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French pirate metal band Mormieben from the area of Nantes will release its debut EP entitled “Hissons le Pavillon” (Hoist the Colors) on September 19th 2015. The band was formed in 2011, but its present line-up exists since a few years. They sing in French and their lyrics deal with piracy, pirate life, rum and all pirate’s things! Mormieben’s music is influenced by bands such as Alestorm, Equilibrium, Finntroll, Arkona, Eluveitie… “Hissons le Pavillon” has been Read more…

Welsh folk metallers Annwn from Swansea are pleased to announce their long awaited return to the folk metal scene. After a long hiatus, the band has recorded a new EP as a prelude to its upcoming full-length album. The new EP is entitled “Idris Awaits” and features 3 original songs and 1 arrangement of a traditional Welsh lullaby. The release will be available in physical format on CD with a digital release to follow. The CD will be Read more…

Swedish Viking folk metallers Grimner from Motala have announced the release of an acoustic EP, entitled “De Kom Från Norr“, which translates to “They Came From the North“. All songs are in Swedish, written and produced by Grimner. The band has already unveiled the cover artwork by Daniel Varg Pettersson. “De Kom Från Norr” EP will be released in physical CD edition on September 18th 2015 and it is already available for pre-order in Read more…

Italian folk metallers Dyrnwyn from Rome are proud to announce their 6-track debut EP called “Ad Memoriam“, which will be released in the fall of 2015 both in digital and CD format. Dyrnwyn were formed in 2012 and released the 4-track demo “Fatherland” in 2013. They play pagan folk metal, mixing heavy, folk and black metal with a growl and screaming vocals. In their songs they always put in first place the melodies of flute and Read more…

American melodic symphonic black metal band Inquinok from Seattle will finally release in physical format its third full-length album “Dimension of I”, which is available digitally since January 2013. The German label Naturmacht Productions will publish it in a 6-panel digipak edition CD on August 30, 2015. “Dimension of I” takes the band in more of a progressive direction and goes away from the concept / fantasy theme of the first two albums. Lyrically the album Read more…

The cooperation between Polish/Irish tribal pagan metallers Thy Worshiper and Arachnophobia Records is flourishing. Along with the re-issue of the 1996 debut full-length album “Popiół” in vinyl edition, Thy Worshiper have also announced the release of their newest mini album entitled “Ozimina“. There will be nearly 40 minutes of music in this mini LP, with 6 tracks (including a blast from the past, “Wśród Cieni i Mgieł” re-recorded) in the band’s well known style, Read more…

Elforg is a new folk metal band from Warsaw of Poland, founded in September 2013. They will release their debut full-length album “Elforg” on August 29, 2015 by Art of The Night Productions, both digitally and physically. They are a group of 5 young musicians who listen to different kinds of music, so their inspiration and influences are very wide and diverse. Their music is based on heavy riffs, fast drums and the smoothness of the violin, combined Read more…