is referenced, but it should be noted that the primary source of inspiration has been the “dip”: a kind of evil, hairy, lame-legged vampire dog that fed by sucking the blood of its victims and was considered an emissary of the devil. In fact, in Catalonia, there is a town in the province of Tarragona called Pratdip, and its coat of arms features this mythological figure.
Steignyr – ‘Echoes from the Elder Faith’ (2024)
Rating: 7/10 Release: 14 June 2024 Label: Independent Steignyr is a five-member epic Celtic death metal band from Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2011. “Echoes from the Elder Faith” is their sixth full-length album. There are a lot of elements in play with Steignyr: both male guttural vocals and female clean … Continue reading →
New Video Primordial
Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metal legends Primordial today unveil their video for “Nothing New Under The Sun.” The track comes by way of the band’s acclaimed ‘How It Ends’ full-length, released last Fall via Metal Blade Records.
Wolfchant – ‘A Pagan Storm’ (Re-recorded 2024)
Rating: 6/10 Release: 16 August 2024 Label: Reaper Entertainment A Pagan Storm is their second album from 2007 re-recorded. I must admit that I have heard very little about this band until recently when they appeared on my Viking Metal playlist on Spotify. I often let their music play through … Continue reading →