Scandinavian metal Archives

Cemetery Skyline - Nordic Gothic / Century Media (2024)

Cemetery Skyline – Nordic Gothic (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoOctober 6, 2024

Emerging from the fog-laden north, just in time for autumn’s turn comes a new band featuring a cast of characters that should be familiar to all. Cemetery Skyline releases their debut album Nordic Gothic on October 11, 2024, via Century Media Records, and boasts one ... Read More

TÝR – Battle Ballads (Album Review)

Hannah Means-ShannonHannah Means-ShannonApril 8, 2024

TÝR, the Faroe Islands-based Viking Metal group, are set to deliver their ninth full-length studio album, Battle Ballads, on April 12, 2024 via Metal Blade Records. Following their 2019 album Hel, TÝR also collaborated in 2020 with the Symphony Orchestra of the Faroe Islands, resulting ... Read More

TÝR – Hel (Album Review)

Patricia JonesPatricia JonesMarch 4, 2019

TÝR has made a name for themselves in Folk Metal as consistent champions in the field. Having released their first five full-length albums over the course of seven years, they quickly branded themselves as prolific purveyors of their craft. However, the band did take some ... Read More

Lords of Chaos (Movie Review)

Day HeathDay HeathFebruary 8, 2019

Jonas Åkerlund may not have been taught in film schools like his fellow Swede Ingmar Bergman, but music lovers will know his work well. The man has been directing music videos since the late 1980s, doing work for The Prodigy (‘Smack My Bitch Up’, 1997), ... Read More

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