January 16, 2018 VERIKALPA | TAISTELUTAHTO Verikalpa (Finnish for Blood Épée) is a folk metal band hailing from the northern city of Oulu, Finland. Self-described as “troll/beer” metal, they incorporate…
November 17, 2017 ASYLUM 8 | REPRESSED Overall, Repressed by Finland’s Asylum 8 is pretty weird. Although that’s weird mainly in a good way. A strong promising electronic start with typical…
November 7, 2017 WOLFHORDE | THE GREAT OLD ONES A band playing songs in tribute to other bands can be a risky move when you consider the rabid fan base of the band…
October 3, 2017 HAZZERD | MISLEADING EVIL Fast fast fast. That’s the first impression of the debut album from Calgary, Canada’s Hazzerd. Misleading Evil is nothing short of what is expected…
October 3, 2017 ENSIFERUM|TWO PATHS As expected, Two Paths begins with the typical Ensiferum intro that starts every album, building the anticipation for the thrust into the moshing music defined by…
October 3, 2017 WINTERSUN | THE FOREST SEASONS The most epic album of the year. That was the promise and as expected with anything claiming as much, it was followed with disappointment….
