Folk Metal
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Månegarm: ‘Edsvuren’ and New Single Set the Tone for Anniversary Gathering in Norrtälje
Swedish Viking metal band Månegarm presents their twelfth studio album, ‘Edsvuren,’ alongside a new single, aligning its release with the…
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Sowulo: Confronts Personal Grief With Dark Folk Ritual on New Album ‘NIHT’
With his new album ‘NIHT,’ Faber Horbach, the Dutch multi-instrumentalist behind the Nordic folk project Sowulo, channels profound personal loss…
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Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025: Germany’s Long-Running Festival Reaffirms Leipzig’s Role in Global Gothic
Held in Leipzig from June 6–9, 2025, Wave-Gotik-Treffen convenes over 150 performers across gothic, industrial, and experimental genres, drawing a…
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Hexvessel: Finnish Band Explores Ritual Soundscapes in New Album ‘Nocturne’
Finnish band Hexvessel is set to release their seventh studio album, ‘Nocturne,’ on June 13, 2025, via Prophecy Productions. Blending…
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Arkona: Folk Metal Group Extends Post-‘Kob’’ Trajectory with ‘Cectpa’ and European Tour
Russian band Arkona issued the non-album single ‘Cectpa’ after their 2023 concept album ‘Kob’,’ released via Napalm Records. The group…
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‘Scandinavian Metal Attack’ Gave Thor to Bathory First
A 1984 Stockholm sampler wore a Romantic Thor four years before Viking metal, over a record mostly played by Finnish…
