April 18, 2022
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter – Wilde Kinder (Album Review)
Germany is home to a very globally dominating music scene...
folk metal Tag
February 8, 2022
Amorphis – Halo (Album Review)
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...
November 9, 2021
Thyrfing – Vanagandr (Album Review)
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...
March 25, 2021
Interview – Gerhard Storesund of Einherjer
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...
February 22, 2021
Einherjer – North Star (Album Review)
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,...
February 1, 2021
Korpiklaani – Jylhä (Album Review)
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...
October 19, 2020
Leaves’ Eyes – The Last Viking (Album Review)
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...
September 14, 2020
Finntroll – Vredesvävd (Album Review)
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...
May 25, 2020
Alestorm – Curse of the Crystal Coconut (Album Review)
What the world needs now is Pirate Metal, sweet Pirate Metal. Realizing that they are the only thing that there’s just too little of, Alestorm are back from Mexico and they are ready to present you filthy landlubbers with Curse of the Crystal Coconut. So,...
April 28, 2020
Aether Realm – Redneck Vikings From Hell (Album Review)
While one may not consider North Carolina to be a hotbed of Viking activity, for the Melodic Folk Metal band Aether Realm, it is the home of their red-blooded type of Northman. Now, for the first time in three years, they return with Redneck Vikings...
