Tag: Folk
Primordial – Spirit The Earth Aflame (Reissue) Review
Heritage is something of crucial importance to Primordial, and it’s not limited to lyrics of Celtic history or the spent blood of their native Ireland. Musical heritage, while less overt, is equally important, as shown …
Heidevolk – Uit Oude Grond Review
originally written by Erik Thomas I was a huge fan of 2008’s Wallhalla Wacht from these Dutch folk-metal newcomers (new at the time, at least). When I heard that 2010 would see a follow up, I almost soiled …
Finntroll – Nifelvind Review
originally written by Erik Thomas There are a handful of bands for me that are blind, day of release purchases whenever they release a new album. I don’t need to download the album to “preview” …
An Interview With Finntroll – Stretching Their Limits
Originally written by Erik Thomas. There are very few truly unique bands in metal anymore. However, back in 1997 a few drunk Finns gathered in the craggy mysterious woods of Helsinki to create what was …
Nechochwen – Azimuths To The Otherworld Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Yet another intimately-crafted project under the increasingly esteemedBindrune banner, Nechochwen is a nakedly honest folk entity. While the folk metal tag has taken on a Kryptonite-esque connotation for some, this is as far …
Les Discrets – Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées Review
One of the things I love about independent artists (or at least those that cater to the spirit of independent art), is their ability to condense all the intricacies of making that art into something …
Orphaned Land – The Neverending Way Of Orwarrior Review
originally written by Erik Thomas Six years in the making after the critically acclaimed Mabool, Israel’s premier metal act return for album number four and what we have here is a brilliant, epic metal album, that’s an early …
Primordial – A Journey’s End (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald I’ll go ahead and say it outright; A Journey’s End is my favorite Primordial album, and likely always will be. A dense, challenging record, it represents the ideal crossroads between …