One of the most successful contemporary representatives of Folk Metal, The HU was formed in 2016, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Apart from using the basic weapons of Rock - electric guitar, bass, and drums - the band's members proudly showcase their culture by incorporating traditional instruments...
Don ye tri-cornered hats and lube up ye inner tubes: everyone’s favorite Pirate Metal drinking crew, Alestorm, is back with a swashbuckling adventure guaranteed to turn your limbs to driftwood. Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum arrives on Friday, June 24, 2022, thanks to Napalm...
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Three decades of growth. Three decades of magic. Three decades of gorgeous manifestations of sound commonly referred to in the collective as Melodic Death Metal, yet Finland’s progressive titans Amorphis are so much more. And here in the grip of winter, 2022, they are set...
Over a career spanning twenty-six years and counting, Sweden’s Pagan Metal minions Thyrfing were one of the earliest bands to take the ‘Viking’ era of Bathory and run with it. Now out on August 27, 2021, via Despotz Records, comes Vanagandr, their ninth studio album...
One of the most iconic bands of the Folk and Viking Metal world is Haugesund, Norway's renowned and creative Einherjer. Formed in 1993 by Drummer Gerhard Storesund and Bassist/Vocalist Frode Glesnes, the band took the foundation of Bathory and etched a major foothold in the...
Coming out of Haugesund, Norway in the recesses of the very early 1990s, Einherjer erupted from the heartland of Black Metal to the tune of their own war drum. Eschewing the trappings and tempo of the darkest of musical extremity, if not its anti-Christian sentiments,...
Living in a time where lengthy travel bans do not permit us from first-hand overseas music and culture experiences, at least we explore newly created albums from far away lands. One band that deserves this exploration is Finland's Korpiklaani, and hitting the market Friday, February...
In 2018, Leaves’ Eyes gave us Sign of the Dragonhead, and now they are back with the conceptual epic The Last Viking. AFM Records delivers the grand finale to their Viking saga on Friday, October 23, 2020. When Leaves’ Eyes are the subject at hand, you...
With the world in upheaval, and most borders still closed due to COVID-19, it has become a challenge to absorb any outside culture. From a live music stand point, concerts are few and far between. However, from an overall musical standpoint, 2020 has been a...
