Tag Neo Folk
This one came out of left field I must say. The PR kind of angled it towards dungeon synth/neo folk/medieval but not knowing the project or artiste I wondered what happened to Hands Of Necromancy 1 ‘cos I didn’t read… Continue Reading →
If you need an introduction to the opus of Jerome Reuter, a.k.a. Rome, you might be best advised to think of him as a modern-day bard. This might help you understand his motivation, his aims, his concepts and his hyper-productivity…. Continue Reading →
There has been something of an explosion of neo-folk in recent years, and Grift can perhaps be considered one of the leading proponents, having been plying their trade and carving their niche since 2011. When I say “their”, I should… Continue Reading →
One of many things I love about metal as a whole, both as a metalhead generally, and specifically as a reviewer, is the infinite and ever-evolving variety and diversity of it. The uninitiated, who tend to hyperfocus on the loudest,… Continue Reading →
It’s been a couple of years since Cave Dweller’s debut Walter Goodman (or the empty cabin in the woods) entered my unsuspecting ears. I gave it 9.5 out of ten despite finding it hard to describe the profound effect that Adam R Bryant’s… Continue Reading →
There are few musicians who are as committed to the European Idea as Jerome Reuter. Through his music, under the band name Rome, he has been promoting Europe, both geographically, as a naturally cohesive entity, and philosophically, as a place… Continue Reading →
Watching a band’s journey is something as a reviewer and fan I particularly enjoy. Today we look to a band whom I have formed quite the connection with over the years. That band is Ofdrykkja, their debut A Life Worth… 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 →
Another artist on the Aesthetic Death roster who are new to me. Well, that’s kind of how it goes for this idiosyncratic label, and all power to them as they release some real head-scratching, soul punching, brain tingling albums. And… Continue Reading →
From the Pacific Northwest comes a wonderfully eccentric musical collaboration. Crooked Mouth and Headstone Brigade, both one-man projects toiling in the darkfolk/neofolk genre, have joined forces. The Italian label I, Voidhanger is releasing their joint effort and thereby proving once… Continue Reading →
It was back in 2014 when I last heard Geramany’s own soundtrack to the beautiful Rhön Mountains, Empyrium’s last full-length outing “The Turn Of The Tides”. An Empyrium album is always an immersive and emotive display, and this latest offering… Continue Reading →
A reviewer of my acquaintance, currently stricken with a dose of Covid-19, noted he really pitied the first band who send him a sub-par offering to review. The combination of lockdown, isolation and illness affects our spirit in different ways… Continue Reading →