Latest Folk / Viking / Pagan News on the Metal Music Battlefield

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ENSIFERUM share 'Long Cold Winter Of Sorrow And Strife' lyric video from their upcoming album 'Winter Storm', out October 18 via Metal Blade.
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HARPYIE debuts 'Zombiemann', a new single from their next album 'Voodoo', critiquing societal stagnation, due out October 25th.
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Icelandic band SÓLSTAFIR releases 'Hin Helga Kvöl', a prelude to their upcoming album, with a fresh video directed by Karl Ágúst Guðmundsson.
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KORPIKLAANI premieres a new music video for 'Harhainen höyhen' from their latest album 'Rankarumpu', produced by Janne Saksa.
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Dive into MYRATH's mystical world with their new album 'Karma' and the enchanting video for 'Candles Cry'. A journey of melody and emotion awaits.
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BORKNAGAR releases a captivating music video for 'The Wild Lingers' from their latest album 'Fall'. Dive into the visual experience.
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WAYFARER's highly anticipated album 'American Gothic' draws closer, and to celebrate, they premiere a captivating new single and music video 'False Constellation'.
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Pagan folk metal legends CRUACHAN release 'The Children', the latest single from their ninth full-length album, 'The Living And The Dead'.
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Viking metal band SKÁLMÖLD debuts 'Ratatoskur', a fresh single from their forthcoming album 'Ýdalir'.
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German Pagan Metal band HELGRINDUR has signed a deal with MDD Records for the release of a new album this autumn. The upcoming album will feature ten tracks, promising a blend of heaviness and ancient mysticism.
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Pagan metal quintet ARKONA releases an evocative music video for ‘Ugasaya’ alongside their new album, Kob’.
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Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS captivate your senses with their latest single 'The Journey's of Rig.'
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Today, ENSLAVED are proud to release their latest avant-garde creation, 'Heimdal'.
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The organizers of the '70000 Tons Of Metal' cruise, which will depart from Miami on January 30th, 2023, have announced the addition of four more bands to the already amazing program for next year's event.
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Dutch/Norwegian project EYE OF MELIAN premieres their first single 'The Bell’' from their debut album ‘Legends of Light', released today 22th of June 2022.
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Caledonian powerhouse SAOR (Andy Marshall) will release his new album 'Origins' on June, 24th via Season of Mist. Today they streamed their entire album on Youtube.
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The mystical, raw, and symphonic Finnish Pagan Metal artist VERMILIA has released her new track 'Hautavajo', from her forthcoming full-length album "Ruska", which will be released on 06.09.2022, as an independent artist.
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Norwegian Viking metal pioneers EINHERJER have announced the upcoming release of their first live album, entitled 'Norse And Dangerous (Live… From the Land of Legends)', to be released via Napalm Records on August 5th, 2022.
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After putting everything that could possibly come to mind into 'Wintersaga', WIND ROSE is now returning with a hammer in their hand and will release their new album, 'Warfront' on June 10th via Napalm Records.
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Finnish Folk Metal band FOLKRIM has released its first single 'Crack a Cold One' taken from the band's upcoming second studio album, 'On Foaming Waves'.
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After more than three years of hiatus, the Swiss folk/melodic death metal band ELUVEITIE has released a powerful and epic new track, which carries the iconic and archaic symbol of 'Aidus' as its title.
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Following their massive German chart entry at #1 with their new studio album 'Memento Mori' at the beginning of 2022, FEUERSCHWANZ has released an official video for what is likely their most personal song to date 'Das Herz Eines Drachen' (en: The Heart of a Dragon).
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