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The Wolves Of Avalon – Y Gododdin (Godreah)

It’s been six years since we last heard from The Wolves Of Avalon with their ‘Across Corpses Grey’ release of 2016. This comprised of one massive track spanning 30 minutes and a couple of cover versions. We get five numbers… Continue Reading →

Cult Of Frey – By The Blood Of Odin Part 1 – Midgard (UKEM)

Go on, then, guess what sub-genre of metal this might belong to….? Got it in one. Viking metal from Bedfordshire, which is fine by me. Sadly his album has not exactly had an easy genesis. Cult Of Frey changed their… Continue Reading →

Ante-Inferno – Fane (UKEM Records)

I first encountered Scarborough based Ante-Inferno about two and a bit years ago at Warhorns. They really made an impression then with a no fuss appearance belying a raw and frighteningly intense stage presence. I got the idea but really… Continue Reading →

Sig:Ar:Tyr – Northen (Hammerheart)

A new name to me despite this being the fourth full length from Daemonskald, the one man army behind this and, if you didn’t know better you’d be betting this was Norwegian initially. ‘Helluland’ the first track has rasped and… Continue Reading →

Crom Dubh – Heimweh (Ván)

It’s rare that I reach these levels of excitement about a pagan black metal release – in the same way as I did when I first heard all those early Kampfar, Falkenbach and Forefather releases. It’s not that I’m jaded… Continue Reading →

Fyrdsman – Omen In The Sky (Mordgrimm)

Not sure how this one finally reached Ave Noctum but it was actually released in 2013 and is the musical project of Tim Shaw previously from Alestorm and whilst the album is very much the one man band he is… Continue Reading →

Gods of War – Tales from the Dark Lands (S/R)

This is a band from Liverpool that has a wealth of influences, but mainly falls into the black/folk and sometimes thrash category. The opener ‘Fornost’ is a raspy rendition of many early UK black metal bands, with clear influences coming… Continue Reading →

Falkenbach – Asa (Prophecy)

Fans of Falkenbach would be forgiven for thinking it’s been a very long time since the band’s mastermind Vratyas Vakyas last produced what could be described as a ‘classic’ album. It’s was ten years ago he released Ok Nefna Tysvar… Continue Reading →

Athelstan – The Ride (Seven Kingdoms)

With his brother Wulfstan, Athelstan is one half of the terminally underrated English “Anglo-Saxon metal” band Forefather who quietly ply their trade drawing exclusively on the Anglo Saxon period of England’s history. At first a solo album from a duo… Continue Reading →

Warseid – Where Fate Lies Unbound (SR)

Some people like to be noticed and considering the large, hideously expensive to post box file that this CD and bio arrived in Warseid are amongst them. The CD also sported a cover and insert whose quality puts quite a… Continue Reading →

Munruthel – CREEDamage (Svarga)

I was thinking about who had got the most reviews on the site since it started a year ago. It should have no doubt been megalomaniac Devin who told me some time ago he was out from making music finito…. Continue Reading →

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