It’s very hard to find folk metal bands out there that feel actually worth talking about. Oftentimes, we see bands take easy routes to create material that is loosely folk metal but rather something that comes across like gimmicky black … Continue reading Hand of Kalliach – Shade Beyond
Despite all the madness outside that has happened in 2020, the year has been extremely bountiful in virtually every style that I have an interest in from ambient drone, sludgy doom, psych-rock albums destined to become classics, gorgeous neofolk, and … Continue reading Isenmor – Shieldbrother
I’ve said it many times over the years and I will gladly say it yet again: one of my favorite parts about doing these reviews is coming back to bands that I’ve investigated before and then see them grow into … Continue reading Dwarrowdelf – Evenstar
Every so often, I get the absolute luxury of receiving an album that cannot be considered as anything other than a damn good fun time. Metal is a style that’s more than befitting of serious content made for serious listeners, … Continue reading Zmey Gorynich – Devilish Dances
Ever since their bold entrance to the scene three years ago that feels so much longer ago, Iku-Turso has been gracious enough to give us a slow but satisfying drip of new material at least once every year since … Continue reading Iku-Turso – Pakana
Of all the premier folk metal bands that we’ve gotten over the years, I can’t help but feel that Ensiferum has become one of the very best over the years with their efforts constantly showing off epic talent on many … Continue reading Ensiferum – Thalassic
Is there something about Russia and folk metal that I’ve just been out of the loop with for years now? There really seems to be a solid concentration of folk metal acts within the Russian borders that it’s impossible not … Continue reading Woodscream – Варево
It feels like it’s been far longer than just six years since the last time we got new material from Falconer, and yet, somehow, it feels like no time at all. Such a weird thing but, nonetheless, the news of … Continue reading Falconer – From a Dying Ember
I’ve long been proud of the fact that I’ve witnessed the rise of a good number of bands in my time doing these reviews. Some of them were pretty quick, others still in progress like what I’m witnessing with Howling … Continue reading Sojourner – Premonitions
It’s not often enough that we get a really solid work that blends together the realms of black and folk metal in such a way that really flattens just about every person that sits down to take a real listen … Continue reading Marrasmieli – Between Land and Sky
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