folk metal

Myrath (support: Roses of Thieves)Tuesday, 22 April 2026San Dona Di Piave / Revolver club / Italy It's been a long, long time since any band so completely knocked this old grumbling nag off its feet — a nag worn weary and…

Myrath, Roses of ThievesTuesday, 21 April 2026Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia Once again, a solo trip into (almost) uncharted territory. I hadn't heard of support act Roses of Thieves before, and Myrath — like so many proper prog…

Elvenking, Italy's masters of pagan/folk metal, will release a special collection of tracks titled "Rites Of Disclosure" on May 22, 2026, via Reaper Entertainment. The band calls the release an EP, and it'll gather songs that were…

The Hu, the Mongolian folk metal sensation, have announced dates for their most extensive European tour yet! The tour kicks off on September 29 in Glasgow, Scotland, and the UK leg wraps up on October 11 in Norwich. Then The Hu head…

Elvenking, Italian masters of pagan/folk metal, will release a special collection of tracks titled "Rites Of Disclosure" on May 22, 2026 via Reaper Entertainment. The band describes the release as an EP that makes room for tracks…

Shepherds Reign, a band from South Auckland, New Zealand, whose members are Polynesian by blood and heritage: Filiva'a James (vocals/keytar), Gideon Voon (guitar), Oliver Leupolu (guitar/production), Shaymen Rameka (drums) and Joseph…

Released: April 11, 2025 on Reaper EntertainmentProduction: Damna & AydanLength: 54:42Genre: Folk/Power Metal "A Grand Finale to the Trilogy" Our western neighbors from Friuli-Venezia Giulia have wrapped up the Reader of the…

Tarja Turunen & Marko Hietala (opening act: Aaetheria)Monday, March 10, 2025Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia The long-awaited onstage reunion of two legendary — and, for many, sadly former — classic Nightwish members has…

PAGANFEST MMXXVALESTORM, ENSIFERUM, TÝR, HEIDEVOLK, ELVENKINGZagreb / Tvornica Kulture / CroatiaSunday, 9. 2. 2025 The roaring sounds of folk and pirate metal echoed through Tvornica Kulture as Paganfest MMXXV brought together an…

Eluveitie (special guests: Ad Infinitum, Infected Rain)Tuesday, 11 February 2025Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia Eluveitie are one of those — how do you put it — generational bands that have really taken hold with metal crowds…

Acts: Epica (support: Celtica Pipes Rock)Date: Saturday, 13 July 2024Location: Opatija / Ljetna pozornica / Croatia This year is getting more and more insane when it comes to clashing concert events. One of the July Saturdays —…

Zaria / Elvenking / AlestormTuesday, 14 November 2023Ljubljana / Cvetličarna / Slovenia Alestorm, the Scottish pirate metal band that isn't actually all that Scottish (two members hail from nearby Ireland, while the lead guitarist…

Performers: Keops / Elvenking / AlestormDate: Wednesday, 15 November 2023Location: Zagreb / Boogaloo / Croatia Alestorm are quite the phenomenon! When the author of this piece first caught them on stage during the morning hours at…

Label: Century MediaRelease date: January 7, 2022Production: Wilderun, Jens Bogren, Tony LindgrenAlbum length: 01:06:35 Wilderun, an American progressive metal band from Boston, have been around since roughly…

Performing: Rumproof, Visions Of Atlantis, AlestormVenue: Barba Negra / Budapest / HungaryDate: Sunday, 3 July 2022 A day of pirate metal in Budapest. Wonder what Running Wild would have to say about that? The sun was still…

Venue: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Saturday, April 30, 2022 Pero Defformero, the ever-irresistible parodic crew of four pranksters from Novi Sad, made their way back to Slovenia at the end of this April. After playing to a…

"From A Dying Ember" is a superb new Falconer release that will delight every loyal follower of the band. They stay true to their musical recipe and don't budge an inch from it. With this album the band has also officially retired, and…

Venue: Kino Šiška / Ljubljana / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 5 December 2019 Swiss folk metallers Eluveitie have been making regular pilgrimages back to Slovenia over the past decade. The band has gone through a whole string of lineup…

Venue: Ljubljana / Orto Bar / SloveniaDate: Sunday, 13 Oct 2019 Finnish melodic death metallers Omnium Gatherum have always seemed to get less attention than they deserve, overshadowed by some of their more established compatriots. They…