Our friends in Heidevolk have released another amazing album in 2018 following my favorite album of 2015 in “Velua”. With a solidified lineup now, the Dutch horde unleashed “Vuur Van Verzet” featuring a bevy of new sounds and some of the familiar classic Heideviolk as well. Bassist extraordinaire Rowan Roodbaert answered some questions for us regarding the album , the lineup, the tour and a few other things… check it out…
Continue reading →Rating: 9/10 Release: 12 January 2018 Label: Napalm Records Our album of the year contenders list for 2018 is going to be extremely full this year with so many epic albums coming out. Napalm Records is vying for two slots in the top releases with the new Summoning album out … Continue reading →
Dynamo Eindhoven, The Netherlands Date: 02 Oktober 2016 It’s starting to be a little tradition. A one day folk / pagan metal festival in the fall in the south of Holland. For the third consecutive year metal fans from the entire country assembled to celebrate their favourite music. With about … Continue reading →
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: 10/4/2016 April seems to be a good month for us folk metal lovers living in the Netherlands. After the shows of Ensiferum, Skyforger, Ereb Altor, Månegarm and Equilibrium just a couple of days ago, it’s now time for Korpiklaani and Moonsorrow to hit the stage … Continue reading →
Into the Forest Festival 7-11-2015 Dynamo, Eindhoven, Netherlands The second edition of the Into The Forest festival in Dynamo Eindhoven, The Netherlands. After a successful first edition last year the festival (hosted by good friend and former folk-metal.nl colleague Nick Roovers) gets a sequel. This year the line-up has improved … Continue reading →
It’s time for the CD Release Party (or Straalschijf Ontketen Feest) for the newest member of the Heidevolk Discography. The Dutch formation has already played some of the song at the Paganfest tour but now it’s time to get this thing official. Rhovanion Starting this evening is the Dutch folk-metal … Continue reading →
Paganfest Extended 013, Tilburg, The Netherlands (22-03-2015) Photography: Paganfest Extended, Turbinehalle, Oberhausen, Germany One of the places to be if you are into pagan, folk and viking metal is the annual festival Paganfest. After being cancelled last year, the Paganfest tour has returned to Tilburg with an XL tour, featuring … Continue reading →
Rating: 10/10 Release: 20-3-2015 Label: Napalm Records I would have to say that the album I was looking forward to the most in 2015 is the latest from Heidevolk. After the release of “Batavi” in 2012, co-vocalist Joris left in 2013 and was replaced by Lars, so the anticipation of … Continue reading →
Photography by: Toni B. Gunner – www.mondkringel-photography.de For many, many years people were telling me about Rockharz, and how I just had to go there. A festival with an average size (+/- 20.000 people) and a good, diverse line-up every year. There was enough to enjoy for fans of folk … Continue reading →
One of the most popular folk metal bands, Heidevolk from the Netherlands, stated that they had found a new singer at the end of 2013. On the 8th of February they performed for the first time with their new line up at the festival Wolfstijd in Bibelot in Dordrecht.
Folk-metal.nl talked with Lars, Reamon and Rowan before their performance about the new singer, their new album and their popularity in foreign countries.
