ALBUM REVIEW: Dark Forest – Beyond The Veil
DARK FOREST, for those who don’t know, is IRON MAIDEN meets ENSIFERUM, despite being founded in the Black Country, UK.
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Folk Metal
ALBUM REVIEW: Armageddon – Equilibrium
Two years after the release of Erdentempel, EQUILIBRIUM return with their fifth studio album, Armageddon. The new album is the
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Equilibrium appoint new bass player
German epic metal pioneers EQUILIBRIUM have officially announced the appointment of their new bass player Makki.
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Agalloch announce split!
AGALLOCH have announced that they are breaking up!
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INTERVIEW: Mitja Harvilahti – Moonsorrow
MOONSORROW are an interesting band within the folk metal genre. Whilst most bands focus their efforts towards upbeat and drinking related
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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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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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