REVIEW: FOLKSTONE - IL CONFINE

"This is a simplistic (sometimes a little too simplistic) blend of catchy hard rock overlaid with traditional melodies"

Friday, 30 December 2011

METSATÖLL - ULG

The release of Metsatöll's fifth album, Ulg, was highly anticipated in their native country, Estonia. It perhaps wasn't quite so hotly anticipated around the rest of the world, but since the release of Äio, their debut on Spinefarm Records, the band has begun to make greater waves abroad, and with Ulg they look set to continue that progress. Ulg is a record in much the same vein as their previous release, presenting a fascinating blend of Estonian...

Sunday, 25 December 2011

FOLK METAL NEWS 25/12/11

Trollfest have been getting into the Christmas spirit, releasing a Christmas album of sorts. ...

Sunday, 18 December 2011

FOLK METAL NEWS 18/12/11

Korpiklaani have released their new single, 'Metsäll...

Friday, 16 December 2011

SJUK - TIME HAS COME...

Time Has Come... is the debut EP by French band Sjuk and represents a decent introduction to a band clearly still finding its feet. The EP is unlikely to earn Sjuk a huge degree of fanfare but promisingly displays some encouraging signs of progression over their 2009 demo, as the band hones its blend of metal and Celtic folk. It's become a crowded genre but is not an easy style to master and Sjuk appear to be making strides towards mastery of that...

Monday, 12 December 2011

BEER BEAR - FOLK 'N' ROLL

We may as well start this review by acknowledging a simple fact that's staring us all in the face: Beer Bear is probably the silliest band name of all time. If the name conjures the image of an inebriated cartoon bear roaming the woods in a drunken stupor, then the EP's artwork only enhances this perception – adding shotguns and men of God into the equation for good measure! And, as if that wasn't enough, opening track, 'Folk 'n' Roll' (Фолк-н-Ролл) simply...

Sunday, 11 December 2011

FOLK METAL NEWS 11/12/11

Swiss folk metallers Eluveitie have announced the release date, artwork and tracklisting of their forthcoming release, Helveti...

Monday, 5 December 2011

Introducing...

This is Folk Metaller, a blog about, well, folk met...

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