Rating: 8/10 Release: 14 July 2017 Label: Trollzorn Records German veterans Obscurity are still going strong after 20 odd years. The band faithfully delivers a full album every three years on average. Not the biggest band in the pagan / Viking scene, so they are true to their name. Do … 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: 8/10 Release: 28 November 2014 Label: Trollzorn Records Although Obscurity has been present in the scene for quite a while, it was not until last summer when I had the pleasure to get to know them. The German Viking death-metalband who came into existence in 1998 were present at … Continue reading →
Bornstedt, Germany At the end of May it was that time of the year again when we travel towards Bornstedt to enjoy the ‘most beautiful festival in the world’. While this statement maybe is a bit exaggerated, we can only conclude that the location of the festival is beautiful; in … Continue reading →
5 & 6 april 2013, Lichtenfels, Germany By: Charlotte Photography: Photophobia Once a year in early spring it is time to travel down to the small city Lichtenfels, in the center of Germany. A small and peaceful place where once a year metal-heads gather. A weekend that will entertain you … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 19 October 2012 Label: Trollzorn Records Sometimes we’re getting some surprising records here at folk-metal.nl. For example the self-titled album from Obscurity. While I’ve never heard of this band before, I initially thought ‘Obscurity’ was the band’s debut album. However, the band already exists for many years. … Continue reading →
