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folk metal | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com Your guide through metal! Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:16:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themetalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Metal-Observer-Icon-45x45.png folk metal | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com 32 32 Swamp Suicide – An Interview with Manos Six and The Muddy Devil https://themetalobserver.com/swamp-suicide-an-interview-with-manos-six-and-the-muddy-devil/ https://themetalobserver.com/swamp-suicide-an-interview-with-manos-six-and-the-muddy-devil/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:21:00 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=47898 Thank you for taking the time for this interview.Can you give us some quick background on how the project came to be?Manos Six + the muddy devil is my personal project along with Stamos Abatis. The two of us have been playing music together since 1999 in various projects. Our current main band is: Skull& […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/swamp-suicide-an-interview-with-manos-six-and-the-muddy-devil/feed/ 0 47898 Shredding: Týr https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-tyr/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-tyr/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:24:23 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=45089 This is always a bold statement to make, but with Týr I feel confident in its veracity: No one sounds like these guys. I defy any metalhead to show me a band who could ever be confused for these Faroese folk metallers…music-wise. In terms of imagery and concepts, they cover the Norse mythology and viking […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-tyr/feed/ 1 45089 TMO Albums Of The Month – September 2020 https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-september-2020/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-september-2020/#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2020 12:25:09 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=42923 Autumn blues may hit you hard, but not as hard as September’s sickest metal albums Ossuary Anex – Obscurantism Apogee It’s been a fantastic month for metal with great new releases left, right and centre. Ossuary Anex just about made it at the last hurdle into the lead for me with a razor sharp, accessible […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-windir/feed/ 1 40845 PokéMetal – Gotta bang ’em all! https://themetalobserver.com/pokemetal-gotta-bang-em/ https://themetalobserver.com/pokemetal-gotta-bang-em/#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:38:17 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=33602 Have you ever wondered what each metal sub-genre would look like if it were physically manifested as a Japanese animé pet-cum-gladiator? Of course you have! Pokémon may be one of the most popular franchises Earth has ever seen, so here at TMO, Alex and Larry thought it would be a wise business decision to capitalize […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/pokemetal-gotta-bang-em/feed/ 5 33602 TMO Exclusive – Arallu https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-exclusive-arallu/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-exclusive-arallu/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:19:45 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=32829 The Metal Observer is proud to present the exclusive premiere of the brand new track “Unlisted” by Israeli folk black thrash metal horde Arallu! ARALLU from Israel are imbibing their Middle-Eastern influences and channeling the same using the black metal template that they’ve been trying to perfect for over two decades. Not unlike their label […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-exclusive-arallu/feed/ 0 32829 Secret Steel – Folk Metal 1: Go Folk Yourself https://themetalobserver.com/secret-steel-folk-metal-1-go-folk/ https://themetalobserver.com/secret-steel-folk-metal-1-go-folk/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:49:39 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=32022 Welcome to Secret Steel, the new project of The Metal Observer — Chapter III: “Folk Metal 1: Go Folk Yourself” After our excursions into “Power Metal 1: Genesis” and “Death Metal 1: At Death’s Door”, we have scoured the forests, swamps and mountains and brought back 12 of the best unsigned folk metal bands there is! […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-moonsorrow/feed/ 0 30726 Shawn’s Top 30 Albums of 2015 https://themetalobserver.com/shawn-top-30-albums-of-2015/ https://themetalobserver.com/shawn-top-30-albums-of-2015/#respond Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:14:01 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=22832 Another great year down. 2015 was one of the strongest in recent memory. My list is quite diverse this year, which just means that no subgenres really stood out among others this time around. As always, feel free to make recommendations in the comments or get in touch to discuss your favorites. Click on the band […]

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