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

WAYFARER's highly anticipated album 'American Gothic' draws closer, and to celebrate, they premiere a captivating new single and music video 'False Constellation'.

Pagan folk metal legends CRUACHAN release 'The Children', the latest single from their ninth full-length album, 'The Living And The Dead'.

Viking metal band SKÁLMÖLD debuts 'Ratatoskur', a fresh single from their forthcoming album 'Ýdalir'.

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.

Pagan metal quintet ARKONA releases an evocative music video for ‘Ugasaya’ alongside their new album, Kob’.

Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS captivate your senses with their latest single 'The Journey's of Rig.'

Today, ENSLAVED are proud to release their latest avant-garde creation, 'Heimdal'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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).

Scottish pirates ALESTORM are proud to present their second single and music video "P.A.R.T.Y." off the band’s forthcoming album "Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum", out June 24th on Napalm Records.

SAOR, the Irish atmospheric black metal project led by mastermind Andy Marshall, is proud to reveal details for their upcoming album "Origins", available through Season of Mist in June 24th, 2022, and share the video for the album title track.

"Black Metal of the American West" explores the band's unique approach to combining the soundscapes and lyrical content of Old American West with Black Metal.

MÅNEGARM reveal third single "Stridsgalten" from their last album, "Ynglingaättens Öde", released on 15th April 2022 via Napalm Records, featuring Jonne Järvelä (Korpiklaani), Robse Dahn (Equilibrium) and Pär Hulkhoff (Raubtier).