Abinchova – “Versteckte Pfade” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Switzerland’s Blackened Folk Metal outfit Abinchova formed around 2005 and released their debut EP in 2009. Their debut full-length has just been issued and…
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Eerie Sounds Section : Blackmore’s Night – “Autumn Sky” (2010)
Label : Spinefarm Records/Universal Review by Tony Cannella Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night and their merry band of minstrels have been spreading the gospel for fine renaissance music since 1997. Who…
Hammers of Misfortune – “The August Engine” (2003)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Tony Cannella The second release from San Francisco, California’s avant-garde/progressive metal band Hammers of Misfortune is called “The August Engine” and was originally…
Hammers Of Misfortune – “The Bastard” (2001)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Tony Cannella From San Francisco, California, Hammers of Misfortune are a band that I have always heard about, yet have never actually heard.…
Woodscream – “Pentadrama” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Si Smith Russia already has a name for great folk metal, but hot on the heels of the existant masters come St Petersburg’s Woodscream. Following on…
Ultreia – “The Tree of Silence” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Spain, Ultreia are yet another edition to the booming Folk-Metal genre. They have just issued their new full-length effort, “The Tree of the…
The Reasoning – “Acoustically Speaking” (2010)
Label : Comet Music Review by Luisa Mercier As the title may suggest, in this record The Reasoning turn their old songs in acoustic pieces, very atmospheric and sometimes even…
Scythia – “…of War” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Okay, so here is another Folk-Metal band.This band, Scythia hails from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and makes no mistake about it; they play Epic…
Pandemonaeon – “Dangerous Beauty” (2010)
Label : Trance Jam Records Review by Tony Cannella The band Pandemonaeon hails from Oakland, California and plays what they describe as Tribal Folk Metal. Their new album is called…
Orphaned Land – “The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR” (2010)
Label : Century Media Records Review by Tony Cannella Israel’s Orphaned Land have been around since 1991 and have continued to progress since the release of their debut full-length “Sahara”…
Odroerir – “Götterlieder II” (2010)
Label : Einheit Produktionen Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, Odroerir play epic Folk Metal. Their third – and newest – full-length release is titled “Götterlieder II” and features 7-songs…
Nàttsòl – “Stemning” (2010)
Label : Lupus Lounge/Prophecy Productions Review by Andrea “Disgraced” Nàttsòl hail from Norway, playing a modern and avantgarde-d black metal with acoustic and folk elements that might easily put the…
Indie Zone Reviews : Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny – “Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose” (2012)
Label : Mute Records Review by Luisa Mercier Beth Jeans Houghton is a 22 years old girl from Newcastle, who is now releasing her debut album with the monicker of…
Mostly Autumn – “Go Well Diamond Heart” (2010)
Label : Mostly Autumn Records Review by Tony Cannella The U.K.’s Mostly Autumn is true survivors in the genre of Prog Rock. The band has always done things their own…
Kingfisher Sky – “Skin of the Earth” (2010)
Label : Suburban Records Review by Tony Cannella Holland’s Kingfisher Sky began in 2001 when drummer Ivar de Graaf left the seminal Dutch band Within Temptation. He soon joined up…
Kaipa – “In the Wake of Evolution” (2010)
Label : InsideOut Review by Tony Cannella Like progressive music? Well, have I got the band you. You simply don’t get anymore progressive than Sweden’s Kaipa. This is a band…
Folkearth – “Viking’s Anthem” (2010)
Label : Stygian Crypt Productions Review by Tony Cannella Folkearth is a revolving line-up of musicians from around the globe. The project got off the ground in 2004 and released…
Eluveitie – “Everything Remains (As It Never Was)” (2010)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review By Tony Cannella Switzerland’s Eluveitie play Pagan, Folk Metal with touches Celtic music present as well. They have just released their fourth full-length album,…
Anabioz – “…to Light” (2010)
Label : Irond LTD/Black Tower Productions Review By Tony Cannella The Russian Folk Metal band Anabioz has been in existence since 2003. They released their full-length debut “Through Darkness” in…
Alkonost – “On the Wings of the Call” (2010)
Label : Einheit Produktionen Review By Tony Cannella Alkonost are a Folk-Metal band from Russia. Their history dates way back to 1995, when the band first began. Their new album…