Tag Folk Metal
It’s one thing to be creative and another to able to express the creativity in a way that intrigues and captivates listeners. Tamás Kátai as Thy Catafalque has been doing both for 25 years. Each of the eleven albums so… Continue Reading →
Well, I clearly wasn’t the only one who enjoyed Ensiferum’s slight change in approach with 2020’s excellent “Thalassic”. It topped Finland’s album chart, reached number 3 in Germany’s, and went top ten in Switzerland, Canada and even the USA. So,… Continue Reading →
US band The Flight Of Sleipnir are completely new to me and I was astonished to find that the band has already released seven albums prior to this latest endeavour. Originally a two piece consisting of founders David Csicsely and… Continue Reading →
I discovered this German Heavy/Folk Metal band during Covid times, this is the first full length release following a couple of EP issues. The romanticism of the swirling vocal really encapsulates the band’s sound and I suppose the folk element… Continue Reading →
Well I’m a bit confounded about all this and the information provided on this band inviting us to their ‘Days Of Darkness’. Yes, language wise everything is in German but we are told they were founded in London. Fair enough… Continue Reading →
The background story here is practically one of legend itself. Humble beginnings saw Wiccan Rede develop into Negura Bunget. Their music introduced many to the realms of traditionalism and folkloric music from Romania where it was married to blackened extremity… Continue Reading →
With their debut album Ufång, released in 2020, the Austrian band Perchta had created a new niche in music. Their atmospheric black metal soundscape was built from the usual parts, but included also instruments from their native Tyrol and featured… Continue Reading →
Hey, it’s not all doom and gloom round here and this one has an overriding feel of joie de vivre about it. We are off to SW France and Gascony where this side project of Boisson Divine dwell. Don’t expect… Continue Reading →
Back in the mists of time, in March 2008, I got sent an album to review, from a band I knew of, but didn’t know very much about at the time. I’m not even sure exactly where I was writing… Continue Reading →
Finnish Extreme Folk Metal band Verikalpa’s current studio output is bordering on prolific, dishing out quality albums every other year since 2018. With a stable line-up in place now for the last three, this talented six-piece are steadily focusing and… Continue Reading →
Ethnic-Thrash outfit Concrete Age hail from the Stavropol Krai region of the North Caucasus, an area rich in culture, tradition and history. This strip of land situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea has played host to empires… Continue Reading →
This is the debut full length by Finnish black/folk metal duo Riitasointu after a demo and a couple of singles so new voices to listen to. Apparently the name means ‘dissonance’ which is an interesting name for a folk influenced… Continue Reading →