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  Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a video for their cover of the popular ANTHRAX version of the Joe Jackson song 'Got The Time', which is streaming now on all platforms. Originally released in Finnish under the name 'Ennen' between KORPIKLAANI's most recent albums Jylhä (2021) and Rankarumpu (2024), you can now enjoy the English version as well. Be sure to catch KORPIKLAANI live on the remaining dates of this year or at HEIDENFEST 2026 with Finntroll, Heidevolk, Trollfest and The Dread Crew Of Oddwood. All dates below. LISTEN TO 'GOT THE TIME': https://korpiklaani.bfan.link/got-the-time WATCH THE VIDEO FOR 'GOT THE TIME': https://youtu.be/_jhjcckb-tc KORPIKLAANI LIVE: 27.11.2025 FI Helsinki, F:F:F – Formosa:Finland:Fest With Arctis: 28.11.2025 EE Tallinn, Helitehas 29.11.2025 LT Vilnius, Vakaris 30.11.2025 LV Riga, Spelet Concert Hall HEIDENFEST 2026 With Finntroll, Heidevolk, Trollfest & The Dread Crew Of Oddwood: 09.01...

  Орендъ (Orenda in English) is a musical project from Sofia, Bulgaria, that produces metal versions of Bulgarian folk songs. The band released their debut album "Maksul" in 2020 and played some concerts around the country to promote it. In 2022, amidst the war in Ukraine, they decided to stand up for the Ukrainian people and launched a crowdfunding campaign for all Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria by releasing a cover version of a Ukrainian folk song. Now, they are about to launch their sophomore album. They have just released the first single from the new album with a video called "Pustono ludo i mlado" which translates in English means "Wild, crazy and young" and it's another folk song. Basically, it's a love story, but the band has interpreted the lyrics differently. Check out the music video for  "Pustono ludo i mlado"  below: The band's mission is to present Bulgarian folk music in a modern way so that it can reach wider audien...

  Cabrakaän is a Mexican-Canadian folk metal band that relocated from Mexico to Canada, shortly before the global pandemic, after a moving performance in Calgary and friendships made as a result. Formed back in 2010 in Mexico by composer, drummer/percussionist, black/death metal shouter and producer Marko Cipäktli and classically trained soprano vocalist Pat Cuikani, the band quickly began to shake up the scene with sensational live shows. Inspired by their shared love of the diversity of Mexico's indigenous languages and cultures, the at first glance disparate duo combines a passion for raw metal with folk music and opera added in. The disruptive nature of their own ancestral roots reach both deep into the Mesoamerican culture of the Mexica/Otomi people and simultaneously into the Spanish culture of their repressive conquerors. This makes Cabrakaän a gang of the driven, of explorers and cultural ambassadors. The appeal of the disreputable – the denied world of the Aztecs (Mexicas)...

  Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, has named acclaimed Mongolian folk metal band The HU as a UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony at the Organization's Headquarters in Paris. After Azoulay met the eight members of The HU during her official visit to Mongolia in August 2022, their musical style and ideas immediately resonated with UNESCO's values and work. The HU are the first band from the rock genre to receive this accolade from UNESCO, making this honour even more special. They join a family of artists committed to bringing cultures together and supporting artistic creation, such as Amine Kouider, Valery Gergiev and Scott Momaday, plus the UK’s own Sarah Brightman and Dame Shirley Bassey. Founded in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, The HU, who have thousands of fans around the world, have created a unique musical genre they call "Hunnu Rock”. It fuses rock and heavy metal with styles of traditional Mongolian music, such as the art of Khöömei (throat singing), the tsuu...

  Bring to Bear is a symphonic folk metal band from the UK, on an adventure of making metal with meaning and looking to inspire others along the way. The idea came to life during lockdown in May 2020 by long-time friends and bandmates Hristo Nikolov and Ian Tarboton. They quickly put together their first material and set about expanding the clan. One by one the band came together, each with the same desire and a unique set of skills and stories. Bring to Bear combines the ethereal tones of lead singer Izabela Smyt with the harsh growls of keyboard-accordionist Ian Tarboton, using the raw power of drummer Simon Jones as the backbone for a solid metal pack comprising guitarists Hristo Nikolov and Nik Rotas, and bassist Richard Knight. Guitars swap between lead and rhythm, often play-fighting with accordion, to create strong melodies and plenty of opportunities to head-bang. Bring to Bear seeks authenticity and meaning through music that gives a feeling of adventure, discovery, and ...

  New Delhi based Indian Folk Metal band BLOODYWOOD has announced the dates of the US leg of their NINE INCH NAANS Tour 2022, The band is touring in support of their debut album Rakshak, the first Indian Metal album to ever chart on Billboard.The tour kicks off on September 24th in Louisville, KY at Louder Than Life Festival and works it's way throughout the US including a stop at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA and wraps up in Dallas, TX on October 13th. Tickets on sale Friday, May 6th at 10:00am local time. Patreon fans presale Thursday 10am EST. Join for code. "Our supporters in the US are unbelievably passionate, our debut US tour has been YEARS in the making and this time nothing's going to stop us. Whether it's more covid, a zombie apocalypse or a full blown alien invasion, we're going to bring the Rakshak rampage to the States and rock out with all of you in September!" - Raoul Kerr (Bloodywood) Their latest video "Dana Dan" is a graphic...

  HRH have, reluctantly, rescheduled the extremely popular HRH Vikings III festival to December 2021 due to the continued Covid-19 restrictions and the imminent government decision for an English lockdown. The lineup, however, remains almost intact – but with the incredible Korpiklaani and Audn replacing Borknagar and Saor respectively. In addition, HRH Vikings III welcomes back the amazing Atorc by popular demand plus Battle Born, Eoten and Accursed Years. Grab your tickets from www.hrhvikings.com They join Ensiferum, Burning Witches, Thyrfing, Warkings, Metsatoll, Skyforger, Grimner, Konvent, Vanaheim, Gwydion, Kull, Wretched Soul, Valafar and Metal Castle at the O2 Academy in Sheffield on 4th and 5th December 2021 for one of the true highlights of the HRH calendar. The hugely popular Korpiklaani are unique – their blend of Finnish folk music and heavy metal is like no other. Like traditional folk music that tells tales of joy, heartbreak and stories of old, Korpiklaanibrings n...

  Video Interview: Filmmaker KIMMO KUUSNIEMI Talks Background Of His Two Rock Documentaries With KORPIKLAANI, Relationship, Challenges And Difficulties Doing Business In Music Industry! Finnish filmmaker KIMMO KUUSNIEMI and Folk Metal legends KORPIKLAANI made an extended and hectic tour of Russia, traveling from St. Petersburg to Siberia and back. On a follow up tour – this time to Japan with Finnish metal legend, Waltari – they had more time to contemplate Japanese lifestyle and history. Filmmaker Kimmo Kuusniemi traveled with the band. His unseen documentaries are now released online. Just recently Scars And Guitars' Andrew McKaysmith conducted a long and interesting zoom -interview with Kimmo Kuusniemi, talking about Kimmo's relationship with Korpiklaani, The challenges he faced when taking footage on the road, Editing hundreds of hours of footage into sub-40 minute packages, Almost losing many hours of footage on a train, Kimmo’s history as a film maker and documentarian, ...

Solarcyles are a folk metal band from the Netherlands who incorporate Celtic and Scandinavian influences giving them a very alluring and interesting sound. The band describes their music 'an esoteric journey propelled by forces unable to behold'. They formed around five years ago and released their debut EP 'Ethereal Storms' in 2017, I didn't have the pleasure of hearing the EP back when first released but I'm very glad they were bought to my attention now... Intro and opening song 'Hold On To The Sun' is short but impactful being atmospheric and setting the scene for what lies ahead and transitions wonderfully into 'Setting Sun' which blazes to life with fast guitar licks reminiscent of Nightwish instrumentally. We are graced with alluring vocals from Sascha Van Der Meer to accompany the lively folk instruments that are skilful and enchanting as the vocals throughout, this is a very enjoyable and ambient experience. 'Seven Spheres...

New Delhi based Indian Metal Band BLOODYWOOD has released the official music video for their newest single, "Yaad." Shot in between the snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas and urban India, the music video celebrates the universal human experience of love and loss through a moving story between a man and his companion dog. “’Yaad’ (Hindi for ‘remember' or ‘in memory’) is about the power of accepting the loss of a loved one and moving on. The lyrics celebrate the permanent impact they have on us, reiterating the belief that we carry them in our best memories, no matter how far apart we may be, says Karan Katiyar, Bloodywood's Founder/guitarist, “I lost my dog 10 years ago and I still feel the loss to this day. I wanted the video to show the bond between a man and his dog to highlight its message.” In spirit of the message within the song and video, Bloodywood funded the purchase of an animal ambulance for a local non-profit animal shelter called The Po...

ELUVEITIE are a phenomenon that has been spreading over the world for more than 15 years. Starting with their legendary debut album 'Spirit' (2006), across the outstanding 'Slania' (2008) to their latest masterpiece 'Ategnatos' (2019), the Swiss have developed a groundbreaking recipe. And now the time has come to capture the magical live energy of the Swiss Folk Metal institution in the form of a new release. 'Live At Masters Of Rock' is out now and contains many songs off of the band’s new album as well as plenty of legendary ELUVEITIE classics. Get ready for tracks like 'Ategnatos' or earlier hits like 'Helvetios' or 'King' as well as the evergreens 'The Call Of The Mountains' or 'Inis Mona' that lead through the epochal band history like a raging storm. Order 'Live At Masters Of Rock' here: https://nblast.de/Eluveitie-LiveatMOR ELUVEITIE also released a new YouTube trailer. Check it and find out wha...

Tomorrow, the Swiss Prog Metallers CELLAR DARLING kick off their European tour bringing their concept album 'The Spell' as well as their previously released sound tales to the European stages! They also announce an additional show, on which they will be supporting OPETH on October 27th in Norwich, UK. As a bonus, the band unveil the new video for 'Hang' from their latest album 'The Spell', which you can see here: https://youtu.be/_8ANMbIZ5z4 The band comment: "We welcome the beautiful colours of autumn with 'Hang', yet another animated video from our concept album 'The Spell', once again created by Costin Chioreanu. This is the 8th video in our ongoing series, in which every one of the 13 album tracks will receive a visual interpretation by Costin. We hope you enjoy it! We are also pleased to announce that we'll be joining the one and only OPETH at their upcoming show on 27 October 2019 at the Nick Rayns LCR UEA in Nor...

ELUVEITIE are a phenomenon that has been spreading over the world for more than 15 years. Starting with their legendary debut album 'Spirit' (2006), across the outstanding 'Slania' (2008) to their latest masterpiece 'Ategnatos' (2019), the Swiss have developed a groundbreaking recipe. And now the time has come to capture the magical live energy of the Swiss Folk Metal institution in the form of a new release. 'Live At Masters Of Rock' will be unleashed on November 1st and contains many songs off of the band’s new album as well as plenty of legendary ELUVEITIE classics. ELUVEITIE presents the first digital single of this upcoming release, allowing everybody to enjoy at home the unbeatable stage energy of their current Ategnatos World Tour. The song 'Breathe' is now available on all major streaming and download platforms: https://nblast.de/Eluveitie-Breathe The band also presents the second album trailer of 'Live At Masters Of Rock'....

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 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJwh5S3hukE The band comments: "There is a little story about 'Land Of A Thousand Drinks', which began at the end of the "Kulkija" recording sessions. We had always planned for 'Juomamaa' to have English lyrics, however, we just decided to keep the original and have the whole album in Finnish. After many travels & tours, we met our friends from THE 69 EYES this year at Metalfest CZ. A thousand drinks later, shared beds and many good ideas, Jyrki and Jonne came up with a 'Land Of A Thousand Drinks'. This is a song about being with good friends and traveling around the world. Hellraisers ...

This November/December, Ensiferum will embark on their "Path To Victory" North American headlining tour, featuring Kalmah, Abigail Williams, and Aenimus as support. Ensiferum's Sami Hinkka (Bass/Vocals) comments: "Hi folks! It's time to get back on the road for one last time before we head to studio to record the next Ensiferum album. We couldn't be more thrilled about the upcoming North America tour! It's gonna be fireworks of metal for the whole evening because we'll share the stage with awesome bands: Kalmah, Abigail Williams and Aenimus!" Kalmah adds: "Everybody knows what Santa Claus does but what happens when these two bearded creatures appear at once? I mean Swamplord and that other to the other guy..." Abigail Williams adds: "After taking a year off to complete our new album, we will hit the road with our friends Ensiferum, Kalmah and Aenimus in November. Expect a set list full of new songs and a couple of old favori...

After triumphantly storming the worldwide charts with new album 'Ategnatos', the Swiss folk metal superstars ELUVEITIE are premiering an official lyric video for the track 'Worship' today. Watch the new lyric video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubhf4AAL5Hc Chrigel Glanzmann comments: "Here you go with our second lyric video for a song from our brand new album ATEGNATOS! It's the second part of the two-song cycle of THE SLUMBER and WORSHIP! A radical song with drastic lyrics on a severe topic: the ancient Celtic Sesroneos myth, in which our modern societies can and probably should reflect themselves as much as the people in ancient times could! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do and find some food for thought in it! Special thanks to Randy Blythe of LAMB OF GOD for an excellent performance!" 'Ategnatos' has entered the charts all over the world, including a #3 position in their home country, Switzerland and #11 in Germany. ...

Swiss folk metal stars ELUVEITIE are going to release their new studio album 'Ategnatos' on April 5th 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The band presents the first track-by-track video. Check it and find out more about the songs 'Ategnatos', 'Deathwalker', 'Black Water Down' and 'A Cry In The Wilderness': https://youtu.be/JWFXaCAnCu4 Last week, ELUVEITIE released the brand new single 'Ambiramus' The song can be heard and watched in the form of a music video over on YouTube. The music video was produced by the Polish company Grupa13 in January 2019 and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/hFa2M1QW6UI Chrigel Glanzmann states: "Here you go - the next single off our upcoming album: 'AMBIRAMUS'! It's definitely one of the most exceptional songs from our discography! 'AMBIRAMUS' comes in quite groovy and with a light-hearted, yet racing folk reel in the chorus and a very accessible overall appearance; easily the brightest song we’...