Der Metal Krieger Let's make this world metal shall we?

They finally got it right. Finally. It’s been a long time since there’s been much excitement regarding the release of a new Children of Bodom record; a band largely pegged as the Metallica of melodic death metal. That is, a band that made a profound impact with their early albums, but divided the metal community following later releases in a ... Read More »

Darkthrone needs no introduction; everyone knows about these guys and the tremendous impact they’ve had on extreme metal. While they are largely known as a black metal band with their early albums engraved as milestones in the Norwegian scene, many don’t give their diversity enough justice. That comes to a screeching halt on their latest work however. You just have ... Read More »

Wolves…Warpaint…Pagan Metal: An extreme metal and fantasy fan’s dream!. With raw aggression and a world away from our own, one can only imagine how this band might sound just by looking at them. The German Pagan metallers Varg, are about to unleash a beast to the world, called Guten Tag or “Good Day” in English. This album is just another ... Read More »

Composed of vocalist/guitarist C. Naughton, drummer S. Lucas, guitarist M. Wood, and bassist N. Wallwork, Winterfylleth is a black metal quartet hailing from Manchester England. Produced in Wales with Chris Fielding (Primordial, Electric Wizard), The Threnody of Triumph is set to be released on September 25th in North America, which will mark the third full-length offering of these chaps. Much ... Read More »

Black and Death metal: Genres that bring complete mayhem to the stages and homes of the adoring fans. When combined together, you have an ever so powerful force, rupturing eardrums and blasting the listener away. Canada’s Weapon is one band that redefines the word “mayhem” with their latest album, Embers And Revelations. This album is one that will leave an ... Read More »

Hello my fellow Heathens! We have another Folk EP to review, and it is a quite interesting one! Folk metal is an intriguing sub-genre of metal, one that could range from a power metal sound, to the brutality of extreme Death Metal. Warseid, however, stands out with their new EP, Where Fate Lies Unbound. These guys perform very melodic Folk Metal, and ... Read More »

There’s always been something magical about Folk Metal; the heroic guitar riffs, pagan lyrics, and the epic and moving folk instrumentation.  As the twenty year old genre slowly makes it way up the mainstream metal ladder, more and more veteran bands lose some of the spotlight.  Swedish Folk Metallers, Vintersorg, however is a band that never ceases to diminish.  This ... Read More »

From the frozen lands of Norway comes another masterpiece of a band. Borknagar, made famous by the bassist ICS Vortex after his untimely leave from the infamous Dimmu Borgir, is a progressive metal band with elements in black, folk, and death metal. Sounds interesting? Well it definitely it. As we have seen in the fame of Dimmu Borgir, the success has largely been a ... Read More »