After nearly 8 years since the release of Heart of Akamon, West Virginia’s Nechochwen return, unveiling the title track from their impending album, Kanawha Black! Fierce melodies and heartfelt composition/riff stylings further cement the rich and powerful legacy that Nechochwen has nurtured since their inception. Kanawha Black is a vibrant…
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Nidhoeggr – Arise
Reviewed: November 2021 Released: 2021, Art Gate Records Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes I do appreciate a bit of variety in my music, including the mixing and matching of typical disparate elements into something fresh. Even if it’s just differing styles of a single genre, it can be refreshing to…
Sólstafir and Vreid Stream Cinematic Mountaintop Concert Today
Icelandic atmospheric rock ‘n’ rollers SÓLSTAFIR and Norwegian Sognametal brigade VREID have joined forces for a unique and spectacular event! Airing today, October 15, these legendary performers will unveil a collaborative concert stream in which they will transport viewers right from their living rooms to the breath-taking mountaintops of the…
McIver, Joel-The Saga Of Skalmold (Book Review)
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Black Harbour Entertainment Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP It is no secret that the Heavy Metal business has been evolving down into a massive global cottage industry. Hundreds of bands run their own labels, recording studios, record and produce their own albums, create merchandise and then tour. The…
Hexenklad Video Interview
Hexenklad is a Canadian Folk/Black Metal band. Think folk melodies akin to Moonsorrow with twin guitar leads like Dissection, the depth of emotion of Primordial and the overwhelming depth of Insomnium. We posed a bunch of questions to the lads in Hexenklad and they got back to us with a…
Duskmourn – Fallen Kings and Rusted Crowns
Reviewed: July, 2021 Released: June 19, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead My favorite epic folk metal band from this side of the pond is quite assuredly Duskmourn. Both gentlemen involved with the project live in the Pocono Mountains on the Eastern PA/Western NJ border. My review of their…
THYRFING Release First Single and Video, “Döp dem i eld”, From Upcoming New Album VANAGANDR
Spread, share and let it be known. “DÖP DEM I ELD” is the first Thyrfing music to be released in 8 years and also the first single from the upcoming fullength-album “VANAGANDR”, scheduled for release 27 August through Despotz Records. It was co-produced and co-recorded together with Jakob Herrmann /…
Viking Metal Pioneers THYRFING Release First New Single in 8 Years, “”Döp dem i eld” March 19, New Album Later This Year
From Thyrfing’s Facebook Page New digital single out on March 19. Pre-save: despotz.ffm.to/thyrfing-ddie Also check out our previous posts this week to pre-order a download bundle with exclusive T-shirt for the single release. ”Döp dem i eld” is the first Thyrfing music to be released in 8 years, and is…
Einherjer – North Star
Reviewed: March, 2021 Released: February, 26, 2021 Napalm Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Einherjer, according to Nordic mythology, are the glorious dead. All those who died bravely in battle and were brought to Valhalla by the Valkyries to fight and kill each other by day, then to feast…
Wÿntër Ärvń – Abysses
Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021, Antiq Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Abysses is the sophomore album from French neo/dark folk project Wÿntër Ärvń, following up 2018’s Au Devant du Gouffre. It is comprised of namesake Wÿntër Ärvn (also of Aorlhac) and Vittorio Sabelli (Dawn of A Dark Age, Notturno).…
Korpiklaani – Jylhä
Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021 , Nuclear Blast records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva After releasing several tracks in 2020, Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani has dropped a full-length record called Jylhä, which takes us into a powerful and beautiful world full of marvellous and dynamic sound. The band dug…
Crescent Lament – Land of Lost Voices
Reviewed:January, 2021 Released: 2020/Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Crescent Lament is a band from Taiwan born in 2007, their sound is the combination of symphonic metal with traditional music from their country. They debuted in 2008 with the release of their EP: THE FORGOTTEN WINTER. Their first album was…
Best of 2020: Kieron Hayes
01. Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion (SAMPLE) Spirituality and Distortion is a truly strange album, and it plays into that as its strength just perfectly. It’s one of those avant-garde metal albums that throws in a ton of different sounds, either one after another or at the same time. You’ll…
Protokult – Transcending The Ruins
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter It’s not often that you come across a band that neatly encapsulates the more po-faced nature of supposedly “traditional” or straight-forward metal with the boozy fun times of a party band, but here we are with PROTOKULT. It’s a bit…
Isenmor – Shieldbrother
Reviewed: October, 2020 Released: 2020 / Independent Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Isenmor is a folk metal band from Baltimore, Maryland formed in 2014. After a four year hiatus, the band has returned to release its debut full length album called: SHIELDBROTHER, a totally independent work which tells…