From my Ostara Orbits Norway edition, Elvarhøi have released their debut album Dansen låter fra graven åter, and I finally got around to giving it a listen.
Tag: traditional music
Rúnagaderung – The Runic Gathering Preview
Date: 22nd-23rd February 2019Venue: The Fulford Arms, YorkTicket Link hereFacebook event here Promoters and Sponsors Northern Extremity PromotionsUnseelie PRDescended From OdinJorvik Viking Festival Rúnagaderung –
Teshaleh – Born of Fire
Despite the fact the album doesn’t really flow well for me personally, the actual composition of the individual tracks is really good. If a future full-length release is in the works, I would like to see some more consistent themes in the instrumentals.
Ostara Metal’s Wacken Winter Nights 2019 Picks
This will be my first outing to Wacken Winter Nights, and I am really looking forward to it. There are so many amazing bands on the lineup and so many great things to see and do when there are no bands playing. Is it possible for a festival to be too good???
LIVE REVIEW: Nightwish Decades Tour with support from Beast in Black
One of the best possible ways to end my live music experiences of 2018. What a show!
DOUBLE LIVE REVIEW: Heilung (supported by Jo Quail) 9th November 2018, and Wardruna 21st November 2018
A special double feature review of my experiences at the Heilung performance on 9th November 2018 at the Islington Assembly Hall in London, and of Wardruna’s performance at the Albert Hall in Manchester on 21st November 2018.
Ostara Orbits the World – Norway
Norway is famous for fjords, black metal and trolls, but there is also a lot of great folk, power and pagan metal bands out there to have a listen to.
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