The
folk metal bands of the world have been busy lately, with a whole
host of announcements to report on.
Firstly,
British Viking metal band Oakenshield have released a steady
flow of new information about their upcoming release, Legacy,
slated for release on the 17th February. The band have
released the album artwork (left), as well as announcing
the tracklist, revealing the traditional British and Scandinavian
songs that have inspired their music:
Northreyjar
(traditional arr. Corkhill)
Earl Thorfinn (Corkhill, trad. Norwegian)
Jorvik (Corkhill)
Mannin Veen (H. Wood, trad. Manx, H. Jones, arr. Corkhill)
Wen Heath (Corkhill, trad. Scots)
Earl Thorfinn (Corkhill, trad. Norwegian)
Jorvik (Corkhill)
Mannin Veen (H. Wood, trad. Manx, H. Jones, arr. Corkhill)
Wen Heath (Corkhill, trad. Scots)
Clontarf
(Corkhill, trad. Irish)
Eternal as the Earth (Corkhill, trad. English)
Eternal as the Earth (Corkhill, trad. English)
The
Raven Banner (Corkhill, trad. Scandinavian)
As
if that wasn't enough, the band has also released a couple of
tantalising teasers for the album, first releasing an album preview
featuring samples of each of the eight songs on the album....
...And then releasing the album's second track, 'Earl Thorfinn' in its entirety on YouTube.
Another
band releasing swathes of album news is Swedish band Grimner.
The band are currently preparing for the release of their second EP
Färd,
the follow-up to 2010's A Call for Battle. Like Oakesnhield,
they have released the new artwork
(right), as well as the tracklist
and an album teaser video,
featuring sample of five of the six tracks that will make up the new
EP.
Eluveitie
continue to prepare for the release of upcoming album Helvetios,
due next month, by revealing another new track. The band this week
unveiled the radio-friendly 'A
Rose for Epona', having previously
revealed new track 'Meet
the Enemy'.
The
song, featuring the band's usual hurdy gurdy player Anna Murphy on
lead vocals, describes the 'shattered
hopes' of the album's main protagonist. The 'Epona' of the title
is the Gallic goddess of horsemen and cavalry – not the horse from
Zelda!
While
these bands prepare for the imminent release of the new works, others
are just beginning to get started on their new releases. Italian
power metallers Elvenking
have announced
that they plan to begin the recording of their seventh album at Sonic
Pump Studios, Helsinki on February 24th.
The album will sound “heavier,
still very melodic and a bit back to the roots with a lot of good old
folklore in it”, according to a statement from the band.
Meanwhile,
Drakum – hailing from Barcelona, Catalonia – have
announced that they are to begin recording their debut album
following the success of last year's demo, Around the Oak.
However, in order to fund the recording of the album, the band
requires donations from fans. This can be done by visiting Drakum's
website and clicking the
'Donate' button.
Our
final piece of news is that Yiddish industrial folk metal band Gevolt
have released a new video for the song 'Tshiribim Tshiribom'. The
song originally featured on last year's album AlefBase and is
the band's first official music video.
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