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Newsflash: Until Our Tale is Told, by VallorcH!

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Ah, the Cimbrian community in the Italian Veneto seems to be very active in metal. The RMR crew covered Kanseil’s piece Doin Erde earlier in 2015. Folk Metal with a quirk and a solid historical background.

Now, the Italian Folk Metal band VallorcH released their sophomore full-length album Until Our Tale Is Told back towards the end of that same year. And similar to the aforementioned medievally-tainted dudes, this act takes a pretty folksy, yet truly metallic approach to local themes. Mainly based on the cultural remnants of the highlands North of Venice. 

VallorcH came into existence in 2010 and released their first EP … [...] Click to raid more!

Mythbegotten – Tales From The Unseelie Court (2024) – Review

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Ah, what splendid news just crossed our hawse here? The Unseelie Court, the haven of the evil fey, seems to be in session again. The RMR crew is full of suckers for mystical realms and unsolved myths, so pretty much any record offering such riches may will get a shot over at the office.

Besides RMR didn’t sport a folk record this year, even if Mythbegotten‘s debut album is many more things than just pvre medieval musings high on nyckelharpa and weird pipes. But the fact that their brand-new record features a version of Twa Corbies really got

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Iterum Nata – From The Infinite Light (2024) – Review

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Do you know why I like myself a session with Leonard Cohen from time to time? Because this long-departed artist exudes a calm and welcome respite from the hectic search-and-review missions across all those metal genres out there. His age-old records offer some private time of respite and introspection. Something we should have more of in these dangerous times.

Now, Cohen’s style might sound somewhat similar to some of Dark Folk outfits on this zine. Some of the more ethereal pieces of similar ilk firmly had their stakes in Black Metal before and suddenly feel the need to call upon … [...] Click to raid more!

Ember Belladonna – The Grove (2024) – Review

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RMR indeed grew into a predominantly metal webzine over time. That, and a few rock pieces here and there thrown in for good measure. The third style direction – folk – didn’t get all that much attention over many moons. And that’s a pity because there’s still a lot of potential to discover. Luckily, a trve folk piece came along in 2023, which also famously landed on our Top 10. And that whetted our appetite for more. Much more.

So, this early 2024, Ember Belladonna‘s The Grove crossed our hawse. And seriously so. Not with a pure folk … [...] Click to raid more!