Tag By Norse
Kalandra are one of those bands that everyone seems to have heard of, not least through high profile support slots with the likes of Wardruna, Leprous and A.A.Williams, and of course the band’s cover of ‘Helvegen’. They have also played… Continue Reading →
Wardruna are a project that exist in my peripheral vision. On a quick search through my Plex account on my phone I have just one album Runaljod- Yggdrasil and I have a vague recollection of enjoying it but evidently not… Continue Reading →
Well, this is a difficult one. Maybe I’m having trouble rating the album because it’s neither metal nor dark nor extreme and thus different from the majority of the stuff we review. Or maybe the difficulties that I’m having stem… Continue Reading →
Magnificent, epic, bombastic, opulent, cinematic……I could go on but you get the idea. Jo Quail’s latest offering is stunning and even though her previous releases were well received, this is a whole other level. I’m sure most people are familiar… Continue Reading →
Thanks to the Vikings show and its various copycats, the world has familiarized itself with certain aspects of Norse culture and history to a degree unseen before. The popularization of Viking-themed shows served as a big catalyst for selling everything… Continue Reading →
Genres are dumb. The idea that you need to be able to fit music into hyper specific categories is stupid and it ultimately makes the listening experience worse. While that is what I believe, it is also my excuse to… Continue Reading →
Jo Quail doesn’t do things by half, and here she has raised the already high bar even higher with her most ambitious work so far. By way of a quick introduction Jo has been mesmerising crowds for several years now… Continue Reading →
Nanna Barslev is a neofolk musician from Denmark active since the 1990s and known as the front women of bands Huldre, Asynje, Gny and Ættir. While performing mostly as a vocalist, she is also an accomplished instrumentalist for various traditional… Continue Reading →
For her second album Hildring (Engl. mirage) Lindy-Fay Hella of Wardruna has joined forces with fellow Norwegians Dei Farne (Roy Ole Førland and Ingolf Hella Torgersen). Following her solo debut Seafarer (2019) which regarding themes and soundscapes was close to… Continue Reading →
Drott take us into the strange underworld of Orcus with this album. The band includes members from Enslaved and Ulver, and with backgrounds as diverse as metal, jazz and classical music, dive into “sonic, experimental landscapes” with this instrumental progressive… Continue Reading →
It’s St Patrick’s Day and people are out celebrating in the very Irish pub below the venue tonight; no plastic paddies here! The rest of us are about for a different type of cultural heritage due to a Viking invasion… Continue Reading →