Year: 2025Label: Aristae/Only The Sun Knows Flammenlieder is an interesting series of releases curated by German neofolk act Leger Des Heils. The first was an album by Leger Des Heils, whilst the second was a three-track compilation featuring alongside the … Continue reading V/A: Flammenlieder MMXXV
Year: 2025Label: self-released German neofolk duo Kaelte are back at it again. They remain more or less true to their style in every respect, from the policy of self-releasing their albums to the style of neofolk they perform. In terms … Continue reading KAELTE: Bilder Aus Asche Und Blut
Year: 2025Label: Heidenvolk Though they have slowed down their pace, German Darkwood remain a staple of contemporary neofolk. With their distinctive, and distinctively German sound, the group consisting of Henryk Vögel and supporting musicians, play no small part in keeping … Continue reading DARKWOOD: Verlorene Welt
Year: 2024Label: Fluttering Dragon Talk about a throwback. 63 Days was originally a series of six 7″ records released between 2004 and 2006 on the Fluttering Dragon label. Featured were significant martial industrial acts of the era, such as Krepulec, … Continue reading V/A: 63 Days
HATS & CAPS/EASTSIDE DOGS: Split Release year: 2023Label: KB Records Split releases can be annoying things. At the best of time, you receive almost an album’s worth of material not by one, but two bands. Then, a split release certainly … Continue reading Of hats, caps and dogs
KAELTE: Aus tiefen Höhlen Release year: 2023Label: self-released It’s always nice when an artist takes something we say to heart. In our review of German Kaelte’s previous release, the EP Alle Teufel Sind Blutsbrüder (here), we requested the next release … Continue reading From Kaelte’s deep caves
MAVORIM: Ab Amitia Pulsae Release year: 2023Label: Purity Through Fire German black metal act Mavorim are one of those names I’ve been aware of for years and who’ve popped up ever so frequently, but whom I’ve never really paid much … Continue reading The German darkness of Mavorim
SERVANT: Aetas Ascensus Release year: 2023Label: MDD Records Servant, the German “black metal sensation”, eh? Promising to deliver an “unmatched black metal experience” on this, their second album, in part due to the “authentic vocals.” Yes, I am once again … Continue reading Ages of ascendancy for the servant
SCHATTEN MUSE: Vergänglichkeit Release year: 2022Label: The Circle Music I’ve been a fan of goth music for a long time now, but I’m the first to admit I’m far from an expert. I know the big names and the essential … Continue reading German death art
V/A: Unio Solidarium Release year: 2022Label: Old Captain This year it will be nine years since terrorist state Russia attacked Ukraine without any provocation or justification, and occupied parts of the Eastern European nation. Soon it will be a year … Continue reading Slava Ukraini!
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