Posts Tagged ‘Folk Metal’
Sometimes even the most hardcore black metal fan needs to listen to some other music, just to come down a bit, respectively to escape the monotonous realms some of the bands create. The first choice most probably are ambient or folk metal records and that’s why we will discuss the debut record of Huldre. You really …
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Some seasons seem to have an unlimited potential to inspire musicians and other artists to create amazing and beautiful things. Especially autumn and winter are those, that are important for black metal, as there are quite some records about them. Dämmerfarben’s Herbstpfad is one of the records focusing on autumn, but does it still have …
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There is one thing which can be said for sure about Andreas Hedlund a.k.a Vintersorg: He is one of the most hardworking musicians worldwide, while still maintaining a certain level of quality. Was he able to create such a striking record as Till Fjälls or at least Jordpuls again, or is his Orkan just a balmy breeze?
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Today’s article is going to be a little short, since I just want to present the titled project. Sagas come from Chile and are playing a mixture of epic black, viking and folk metal, whereas the focus lays on the last named. A Cold Journey On The Icy Fields is their first demo which just …
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Thy Catafalque is – originally – a Hungarian avantgarde band, with huge black metal influences. You could speculate a lot what their sound could be like, only by considering their cover, you just could guess what it shows or you could enjoy its beauty. The only thing that is crystal clear, is that Rengeteg has a lot …
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The trend of post-black metal and therefore the lamentation of the urban style of living and those urban landscapes, is gaining more and more reputation and popularity. In contrast, there is of course a movement which concentrates on the beauty of nature with Agalloch and Ocotober Falls as two of the best known bands. Of course …
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It happens, that bands decide to split up after several years of joy and many many outputs. The ones who suffer are the fans, but they mostly understand, as the reasons to split up are quite varied and comprehensible. Einherjer parted their ways in 2004, as they had achieved everything they wanted to. I don’t …
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Every band wants to release that record, which finally makes them popular. At least since To The Nameless Dead, Primordial managed to release one of those records but that is accompanied by an enormous pressure to perform, because they have to keep at least the quality of their “old” records. Did they manage to keep the level, …
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There are people having too much sparetime and therefore are leaping at innumerable projects. Vintersorg is one of those people and so he is playing in several bands a more or less major role. There hardly is a year which passes without Vintersorg releasing a record, may it be with the projects he founded or one of …
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