INTERVIEW: Jarkko Aaltonen – Korpiklaani
The folk metal genre is a vibrant and colourful root of the heavy metal tree. One band in particular, takes
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Folk Metal
LIVE REVIEW: Moonsorrow & Korpiklaani @ Club Academy, Manchester
Dubbed as the Finnish folk metal mafia, the co-headline package of MOONSORROW & KORPIKLAANI bolsters two bands who have been at the summit
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Distorted Sound Issue 11
Issue 11 of Distorted Sound has just landed and it’s a corker! Buy it here!
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jumalten Aika – Moonsorrow
Folk metal is an odd beast. Often conjuring images of happy-go-lucky singalongs while drunk and men with no Celtic heritage
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ALBUM REVIEW: Skuggsjá – Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik’s Skuggsjá
Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik’s Skuggsjá started as a one off commission for the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian constitution performance, and
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Moonsorrow drop cover of ‘Non Serviam’
Finnish pagan metallers MOONSORROW have launched a static music video for their cover of ROTTING CHRIST‘s Non Serviam!
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LIVE REVIEW: Ensiferum @ Sound Control, Manchester
WORDS: James Weaver Out of all of metal’s vast array of sub-genres none is more entertaining in the live
Read moreKorpiklaani to release first DVD and Live CD
WORDS: Tom Wakenell Finnish act KORPIKLAANI have announced that they are working on their first DVD.
Read moreDISTORTED SOUND ISSUE 9
The first issue of Distorted Sound for 2016 has landed!
Read moreEnsiferum announce European tour support!
WORDS: Dean Martin Finnish folk-metallers ENSIFERUM are taking on Europe in April and have just announced FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will be
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