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live review: arch enemy, amorphis, eluveitie and gatecreeper. manchester apollo 31/10/2025

Halloween and extreme music have always shared a symbiotic relationship, both trade in drama, darkness, and a sense of the theatrical. On this particular Friday night in Manchester, that union…

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live review: paganfest – o2 victoria warehouse, manchester. 18/01/2025

It’s always going to be a fun evening when the Pagans and Pirates are in town and when Paganfest rolled into Manchester it was no different. Elvenking opened the preceding’s…

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Gallery & Set List: The HU / Tau & The Drones Of Praise – 3Olympia, Dublin 05.12.2022

Wow, just WOW! the force that are The Hu gave 3Olympia and new facelift with the blend of Folk Metal or should I say Hunnu Rock as the band themselves…

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Album: Nine Treasures – Awakening From Dukkha

Named after a group of objects referenced in ancient Mongolian poems, ‘Nine Treasures’ are celebrating their journey so far with their new ‘Best Of’ record, Awakening From Dukkha, to be released 19th March. The…

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Track: Korpiklaani – Tuuleton

Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani’s new album Jylhä! has been released and in celebration, the band have produced another gorgeous music video for the song Tuuleton. Frontman Jonne said about Jylhä: “This is the most…

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Track: Nine Treasures – Three Years Old Warrior

Mongolian Folk Metal group Nine Treasures have shared their single ‘Three Years Old Warrior’, taken from their forthcoming ‘best of’ LP, ‘Awakening From Dukkha’, due 19th March. Crushing chords overlaid with the…

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Track: Gyze – Samurai Metal

Gyze are a Japanese folk metal band that entwine traditional Japanese instruments with modern. The band have shared the video for track ‘Samurai Metal’ which was written on a Shamisen (Japanese…

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News: Mongolian Folk Metal Pioneers Nine Treasures to Release ‘Best Of’ Record

Few bands can claim to have an identity and sound as remarkable as Nine Treasures. Forming in 2010, one of the original Mongolian Folk Metal bands have one simple goal: to…

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News: Korpiklaani Premier The Video For Their 2016 Masters Of Rock Performance

The folk metal superstars Korpiklaani have premiered their new Masters of Rock live video of their 2016 performance at the festival and proves once again the live power and energy…

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