folk metal

Borknagar – True North (Album Review)

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As we approach the twenty-fifth anniversary of their existence, Blackened Progressive innovators Borknagar prepare to release the eleventh studio album of their lengthy and groundbreaking career. On Friday, September 27th, 2019, via Century Media Records, the Norwegian collective will bestow True North upon a fan ... Read More

Interview – Dolk of Kampfar

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Consistency is a difficult attribute to attain in the over-saturated world of modern Heavy Metal music. Consistent quality is another matter entirely. This elusive trait, seen even less frequently, is something that has come very easily to the Norse Pagan Black Metal institution known as ... Read More

Helheim – Rignir (Album Review)

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Helheim, borne from the cold, unforgiving climate of Bergen, Norway, and longtime weavers of dark tapestries, are set to release Rignir through hometown label Dark Essence on Friday, April 26. Founded in 1992, and releasing their debut, Jormundgand, three years later, the band has never ... Read More

Eluveitie – Ategnatos (Album Review)

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With nearly five years passed since their last true Metal album, one of the world’s most celebrated and beloved Folk Metal outfits, Eluveitie, deliver their latest hard-hitting epic, Ategnatos, on Friday, April 5, 2019, thanks to Nuclear Blast Records. Founded in 2002 by Frontman/Multi-Instrumentalist Chrigel ... Read More