Here’s the running order for this year’s edition of Hornerfest. The second time in the table is the signing session. Friday 28.6.201912.00 – 12.45 Cruadalach , 17.3013.05 – 13.55 Celtibeerian ,17.0014.20 – 15.20 Metusa , 18.0015.45 – 16.45 Die Streuner , 19.0017.20 – 18.20 Trobar de Morte , 20.0018.50 – … Continue reading →
By: JanoRating: 8.2/10Release: 26 January 2018Label: Napalm Records Many readers will no doubt recognize the name Alestorm, one of the most unique metal bands to gain prominence in the last few years. To those unfamiliar with the band, it is almost singlehandedly responsible for establishing the genre of Pirate Metal … Continue reading →
By: JeremiahRating: 8.5/10Release: 16 May 2017Label: Napalm Records If you’ve been listening to folk metal anytime in the last twelve years, you’ve probably run across the most prolific pirate metallers around. Alestorm is easily one the biggest acts in the genre and have been pushing landlubbers of planks since 2004. … Continue reading →
By: Nick Alestorm is hot. And although this band is one of the main examples of ‘you love it or hate it’, it seems this band is here to stay. With their 4th album released almost two months ago, Alestorm was ready to plunder Europe. A tour with Troldhaugen (finally!), … Continue reading →
By: YvetteScore: 8/10Release: 1-8-2014Label: 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 are a large … Continue reading →
Paganfest 2013 – Essen By: Gur The past years Paganfest was settling in Oberhausen, so I was surprised I had to go to Essen this time. These towns aren’t far apart, so it’s no problem. The Weststadthalle was the stage where it all was happening. A much smaller venue and … Continue reading →
Paganfest 2013 – Effenaar Eindhoven. By: Nick Photo’s: Awesome-pix.de (Saarbrücken) Paganfest doesn’t need an introduction anymore. For the 5th year in a row, a few pagan/folk/related bands are invited for an European tour and to provide the needs for an epic party. While this year the bands were more unknown … Continue reading →
By: Michel Some people don’t know ‘Zwarte Cross’ . Don’t aspect it to be a standard musicfestival. The Zwarte Cross is a (motor)cross spectacle which started many years ago with an illegal (Zwart-Black) motorcross. To spice it up a little there was also a band present. … Continue reading →
By: Gur Folk-Metal.nl joins the Devilside festival in Oberhausen, Germany. This festival will last three days. We’re only visiting the Saturday and we have a nice day ahead of us. It starts quite early and we enter when the third band is playing at 11.30. Devilside festival is well organized … Continue reading →
By: Nick Location: 013 Tilburg We have a fixed value in the folk-metalscene for over a couple of years now, it’s called Paganfest. This years also the whole company travels through Europe, and also this time they have a varied line-up. Unfortunately due to some interviews we had with Eluveitie … Continue reading →
