extreme folk metal

The wolves of Varg return to their roots with their seventh full-length album, “Zeichen” (engl. “signs”), to be released on September 18th, 2020, via Napalm Records.

Good news for all the folk metal fans missing festivals and concerts: Korpiklaani will premier their performance at Masters Of Rock 2014 this Saturday, 17.00 BST, via Youtube.

Set your reminder for the Youtube premiere here.

The band have said:

On July 10th, 2020, Ensiferum will release their new album, “Thalassic”, via Metal Blade Records.

Check out the lyric video for the first single, “Rum, Women, Victory”, below. 

Pre-order “Thalassic”, here, in the following formats:

• Ltd. box set (incl. Digipak, bonus CD, flag, pendant)
• Ltd. box set (incl. Digipak, bonus CD, flag, pendant, drinking horn - EMP excl.)

Today, Korpiklaani are pleased to release another adaption of their hit song “Beer Beer”.

The newly launched lyric video for “Pivo Pivo”, which features Achsar vocalist Milan can be watched below.

The band states:

Finnish folk metal heroes Korpiklaani, who are currently preparing for two Russian shows with Trollfest set to happen today and tomorrow, today release their new digital single “Jägermeister” and also wish to extend a very warm welcome to their new drummer Samuli Mikkonen!

Korpiklaani stated:

Finnish folk metal heroes Korpiklaani who are currently preparing for two Russian shows with Trollfest later this month, are pleased to announce that they will be returning to UK shores in March 2020 for a string of eight headline shows, as part of their ongoing Land Of A Thousand Drinks world tour! The final performance is set to take place at Hammerfest UK. Support on the tour will come from Nuclear Blast label mates Burning Witches. 

This November & December, Ensiferum will embark on their “Path to Victory” North American headlining tour, featuring Kalmah, Abigail Williams, and Aenimus as support. 

The Finnish Folk Metal Superstars Korpiklaani release a lyric video for their new single “Land of a Thousand Drinks” to celebrate the start of their US tour, which kicks off today in Tampa, Florida.

The track will be available digitally next week, on September 27th, but you can already watch the new clip below.

Eluveitie are a phenomenon that has been flourishing across the world for more than 15 years. Starting out with their legendary debut album “Spirit” (2006) and the outstanding “Slania” (2008), up to their latest masterpiece “Ategnatos” (2019), the Swiss unit have developed a ground-breaking recipe

Finnish Folk Metal Superstars Korpiklaani are currently hopping from festival stage to festival stage (next stop: MetalDays, Tolmin, SLO) in support of their current studio album “Kulkija” (“Wanderer”; released on September 7th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast).