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Exclusive interview: KORPIKLAANI talks on 2012 album and the holidays (2)

As more and more folk metal bands began cropping up, the central theme of respecting nature and communing with one’s surroundings seemed to...
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Exclusive interview: Finland’s KORPIKLAANI defends the folk metal faith

Recently, Finnish folk metal stalwart Korpiklaani completed its third tour of North America, which is a feat for the folk metal movement, and...
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Exclusive interview: Masha Arhipova and ARKONA bring Russian metal to America!

‘Tis the season for some great pagan metal! Well, any season is a great time for it. And thanks to the good folks at Napalm Records, the...
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CD review: ARKONA lets the mead flow on Stenka Na Stenku EP!

A stop-gap between full-lengths for Moscow’s Arkona, STENKA NA STENKU pronounces “party time!” from the first bar. While it is...
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CD review: SVARTSOT blast tunes of war in Maledictus Eris

  • Svartsot
  • August 5, 2011
Svartsot is an engaging Danish entry into the Scandinavian folk metal circuit, with layers upon layers of wood-burned texture and a blood-stained...
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CD review: Windrider unfurls sails on its latest masterwork, A WARRIOR’S TALE

Will Windrider’s triumphs never cease? The latest release, A WARRIOR’S TALE, while only a four-track EP, is a majestic, pagan metal...
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CD review: KALEVALA sets folk metal ablaze with third album Witch [Ведьма]

Kalevala’s third outing purifies the band’s position as one of the most sincere and exciting folk metal bands to emerge from the...
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CD review: WINDRIDER blazes a new pagan metal trail with To New Lands

Windrider has progressed by leaps and bounds with its debut and it’s sophomore EP release, TO NEW LANDS. The British pagan metal band has...
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Recounting a decade of excellent metal music releases: 75 Must-Hears from 2000-2009!

Where did all the time go? One minute, we’re knee-deep in the “00’s,” enjoying and being surprised by young and heritage...
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Concert review: Ensiferum and Swashbuckle clash swords on North American Tour From Afar

What was originally billed to be a dynamic tour with surprises in every set was unfortunately sidetracked to a metal tour with Vikings and pirates...
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