Rating: 8.8/10 Release: 21 January 2021 Label: Independent From the intro, Alkonost shows us the experience and trajectory they have in the genre and gives us a taste of what this new full-length has: a quiet beginning, strong music, powerful interpretations, and a lot of folk-metal. Well-designed structural changes and … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 19 October 2018 Label: Independent Alkonost, the Russian band that has not stopped working since 1997, returns with its 11th new album true to its style. Starting with “Тропа к весне”, the welcoming track that brings a catchy and pleasant melody, its guitars have the power of … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 5 October 2016 Label: Independent Alkonost released it’s 7th album recently. Over 20 years of Alkonost, when you listen to their albums over these years you notice a typical Alkonost sound, but giving it a closer look, you’ll notice changes over the years they brought us very … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 5-10-2015 Label: Beverina Productions This year Russian Alkonost celebrate their 20 years of existence. Quite an accomplishment for a folk metal band. One of the reasons the band is still alive and kicking is that they never stop reinventing themselves. Always within the boundaries of metal the … Continue reading →
Score: 7/10 Release: 18-4-2013 Label: Sound Age Productions ‘Сказки Странствий (Tales of Wandering) is the first album of the band Alkonost without their former front-man Alexey “Alex Nightbird” Solovyov. Vladimir Pavlik has returned for the vocals on this one. Besides this there were also changes in the female vocals but … Continue reading →
