Pagan Metal

Interview – Dolk of Kampfar

Nicholas FrancoNicholas Franco

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

Enslaved – E (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas Franco

According to weather authorities, the Norwegian mountain town of Bergen receives about 89″ of rainfall per year. Since 1991, another atmospheric anomaly has occurred there, one whose effects have been felt the world over. These are what is known as Enslaved albums. Perhaps not as ... 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