Coming from the last Pagan nation in Europe, Ūkanose takes their country’s folklore and combines it with the heaviness of metal music to create a unique Folk Metal sound. To this day Lithuanian people relate very strongly to the old ways and the heathenish worldviews, which has let them preserve many ancient tales and songs that Ūkanose exploits in their works.
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Ūkanose – ‘…Kai Griaudėjo Miškai…’ (EP 2020)
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 13 April 2020 Label: Independent The baltic folk metal band Ukanose out of Lithuania is sending us with their new EP “…kai griadejo miskai…” a new sign of life since their offical debut in 2016. The six musicians out of Vilnus have dedicated themselves to the folkore … Continue reading →
Ūkanose – ‘Ūkanose’ (2016)
Rating: 7.5/10Release: 3 November 2016Label: SoundAge Productions We have had some pretty decent releases come in from Lithuania recently (Romuvos and Juodvarnis come to mind) but none that were super folky…. more Viking/pagan if anything. The seeming debut from Ūkanose is probably the folkiest I have heard come out of … Continue reading →