folk metal

Ensiferum – Two Paths (Album Review)

Avatar for Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeLisa Burke

Through the years, Finland has established an abundant Heavy Metal scene. With roots dug deep in Folk Metal, one of the heavier Folk Metal acts outside the ever popular Finntroll and Korpiklaani, is none other than Ensiferum. At it since 1995, their Melodic Death Metal ... Read More

Eluveitie – Evocation II – Pantheon (Album Review)

Avatar for Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeLisa Burke

The appreciation of music written in foreign languages is not an art practiced or comprehended by all. Although, if really broken down, music is a universal form of communication, therefore the dialect sung merely becomes another instrumentation in the orchestration. So why close one’s mind when the emotional level ... Read More

Helsott – The Healer (EP Review)

Avatar for Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeLisa Burke

Pagan Metal, more often than not, hails from the European corner of the Earth. Perhaps due in part to their diverse old world cultures readily available to them, it is not to say American bands have nothing to offer the genre. That said, Helsott falls ... Read More

Suidakra – Realms of Odoric (Album Review)

Zenae ZukowskiZenae Zukowski

For over twenty years, the Celtic Metal band Suidakra has infected Germany with their Black, Folk, and Death Metal influence. Created in 1994 by mastermind Arkadius Antonik, they have conceptually evolved since 1997’s Lupine Essence. Despite being known for releasing concept albums involving Celtic Mythology, ... Read More