Goblin Hovel will release their new album ‘Whatever Keeps The Lights On’ todayl. Hailing from disparate regions of Upstate New York, Goblin Hovel combines elements of world folk music, americana, progressive rock, and metal to create an atmosphere simultaneously ancient and novel. Their lyrics explore works of philosophy, folklore, literature … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 22th October Label: Independent / Bandcamp Warning at Goblin Hovel everything is special. Don’t expect happy folk metal like Korpiklaani, but musicians who do nothing like the others. The listener when he buys an album is challenged by the cover. The latter are UFOs symbolizing the content … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 26 February 2020 Label: Independent No one quite drops a new album from out of nowhere like Goblin Hovel. When last we left them, ye olde Goblin himself played all the roles with the last GH release with my top EP last year in “Nothing Like Our … Continue reading →
Rating: 10/10 Release: 4 June 2019 Label: Independent Goblin Hovel is still an enigma on some level for me and I think I may be as “in the know” as anyone. Social media was making it seem like a break was coming for the Goblin clan and then, like a … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 22 September 2018 Label: Independent / Bandcamp I can say it has been long overdue…..the recent success that Goblin Hovel has gained recently that is. After two hugely successful appearances at Maryland Folk Metal Fest and Shadow Woods, GH just dropped seemingly out of nowhere their latest … Continue reading →
By: Jeff 3 & 4 November 2017 Pocono Plaza Inn, Stroudsburg, USA First of all this will be heavily biased….. let’s get that out of the way right up front. The 3rd installment of the Pocono Folk Metal Festival took place November 3rd and 4th in good ol’ Stroudsburg, PA … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 31 October 2017 Label: Independent / Bandcamp Equally prolific and epic is the Goblin Hovel. A full length from earlier this year (July’s “La Citta Dei Tre Volti”) has now been followed up with a 5 track EP entitled “Scio Et Scriptum Est” (“I Know The Script” … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 30 July 2017 Label: Independent As I had predicted (and was spot on) that 2017 was going to be big in acoustic/heathen folk metal and some of my fav releases are all acoustic based this year including Runahild, Wolcensmen and Byrdi. With the pending Baldrs Draumar acoustic … Continue reading →
Without Care, Without Fear, Without Chains NY’s Goblin Hovel are equally prolific and enigmatic. With the release of their new album “Revered Revenant Of Irreverence” I would like to think a lot more people will find out about them. Mixing acoustic music with metal attitude and swampy goodness, they will … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 28 August 2016 Label: Independent Upstate NY’s Goblin Hovel have returned for another chapter in their storied history with their latest release “Revered Revenant Of Irreverence”. GH are one of those bands that are equally prolific while at the same time being relatively unknown……let us change that … Continue reading →
