Tag Folk Metal
Back in the mists of time, in March 2008, I got sent an album to review, from a band I knew of, but didn’t know very much about at the time. I’m not even sure exactly where I was writing… Continue Reading →
Finnish Extreme Folk Metal band Verikalpa’s current studio output is bordering on prolific, dishing out quality albums every other year since 2018. With a stable line-up in place now for the last three, this talented six-piece are steadily focusing and… Continue Reading →
Ethnic-Thrash outfit Concrete Age hail from the Stavropol Krai region of the North Caucasus, an area rich in culture, tradition and history. This strip of land situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea has played host to empires… Continue Reading →
This is the debut full length by Finnish black/folk metal duo Riitasointu after a demo and a couple of singles so new voices to listen to. Apparently the name means ‘dissonance’ which is an interesting name for a folk influenced… Continue Reading →
Originally from Kyrgyzstan but now residing in Germany Darkestrah have always been a fascinating band utilising traditional instruments into a black metal mainframe. You know that you are in for something a bit different when you actually have to look… Continue Reading →
Comprising members of White Ward, Soen, Naoni Orchestra and others, this Ukrainian band combines black metal with melodic death metal, progressive metal and traditional folk singing and instrumentation. The album is about an individual’s journey through darkness and disappointment towards… Continue Reading →
Furor Gallico have been steadily finding their own identity and refining their sound over their four album career so far. This very accomplished and impressive Italian Folk Metal band have their own approach to this style, granting them their own… Continue Reading →
Canadian Celtic Metal singer-songwriter Leah McHenry is an inspirational lady. Her impressive 5 album back catalogue (all crowd funded!) would be inspirational enough on its own, but add in the fact that she’s raised and home-schooled five talented children (three… Continue Reading →
A move to Hammerheart Records for Lithuanian Baltic Folk Metal band Romuvos feels like a fresh start for the band. Over their three previous albums they have been honing their own sound based around their ancestors ancient Baltic traditions, customs… Continue Reading →
I’ve been dwelling on this album for too long. Don’t sue me, it’s a difficult one. Laying perfectly in the complex vortex separating experimentation and over-experimentation, creativity and ‘overdoing it’, Cadaver Synod is a curious lesson in both how to… Continue Reading →
Although Danish Viking/Folk Metal band Vansind have been active since 2019, this is actually their debut full-length offering. Whilst the core of the band’s founding line-up remains (current Panzerchrist/Detest drummer Danni Jelsgaard, Mindmare vocalist Joachim Asmussen, bagpipe/whistle player Rikke Klint… Continue Reading →
Like all nations of the world, the USA has its indigenous folk-esque genres such as country and americana. I’m quite pleased to say Wayfarer from Colorado picked the latter of those two because americana does not have the same sketchy… Continue Reading →