Tag Folk
With a name that sounds like a Welsh marriage proposal, Llvme are actually from the Leonese region of Spainand their name is the regional word for fire. Purveyors of the finest Leonese folk doom, Llvme perform entirely in their regional… Continue Reading →
Vitriolic is not a word I would use to describe this work from the Italian band Evenoire. A bombastic opening leads us into female-fronted majesty. The female in question has an angelic voice to bring on lazy comparisons with Tristania,… Continue Reading →
Album (re-release with bonus commentary cd) When I first heard the music of Isengard, the solo project of Darkthrone’s Fenriz, it was like enlightenment. I guess it was about 10 years ago. I was into Black Metal and had heard… Continue Reading →
Artist: Lyriel Title: Leverage Type: Album Label: AFM I heard and reviewed Lyriel’s 3rd full length album ‘Paranoid Circus’ which came out in 2009 on Femme Metal Records and shortly after got invited to cover it again via AFM. It… Continue Reading →
Artist: Black Messiah Title: The Final Journey Type: Album Label: AFM Germany’s Black Messiah have been going since the late nineties although the bulk of their five releases have been since 2005. They sing often but not exclusively in their… Continue Reading →
Artist: Eluveitie Title: Helvetios Type: Album Label: Nuclear Blast How can anyone not enjoy Eluveitie? Actually, I know someone who doesn’t because they don’t like bagpipes. There’s also a view that their previous album “Everything Remains as It Never Was”… Continue Reading →