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 »

rsis is one of the few bands that does tech death right nowadays. Where many other bands go astray by overlooking the actual music and instead focusing on how complicated a song they can write, James Malone and Company consistently find a way to use their technical prowess to write music as opposed to writing music for the sake of ... Read More »

The TIME has come! Well at least the first part anyways.  It has been eight years since Wintersun arose from their snow-capped homeland of Finland with their self-titled debut album, leaving both critics and the metal community in awe of their epic fusion of melodic death and power metal. As fans eagerly awaited the next album originally scheduled for a ... 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 »

When thinking of Doom Metal, usually visions of slow, droning guitar riffs for six or so minutes is what often comes to mind. On a few occasions, the formula of the genre gets spiced up with little hints of other metal genres. Wall of The Eyeless however, takes it to a whole new level. Think of the instrumentation of Children of ... Read More »

Band: Swallow the Sun Album: Emerald Forest and the Blackbird Genre: Melodic Death/Doom Metal Label: Spinefarm Records Release Date:  February 1, 2012 Vivid beauty and a strong imaginative concept come together with goth-doom instrumentation and spacious melodic atmosphere to produce SWALLOW THE SUN’s fifth and latest full length release entitled, “Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.”  This album is a captivating ... Read More »

Another Folk Metal review? Why of course! However this time I’m reviewing a lesser known band.  It’s this small little group from Finland that’s just starting to get a following…Ensiferum is it?  Sarcasm aside, I was thrilled to be able to give this album a whirl.  Ensiferum is arguably the most recognized band in the Folk Metal genre, and that’s ... Read More »

Wintersun has finally unveiled new details about their long awaiting album, Time.  At this point it might be more appropriate to say ALBUMS since the band has decided to split Time into two releases.  Here is the official statement posted by the band on their Facebook page Hello friends! Time for some album(s) news. Wintersun‘s Time is going to be two albums, titled TIME I & TIME ... Read More »

After gaining intense local popularity and an ever-growing international audience, these Canadian Folk Metallers felt it would be best to change their name to Vesperia to better suit their expansion.  Here at DMK we are proud to announce that we will be working with them to further promote their talents.  Check out their video for “Pints Held High”! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjmH__5ckbM] Check ... Read More »

In older times, a war was waged against the Gaulish tribes by the Roman empire. The Gaulish people fought back with heavy resistance against the Romans. The brutality of this story is told through Swiss Folk Metal band Eluveitie‘s new album, Helvetios. Helvetios is Eluveitie’s first ever concept album, and is an album that should not be ignored. This 17 ... Read More »