When Elvenking's debut Heathenreel came out it was met with tremendous praise. Their beautiful folk melodies empowered by a solid power metal foundation captivated many, and...

Ever since their debut Vozrozhdeniye, Arkona have been slowly but steadily growing from an underground metal cult to a top-class pagan metal titan. While...

Elvenking have been around for almost 20 years, and have had a number of well-received albums and catchy tunes. While they've had their fair...

Folk metal has always been a mixed bag of sounds; Often ridiculed by those that perceive it as being a gimmick, it is a...

Among the hordes of self-proclaimed Viking metal acts that took the mainstream metal scene by storm in the last ten to fifteen years, one...

Good Folk Metal requires a careful balance. Too much Metal, and it loses its charm and becomes just your run-of-the-mill Extreme Metal. Too much...

Finsterforst is a folk metal act hailing from the heart of Germany, a country whose great folklore and music many take for granted. The...

As a long-standing fan of Elvenking, I've witnessed all the various artistic changes the band has gone through during these twelve years. From a...

Since their first studio release in 2001, Elvenking has become a force to reckon with in the metal world. “Heathenreel” was a critically acclaimed album, with...

The 2000's saw an expansion of Folk Metal - a genre that, until then, had not been played by many, with many bands mixing...