Wiggle room in any given style is always something that demands to be worked with as we move from one band to the next as that’s the simple fabric of any sound that allows us to have different experiences rather … Continue reading The Wolves of Avalon – Y Gododdin
Not often enough do we find the worlds of doom and folk metal intersecting in any form. It’s my firm belief that such a concoction can render some of the most compelling, heaviest, and thought-provoking material that the underground can … Continue reading Mournument – Smouldering Into Dust
While it’s the space where black and folk metal intersects, the immense niche section where Middle Eastern influence takes hold is a particularly fascinating corner the likes of which I doubt will ever truly run dry of real talent. For … Continue reading Arallu – Death Convenant
Of all the styles that are out there in the world of metal for us to lose ourselves in, folk metal has to be one of those that will endlessly fascinate me. It’s a style that feels like there’s no … Continue reading Ash of Ashes – Traces
Whenever I think about the wide range of music that I’ve ever found myself listening to, it has only ever been in two circumstances where I ever could’ve dared where the worlds of black metal and Americana could coexist in … Continue reading Interview with Manos Six and the Muddy Devil
At this point, the very mention of bringing black and folk metal together should elicit the very name of Saor by mere default. It’s the name that many have set the very standard of the sound to given how powerful … Continue reading Saor – Origins
Usually, whenever I find myself coming across an album that completely blindsides me I won’t come across another such work for a decent amount of time, typically in the form of months. When I heard and reviewed the latest from … Continue reading Manos Six and the Muddy Devil – Swamp Suicide
The very existence of heavy metal in the Middle East carries an air of danger with it as the bands have to make their music in secret lest they face prosecution and wild punishment by their government, but that doesn’t … Continue reading Al-Namrood – Worship the Degenerate
Long have the many mythologies and ancient cultures of Europe been swirling together for anyone from anywhere in the world to pick something out of whether it be something beyond familiar or fascinatingly new. When it comes to how it’s … Continue reading Barad Guldur – Vishapner
As time has gone on, the very realms of black and folk metal have become progressively more entwined with each other with one band to the next having something different to offer than the last with it being typically a … Continue reading Mosaic – Heimatspuk
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