For all that folk metal has brought to the table throughout this year, I think it’s safe to say that we’ve seen a fair number of surprises as well as expected creations that still somehow manage to become far more … Continue reading Olde Throne – Megalith
There are some acts that you just can’t keep down for long. It’s the normal expectations that it takes at least a year or two for a band to come back around with new material, but it’s every now and … Continue reading Buzzard – Everything is Not Going to be Alright
Just when you think a particular sound has mostly fizzled out for the year, there’s almost always something else that comes around that catches you off-guard and grabs your attention in such a way that is nigh on fascinating to … Continue reading Cemican – U k’u’uk’ankil Mayakaaj
For all that folk metal has brought to the table this year, there is one particular of the sound that I have found strange in its lack representation in the face of the genre doing so well: the greater Asian … Continue reading Nine Treasures – Seeking the Absolute
It was at the start of this year that I began to see how much folk metal would impact 2025, and I’m still fortunate to be able to find myself before such awesome talent constantly making this style something to … Continue reading Månegarm – Edsvuren
I don’t think people appreciate enough the singularly wild state that extreme metal finds itself in currently. Sure, there’s still more than enough glory and splendor to be born from the unending lessons of the old school, yet it’s in … Continue reading Kalaveraztekah – Nikan Axkan
I still find myself absolutely flabbergasted by the overwhelming quality of damn near anything related to folk metal in 2025. It started with the return of Saor, and it seems to only be greatness at a steady flow from then … Continue reading Veljessurma – Haltioissaan
I have got to admit that of all the things I was expecting out of 2025, a massive surge of quality folk metal was simply not something that I figured would happen in any form. The style has always been … Continue reading Concrete Age – Awaken the Gods
Equilibrium is something that can be exceedingly hard to ascertain for even the most experienced of musicians. There are so many different factors that go into any given body of work that it can be downright effortless for anyone to … Continue reading Alestorm – The Thunderfist Chronicles
It’s in the fringes and adjacent realms of metal that sometimes to most interesting acts can be found even if they can remain quite amorphous, hard to pin down, or even just outright weird by all intents and purposes. There’s … Continue reading Manos Six and the Muddy Devil – When Skies are Grey
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