Darkened Celtic folk metallers Celtachor from Dublin, Ireland have just revealed the first details of their upcoming third full-length album, called “Fiannaíocht“. It is the first chapter about Finn of the Fianna: his youth and training with the druid Finegas in the forests of Ireland, the killing of Aillen, the fire breathing terror of the Tuatha dé Danann, the capture of the Cauldron of Plenty, amongst many other of his great feats for the Fianna. He is one of Irish mythologies’ greatest heroes, and there are many more of his tales to tell… This is just the beginning. Celtachor have unveiled the beautiful album cover by Anaïs Chareyre Art. The artwork represents Finn of the Fianna, with his hounds Bran and Sceolang, in the desperate search for Read more →

Russian heathen black metal band Regnat Horrendum from Kaliningrad has just released today its debut full-length album “Heathenland“. Regnat Horrendum was formed in 2017 by musicians of Moongates Guardian as a new project whose music will deal with historical themes, occultism, paganism and literary influences. “Heathenland” is currently released only digitally and it is available in the band’s official Bandcamp page, but it will be soon released in CD format too. For the cover artwork Regnat Horrendum have chosen a work of Juhan Christian Klausen Dahl, a Norwegian artist of the mid-19th century.

Tracklist:
1. The Flame of Purification
2. Halls of Chernobog                            Read more →

Belgian symphonic black metal band Lemuria from Antwerp will release its third full-length album in 2018. The band will hopefully finish recordings by the end of January and the album will be out mid 2018. Here is a short first teaser:

Like their first two albums, this new work will be a concept album, dealing with one of the most intriguing mysteries in French history, with a sound that will be way more aggressive and different than Lemuria has ever done. Album title, tracklist and cover Read more →

Canadian melodic extreme fantasy metal band Morvheim from Toronto will release its new full-length album “Airships” in early 2018. Get ready for our most eclectic and -yes- intense album yet. Morvheim dialed back the atmospheric elements in favor of creating something more visceral and riff-based. That being said, the dreamy keyboards which have always defined Morvheim are still in full force, and “Airships” has plenty of epicness to go around. The band has just unveiled the cover artwork and the album tracklist. Release date will be soon announced.

Tracklist:
1. A World Away
2. The Inventor                 Read more →