SWORDBEARER - HONOR

Swordbearer continue the good work they began on debut effort Inspired by the Trees, with their sophomore release, Honor. A far more mature album than its predecessor, Honor is that rarest of albums: unashamedly low-fi, but maintaining an epic feel throughout. As a relatively low-budget, self-produced album, this is some achievement and demonstrates the quality of the songs. The album feels epic not as a result of its production and arrangement,...

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FOLK METAL NEWS 22/01/12

Following on from last week's unveiling of new song, 'A Rose for Epona', Eluveitie have unleashed their new music video for the song. The video was produced by Polish company Grupa13, who have worked with many established metal acts, such as Behemoth, Sonata Arctica, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter and Amon Amarth and also previously worked with Eluveitie on their video for 'Thousandfold'. The video features clips of the band playing in woodland and...

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5 BANDS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2012

2012 has arrived and is beginning to get into full swing, with a veritable avalanche of new music due for release in the coming months. Some of the genre's biggest bands are represented and no doubt they will make headlines on this particular blog and while plenty will undoubtedly be written about those bigger bands, there will always be those young, up-and-coming bands who make waves as well. So with that in mind, here is a list of five bands we think you should keep your eyes on this year, because 12 months from now they could be the genre's leading lights....

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FOLK METAL NEWS 15/01/12

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...

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FOLK METAL NEWS 01/01/12

Månegarm are currently working on a new albu...

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