ELUVEITIE - HELVETIOS

Over the last few years, Eluveitie have established a reputation (rightly, I should add) as one of the best folk metal acts on the scene. Their last album, Everything Remains (As It Never Was), represented probably the ultimate refinement of the sound they had been crafting over their previous three releases. Having reached this point, the band inadvertently found themselves in the unenviable position of having to pen a follow-up to that seminal...

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FOLK METAL NEWS 12/02/12

Finnish folk metal giants Korpiklaani have announced release dates for their forthcoming album, Kunnia. The album is due for release on July 18th in Finland and July 20th for the rest of the world. Exciting news is coming thick and fast from the band, following last week's announcement of the title of their new album, which is still in production. Making their now-customary appearance on our news pages, Eluveitie have again made headlines this week. Having recently released a video for new song 'A Rose for Epona', the band have released a second video – this one for 'Havoc'. The video was again produced by Polish studio Grupa 13, who also...

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AL-NAMROOD - KITAB AL-AWTHAN

Folk metal at its best is a fantastic form of escapism and certainly the most evocative of all of metal's kaleidoscope of genres. It's this quality that makes Al-Namrood's Kitab Al-Awthan ('The Book of Idols') such an engaging and intriguing listen. From the first jarring note of 'Mirath al Shar' the album transports the listener through a particularly menacing vision of the band's native Saudi Arabian culture. It's this that really sets Al-Namrood...

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FOLK METAL NEWS 05/02/12

Work on Korpiklaani's new album continues, with the band recently announcing that guitars are almost finished. Most significant, however, is the announcement of the new release's name – Kunnia. The word 'kunnia' is Finnish for 'honour'. Leshak have previewed several tracks that are to appear on their new album Pustosvyat (Пустосвят ), which is due for release next week – February 11th to be exact. Two new songs from the album have been made available in full, including instrumental number 'Мельница (Windmill)' and their adaptation of traditional Russian folk song 'Яблочко (Apple)'. Furthermore, the band have released a sampler featuring...

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