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LISTEN TO ANIMIST NOW AND DOWNLOAD THIS FREE DEBUT EP
Animist is from Nyack, NY. As far as I know, the east coast is not known for neopaganism but, hey, we got the awesome Windfaerer from Jersey and Leif Ericson never made it farther South than Newfoundland. Their eccentric mix of various extreme … Read the rest of this entry →
ARKONA RELEASING A VERY AMBITIOUS LIVE ALBUM
This has rarely been done by an extreme metal band and isn’t done nearly often enough by folk metal bands who claim an “earthy” aesthetic. What’s happening is that Moscow-based folk warriors Arkona worked with an orchestra and choir to … Read the rest of this entry →
ARE YOU LISTENING TO TENGGER CAVALRY YET?
I mentioned this Beijing-based band back when we were exploring a variety of Chinese metal bands. The first record from Tengger Cavalry, 2010′s Blood Sacrifice Shaman, is a very black metal oriented Asian folk album, drawing on the Nomadic cultures of Mongolia … Read the rest of this entry →
GLORIOUS NEW VIDEOS FROM THE SWORD AND FINSTERFORST
The Sword‘s new video for “Veil of Isis” is a fantastical trip through the galaxy, full of bold colors and strange characters. The heroine of the semi-coherent storyline flies through some green screen nebulae and asteroid belts, still finding time … Read the rest of this entry →
SKALMOLD: BORN LOKA
Though most Americans might think the new Skalmold album is a nod to Pitbull –what with the sexy faux-Latin flavor of the album title– it is in fact a hearty, unpretentious trek through the gruffer side of viking metal. The only … Read the rest of this entry →
Peep This Clip From The Upcoming Arkona Live DVD
This is probably the best pagan folk metal band I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing live. It probably boils down to the fact that Arkona is fronted by a very charismatic, talented vocalist and lyricist named Masha Arhipova and, … Read the rest of this entry →
Get Grim. Go Green. New Borknagar Video Has Many Natures.
Get the folk out! Seems like we just can’t stop folking ourselves today. **Insert an Austin Powers-esque sequence of puns here**. Though it’s simply a bunch of disjointed close up shots of people juxtaposed with an equally spasmodic collection of … Read the rest of this entry →
Vintersorg: Orkan
The prolificacy of Vintersorg as a vocalist may be undeniable but the traction of his more recent work is certainly debatable. The fact is, no matter which peoples you draw your inspiration from, there is only so much you can … Read the rest of this entry →
New Ensiferum Track Is What Folk Metal Should Sound Like
Often seen as a less silly variant of Finntroll and Korpilaani or an olive branch for those who want something less watered down than Eluveitie, Ensiferum will undoubtedly go down as one of the strongest bands to come from the folk craze of … Read the rest of this entry →
A Few Lawls, An Anouncement And A Free Song From NoiseArt Records
NoiseArt Records are the masterminds behind two of our favorite bands, the face melting feel-good metal anthem machine that is Skull Fist and the apocalyptic Nexus Inferis. As if they aren’t doing enough awesome stuff they go and do the … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday 2 for 1: Ashencult and Thormesis
First off, read NCS and read it often. Islander and friends are a beacon of consistency. They regularly craft the most elequent posts and reviews about the ugliest, dirtiest most abbrasive forms of metal. It’s like wiping your ass with silk. I … Read the rest of this entry →
New Windfaerer Song, New-ish Castle Songs
Viking folk from New Jersey doesn’t exactly provoke a leap of faith from many people, as I’ve mentioned before, Windfaerer spin a very catchy type of tune and, to my ear, channel a heavy, more-polished Enslaved vibe. They’re also not … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: Khors
Candlelight Records has a new horse in the stable. Ukrainian pagan black metal band Khors is releasing their fifth album, the first in their native language, later this year under the banner of their new label. And in my attempt … Read the rest of this entry →
Stream Some Windfaerer; Blackened Folk From Jersey Of All Places
AHH here we go. I think we’ll spruce things up with some blackened melodic viking shreddery. This new jersey band plays a very heavy set of tunes somewhere in the area of blackened viking metal. There’s a good mix of … Read the rest of this entry →
Paganfest 2012: Because What Else Would I Do On Orthodox Easter?
It’s always difficult to know what to expect from a Sunday gig in Seattle. As my roommate sped through traffic, I sank into the passenger’s seat deep in thought, sipping on only the finest box wine. My thoughts wandered to … Read the rest of this entry →
O Captain! My Captain! New Alestorm Video
Weigh anchor, you scamper’s dogs! Instead of blabbing bout Suicide Silence’s new generic zombie/breakdown fest, we fixed to make the rounds with this here new Alestorm video where the lads endeavor to slay the mighty Leviathan. The battle with the … Read the rest of this entry →
Weekend War Cry: Alestorm – Keelhauled
Family movies. Not very metal, right? Pirate themes on the other hand, very metal. In a tradition started in the 80s by Running Wild and continued today by bands like Swashbuckle and Alestorm, Scottish/Celtic themed “pirate metal” seems to have … Read the rest of this entry →
Heidevolk: Batavi
The thing about viking metal for me is that I’ve rarely been able to recapture that grandiose, epic feeling that Falkenbach gave me in their prime. Until now, that is. Strangely enough, I got my fix from Dutch outfit Heidevolk. … Read the rest of this entry →
Another Load of Metal Ammo From the Chinese Mainland: Dinkumoil, Tengger Cavalry, Skeletal Augury, Varuna
If you recall we did this before with some really interesting groove and folk metal bands last time around. This time we have some NWOTHM, thrash metal, atmospheric black metal and other fun stuff. Dunkumoil (thrash/heavy metal), Tengger Cavalry (blackened … Read the rest of this entry →
Whaddaya Call A Bunch of Dirty Viking Dudes Jamming in the Dark? The New Suidakra Video
Yeah that’s pretty much it. Oh, no, there are also some random skulls and flames and stuff. Pretty cool. If you’re unfamiliar with Suidakra, these Germanic black/death/folk metallists have been one of the most consistent bands of the folk metal … Read the rest of this entry →