Epic Viking metal band Draugûl, the personal project of Hellcommander Vargblod from Malta, who now resides in Sweden, will soon release its upcoming fourth full-length album, entitled “Winterspell“. The new album will be released via Vegvisir Distribution on digipak CD edition during the first week of January 2017! Draugûl has already unveiled the final cover artwork for “Winterspell“, created in collaboration with the talented Wappenschmied, the album tracklist, as well as the official video for the song “Fjällstorm” that you can watch below.

Tracklist:
1. Fjällstorm
2. Hagalaz                          Read more →

Drachenfeuer is epic Tolkien ambient / cinematic dungeon synth, founded by Jim Kirkwood and Alexander Wieser back in 2007. Both artists have been writing music since the 80’s from black metal to Gothic, ambient and more… Drachenfeuer have released 2 tracks on both volumes of the mighty “The First Ring” compilation so far (2007 & 2013) and in 2009 they recorded their debut album “Realm of Light”. 7 years it was lost in the vaults, until Dark Age Productions picked it up for a limited edition release. As Jim Kirkwood released 80+ albums since the 80’s under his very own name, Alexander Wieser worked in several projects like Uruk-Hai, Hrossharsgrani, Eismond, Solid Grey, Hrefnesholt, Elisabetha, Manwe. The music of Drachenfeuer is Read more →

Viking folk metal band Varang Nord from Daugavpils, Latvia has just released a new 3-track EP, entitled “Call of Battle“. It is a digital-only EP, available in the band’s official Bandcamp page and it is actually a sample of their upcoming full-length album that will be released in 2017. The song “Ziemeļvīri / Northmen” was recorded together with the mighty Latgalian warrior Alvis Bernāns, who is also a part of Green Novice and Skyforger. You can watch the official lyrics video of the song below. Once again, it is time to unsheathe you blades and venture into northern forests to see, if you can endure piercing cold, blood battles and strong Nordic ale!

Tracklist:
1. Call of Battle (Зов битвы) – 06:23             Read more →

Epic folk metallers Atlas Pain from Milan, Italy have signed a deal with Scarlet Records for the release of their debut full-length album “What the Oak Left“. Combining elements of extreme, pagan, folk and symphonic metal with a cinematic approach, the band is able to handle a multitude of musical genres, yet maintaining a very personal touch that makes them stand out in today’s crowded music scene. “What the Oak Left” has been recorded at Media Factory Esine studio with Fabrizio Romani (Skylark) and mastered by Mika Jussila (Nightwish, Children of Bodom) at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. The beautiful artwork was made by Jan Örkki Yrlund of Darkgrove (Korpiklaani, Manowar) with the outstanding photosession by Ivano Tomba Designer. “What the Oak Left” will be released on March 10th, 2017.                 Read more →