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

t’s been three years since we had another Finntroll album to sink our teeth (and ears) into, and what a long three years have they been.  Rooting from the tale of the Swedish priests who encountered a wild savage man-beast in Finland, Finntroll has brought a mixture of black metal, folk melodies, and traditional humppa since their formation in 1997. ... Read More »

Keep in mind fellow metal heads, I am not keen on live albums. I feel that live is a title that should be enjoyed physically in the pit, or in bowels of the venue, listening and observing the masters of music at work. So when I woke up today to see Arkona had a live album, I had a bit ... Read More »

Good evening gents and germs, Gabe again here with another amazing local folk metal band album review. Trolhaugen was a band I heard about through an interview that I did with and up-and-coming power folk metal band Wilderun. You can come and check it out here! After hearing about this band that according to Wayne Ingram sounded like ametal version ... Read More »

Hey guys. Gabe again with another email interview with another crazy unique band that you guys really need to check them out!  They have redefined the folk metal genre.  They are an amazing band all the way from down under, but once you listen to their new album Ramshackle, your world will be flipped down under and they will be the ... Read More »

Howdy lads and lasses, this is Gabe Cavaliere doing his very first album review.  Today I will be reviewing a band I strongly believe will be a band to look out for in the future.  This band is called Wilderun and this is the debut album Olden Tales & Deathly Trails.   The reason why I’m saying this is because this band has an ... 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 »

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 »

My friends, have I got a treat for you! Are you a fan of Power Metal or Pagan Metal? How about both? Well then Elvenking is the band for you! With a fusion between both genres, the band’s new album, Era, is one that should not be passed up! Having a great range of speed, technicality, and symphonic sound, this album ... Read More »

Folk Metal: many thoughts and scenarios come to mind when you hear that term. Maybe you picture Medieval times, or maybe you picture Vikings charging into battle. However there is a theme that rarely sees the surface, and that is the rich Mongolian-Oriental folklore which has had a strong influence on nearly every Western civilization.  The Mongolian Empire was arguably the ... Read More »