Pagan metal is pretty much an official metal subgenre nowadays, but Swiss metal band Eluveitie, who meld Celtic folk with their death metal stylings, prefer the term 'folk metal' over 'pagan metal,' ...

In early 2008, around the time of the original Paganfest USA tour, Pagan and Folk metal were all the rage. Bands from all over Europe were suddenly gaining attention in America with their blend of ...

We’re big fans of pagan metal here at the MS Mansion. BIG fans. Just last night Sammy O’Hagar waltzed in at about 5pm, still drunk and rowdy from the night before (!), dressed in a full get-up of ...

Metal has long fetishized pagan priests and their witchy rituals, and Green Druid's recently reissued album Ashen Blood is no exception. For readers who haven't warmed to the pagan iconography of so ...

A "documentary" isn't precisely what you get in this lo-fi look at the pagan metal scene. The whole shebang begins not with a menu but with an extended promo for another Bill-Zebub feature ― an ...

The fusing of heavy metal with traditional folk music, isn't necessarily a new thing, but there isn't anyone on the planet doing it better than Korpiklanni. The Finnish sextet's roots can be traced ...

The roots of pagan metal are as murky and mystical as some of its songs. “It’s a cultural music,’’ says Scott Lee, who books and promotes metal bands for MassConcerts. “It’s not like other sub-genres ...

Sumerlands have announced Dreamkiller, their second album and first since their 2016 self-titled debut LP. The the retro-metal supergroup was spearheaded by guitarist/producer Arthur Rizk (best known ...

Allow us to introduce you to SpiritWorld, the self-proclaimed "death western" metal band who just dropped a music video for the slam-along single "Comancheria" off the Pagan Rhythms debut album. This ...

Andrea Meyer, who guested on albums by black metal icons Cradle of Filth and Satyricon and released Pagan ambient folk music under Hagalaz' Rundedance and Nebelhexë, was reportedly one of the five ...

PaganFolk Metal has been growing in popularity and has overthrown Black Metal in Europe These bands have tested the American shores and have played soldout shows The time has come to explore this ...