Borknagar – True North – Album Review
Artist: Borknagar Album Title: True North Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 27 September 2019 These days, even the mightiest of bands are not immune to the curses that…
Tag: folk metal
Album of the Year 2018 – Number 5
Welcome to another chapter of my Album of the Year 2018 top 30 countdown. But not just any chapter: we have reached the top five. Finally, I hear you cry!…
Wallachia – Monumental Heresy – Album Review
Artist: Wallachia Album Title: Monumental Heresy Label: Debemur Morti Records Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 I wasn’t necessarily expecting to like ‘Monumental Heresy’, given the folk metal tag that…
Elvenking – Secrets of the Magick Grimoire – Album Review
Artist: Elvenking Album Title: Secrets of the Magick Grimoire Label: AFM Records Date Of Release: 10 November 2017 I don’t like folk metal. That’s what I’ve told myself for many…
Wintersun – The Forest Seasons – Album Review
Artist: Wintersun Album Title: The Forest Seasons Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 21 July 2017 If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s when the off-stage antics become bigger…
Album of the Year 2016 – Number 5
Welcome to the top 5 of my ‘Album of the Year 2016’ top 30 countdown. It has been a long time coming but here we finally are – the five…
Borknagar – Winter Thrice – Album Review
Artist: Borknagar Album Title: Winter Thrice Label: Century Media Records Year Of Release: 2016 It’s only mid-January and already I’m confronted with an album that has well and truly put…
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 9
Welcome to day 22 of my ‘Album of the Year 2015’ Top 30 countdown. No great long intro today, just a reminder to check out my picks from 30 down…
