How Einar Selvik brings back our past.

The popularity that folk-influenced metal has seen in the last few years has also resulted in a heightened interest in folk itself. Beyond the...

Finding the balance between modern heavy metal and traditional folk instruments has often been a struggle for folk metal bands, and one of the...

There is always something of a pinch of excitement when a symphonic metal release lands on my desk. Growing up with Scottish traditional reels...

I’ve always found a certain charm in the strange lovechild of a genre that is folk metal. By combining the gentle, flowing, and sometimes...

Folk metal has been a pretty divisive genre since its earliest days; while many have embraced the pagan and mythological imagery and instrumentation that...

Eluveitie had a difficult job ahead of them when it came to their new album. With the massive success of Helvetios, the band had...

Few would question the fact that folk metal is doing pretty well right now. Not only are there a lot of bands to choose...

Everybody has a gimmick. Manowar have their homoerotic “true metal” thing; Arch Enemy their “I’m 15 and just bought my first Che Guevara t-shirt...

Diversity has always been the name of the game when it comes to folk metal, and one band that truly lives up to that...