Tag Archives: Folk Metal
Metal Review: Finntroll | Blodsvept (2013)
Finland’s folk metal pioneers Finntroll is back with their laresr release entitled “Blodsvept,” and they are out for blood once again. As you would expect from these veterans, their albums are always chock full of stories of mythological creatures and Finnish folklore. It has been this way since their inception in 1997. With “Blodsvept,” we
Finntroll Release Häxbrygd Video
Finnish folk metal band Finntroll have released a video for Häxbrygd off of their new album “Blodsvept.” Please upgrade your browser
Finntroll Streaming Mordminnen Online
Finnish folk metal band Finntroll is now streaming another new song, Mordminnen, which will appear on Blodsvept, Finntroll’s sixth full-length studio album. It will be released tomorrow in Europe and April 2, 2013 in North America via Century Media Records. Blodsvept Track Listing: 01. Blodsvept 02. Ett Folk Förbannat 03. När Jättar Marschera 04. Mordminnen
Finntroll Reveal Details of New Album Blodsvept
Helsinki, Finland-based folk metal band Finntroll’s label Century Media has officially revealed the details about the band’s highly awaited new album. The brand new album is entitled “Blodsvept” and will be released on March 25, 2013 in Europe. The painting was done by the band’s guitarist Skrymer (who also did the artwork for the band’s
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Release Video for Wir Reiten
German folk metal band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter have released a new video for Wir Reiten. The video was in cooperation with French movie maker Yann Arthus-Bertrand and features sequences from the movie Home. Wir Reiten comes off of the band’s latest offering Moral & Wahnsinn, released in 2011. The band talked about the experience: “When
Metal Review: Adorned Brood – Kuningaz (2012)
German folk / black metal band ADORNED BROOD is back with their seventh album, Kuningaz. With the release of their latest effort, ADORNED BROOD is back up to their old tricks of trying to keep the listener off guard with their unusual mix of genres and tones, a lot of the time within the same
Metal Interview – Varg
You know I love me some Varg, and when I had the chance to conduct an email interview with the band themselves, I was all over it. If you have not heard of Varg yet (shame on you), you need to check them out. Their blend of death/black/folk metal is pretty intense (read the Varg
Metal Review: Varg – Guten Tag (2012)
Varg’s twisted world is a place where pagan, folk, death and black metal all collide to make a sound that is all their own. With their sharp, raspy German vocals (sans the track A Thousand Eyes) and elements from so many genres of metal, Varg is definitely a band that you will remember – love
Metal Review – Ensiferum – Unsung Heroes (2012)
Ensiferum is an acquired taste and really not one of my favorite bands, so I was heading into this review figuring that I would hate their latest release, Unsung Heroes, which hits North American shores on September 18 through Spinefarm Records. Produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Apocalyptica), the album features artwork by Kristian Wahlin
Varg Premiere New Video for Guten Tag
“Guten Tag“, a new video from German pagan/folk metal band Varg, can be seen below. The song for this video is taken off the band’s upcoming album of the same name, which is scheduled for a release on October 5th via NoiseArt Records. The video was directed by Polish producers Grupa 13, who previously worked
