Folk
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Garmarna – Förbundet
A new face of Scandinavian folk in which tradition mixes with modernity
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Wolcensmen – Fire in the White Stone
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...
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Ye Banished Privateers – First Night Back in Port
I'm not alone when I say that Ye Banished Privateers are not what I expected. Like many others, seeing the name, the look and the label...
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Moonsorrow – Jumalten Aika
I’ve never listened to Moonsorrow before Jumalten Aika. I fell off the folk wagon for a while last year, and, like many others, I’m...
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Blackmore’s Night – All of Our Yesterdays
While in folk rock it is common to see the rock elements as the dominant characteristics of the sound, one of the interesting thing...
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Kari Rueslatten – Time To Tell
I want to preface this review with a “warning”: those of you who are somewhat closed-minded about your music – metal-purists, if you will...
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Black Star Riders – All Hell Breaks Loose
We need to get this out of
the way before we continue: I am a MASSIVE Thin
Lizzy fan boy. I firmly believe that between 1975...
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Finntroll – Blodsvept
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...
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Alda – Tahoma
I like black metal. I would even go so far as to say that I like most types, subgenres and national variations of black...
Must-read
The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex
Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum
“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPb_jsnY2I
Get Ready for Wacken 2023
Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...