Live Reviews
Eluveitie @ Copenhell 2019 – Day 3
Because this “little lady” was late once again, I didn’t catch the first few songs from Swiss folk metal band ELUVEITIE, but when I DO arrive to the Hades stage at Copenhell, I am [Read »]
Eluveitie
Eluveitie is a Swiss folk metal band from Winterthur, Zürich, founded in 2002 by Chrigel Glanzmann. The project’s first EP, Vên, was released in 2003. Vên was a studio project of Glanzmann’s, but its success [Read »]
Album Reviews
TýR – Hel
Catchy, a word that describes their music for a very big part. Traditional folk elements, sing a long refrains combined with power metal riffs and melodic twin guitar pieces are the main ingredients again. TýR did [Read »]
Live Reviews
Cartographs @ Cartographs Release Party
The lights are still down when CARTOGRAPHS enter the stage at Beta2300. I have listened to a few songs from their debut album wilt & blossom before the release party, and my first thought was [Read »]
Live Reviews
Regarding Ambiguity @ Cartographs Release Party
The crowd is starting to show up, and as always when the first band of three is entering the stage, the audience is a bit hesitant, trying to get into the mood and are keeping [Read »]
Cartographs
Cartographs is a post-rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally formed in 2014, with a more metallic and atmospheric sound, the band has since grown into something more compelling with influences from black metal and folk [Read »]
Album Reviews
Eluveitie – Slania – 10 Years
It was around a year after the release of Slania that I heard of Eluveitie. Around the same time when more and more folk metal bands came to play in America: Týr, Ensiferum, Alestorm, Primordial, Turisas, [Read »]
Ignea
IGNEA is a Ukrainian metal band blending modern sound, symphonic, oriental, and progressive vibes.
Album Reviews
Gwydion – Thirteen
Despite “Thirteen” being the band’s 4th album, it’s only my first opportunity to uncover Gwydion’s music. The band is from Portugal, and their songs speak of Vikings, Celtic mythology and Pagan lore, particularly in relation [Read »]
