folk 22 articles

Welcome to this week’s global shitshow. Wall Street’s jerking everyone around like a drunk at a blackjack table, Congress can’t get off its ass long...

Hi! How do you navigate contrasting themes to create a harmonious and immersive experience for your listeners? – As a listener of music myself, I’ve...

Droll and Zhes met Saor at Hellfest 2023 and had a great talk about last album, which split the fanbase, writer’s block and many more!...

By the end of the last spring, American folk/death sextet Helsótt has returned from the oblivion, presenting the new LP Will and the Witch via...

The third full-length album “Byrjing” (translated as “beginning”) of Scandinavian folk band Byrdi was released this March via Trollmusic, known for their collaborations with innovative...

The new project of musician JP Damron BleakHeart, which subsequently became a full-time band (with the members from such bands as Dreadnough or Across Tundras),...

The Greek band Kosmogonia this summer has presented the first full-length album “Enthrone the Gods” (earlier the band had released some demos for promo purposes)...

Finntroll are happy to present you the video to their single “Mask”. Finntroll’s seventh studio album “Vredesvävd” will be released on September 18th. The band...

Whatever it is, Myrkur is a very interesting project, though some “orthodox” still think that it doesn’t has a right for existence; ok, that’s what...

FLOGGING MOLLY “Life Is Good” Vanguard / Spinefarm Records Away from the world of Metal, I have quite varied tastes. One of my lists on...

Russkaja, the band founded by former Stahlhammer vocalist Georgij Makazaria fells more than confidently. The band is in demand, their “turbo-polka” makes people smile and...

Wind Rose “Stonehymn” Inner Wound Recordings Album number 3 for Italian’s Wind Rose and on their 3rd different label… This is my 1st encounter with...

ENSIFERUM recently entered the Astia studio in Lappeenranta, Finland, where the band recorded a few demo songs for their upcoming seventh full-length, set to be...

Equilibrium “Armageddon” Nuclear Blast records For decade and a half German sympho-folk-metal band Equilibrium creates music for pleasure of everyone. And now every fan is...

Powerwolf’s history of success truly is a metal fairytale: Thanks to lifeblood, passion and talent the band has gathered an enormous amount of followers with...

An interview I had with Cristiano Borchi (vocalist) and Francesco Bucci (bassplayer) of the Italian Extreme/Folk metal band, Stormlord. Hi and thank

Interview with Mats (vocals and guitar), about the Scandinavian Metal band, Ereb Altor. Hi Mats, how have you been? Hi, life is going back to...

“Lupercalia” is the full length album by italian pagan black metal horde SELVANS; their second offering after February’s debut mini cd ‚Clangores Plenilunio’. After

The Ukrainian one man-institution Zgard, unmatched when it comes to folk-influenced atmospheric pagan black metal, now reveal their fifth album, titled

Interview with Ville Oravala, the guitar player of the Finnish metal band, Asa Noir. Hi Ville, how have you been? Hi Carla.I’ve been busy writing...