Here's
another bumper news roundup from folk metal bands around the world!
Century
Media have announced the forthcoming release of Oriental
Metal, a collection of Middle Eastern and Oriental-inspired metal
compiled by Orphaned Land's Kobi Farhi. Clocking in at 52
minutes of metal, and featuring some of the biggest names on the
scene, the tracklist is as follows:
- Orphaned Land – Sapari
- Amaseffer – Slaves for Life
- Arkan – Deus Vult
- Pentagram – Lions in a Cage
- Myrath – Merciless Times
- Almana Shchora – Elohim
- Nervecell – The Taste of Betrayal
- Khalas – Haz El Adala Mayel
- Nile – Kaffir
- Melechesh – Grand Gathas of Baal Sin
- Ahl Sina – Fountains of Muses
Melechesh,
included on the above compilation, have release
news of their own as well, in the form of digital EP, Mystics
of the Pillar II. 'Mystics of the Pillar' was originally written
and recorded for the band's 2010 album, The Epigenesis, but
two different endings were recorded and mastered. This EP contains
the alternate ending as well as instrumental versions of 'Sacred
Geometry' and 'The Epigenesis'.
Many
bands have been announcing further album news lately, including an
avalanche of new album artwork.
Kicking
things off are American band, Northsong,
who have revealed the artwork for their upcoming album, The Final
Journey. The artwork was designed by Valhalla
Promotions, who specialise in promotional materials for folk,
Viking and pagan metal bands.
In
similar fashion, their compatriots Blodravn have also released
new artwork for their forthcoming album Sæmd,
which is currently being recorded. However, with the album still in
production, this is not necessarily a finalised album cover.
Dutch
thrashers Chain
of Dogs have announced
the tracklist for their upcoming EP, Deathworld. Consisting of
three tracks featuring guest musicians from Finsterforst, Viatora and
'one other famous folk metal band', this release could be one to
watch.
- D'r Zjwarte Hond va Krapoel (The Black Dog of Krapoel)
- Ich Bring d'r Droeëd (I Bring Death)
- Deathworld
Russians
Kalevala
are ready to release their new live acoustic album Osen
v Stile Folk
later this month and have also revealed
the album artwork. Two songs ('Yarilo' and 'Plakali Verby') from the
album are now available to listen to on the band's MySpace.
Eluveitie's
new album Helvetios
has met with commercial success around
the world. The album sold
4242 copies in its first week of sales in the United States,
according to Neilson Soundscan, placing it at number 143 on the
Billboard top 200 chart and number 3 on the Billboard Heatseekers
chart – Eluveitie's highest chart position ever. The album also met
with chart success in Canada (#74), Switzerland (#4), Germany (#27)
and Austria (#34).
German
industrial folk metal band Tanzwut
have released a video for the song 'Rückgratreißer'.
This is the second video from the band's 2001 album Weiße
Nächte
and consists of live footage of the band in action.
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