Viking Metal

Enslaved at Gramercy Theater

Should be lots of fun, you can check out our review of Enslaved’s most recent full-length album here: http://keepitmetal.com/keep-it-metal/enslaved-axioma-ethica-odini-2010-review/ Concert happens Sunday, September 25th at the Gramercy Theater.

Enslaved – Axioma Ethica Odini (2010) Review

Enslaved’s newest offering is a worthy addition to their discography.  That’s not to say it’s without flaws, but overall I thought this album was very solid and enjoyable.  Here’s what I thought of each of the individual songs: 1- “Ethica Odini” starts with a fairly typical creepy intro (seems...

Helheim – Asgards Fall (2010) Review

I freakin loved this album.  It was full of atmosphere.  This album was actually my first introduction to Helheim, I’ll be sure to check out more of their stuff. So, this album starts out kinda slow with the track “Asgard’s Fall, Pt. I.”  The first minute or so is...

Mistur – Attende (2009) Review

What’s folk and black and viking all over? Damn, that was a stupid joke, but I’m not going to erase it. I’ll display my misstep for all. Anyway, that is what we have here: Over 55 minutes of viking black metal with some folk elements. I’ve been listening to this...

Gwydion – Horn Triskelion (2010) Review

I have really been enjoying this latest album from Gwydion. Hailing from Portugal, this epic viking metal outfit has toured with some of the big names in Viking metal. Lately they were on tour with Týr and Alestorm. The entire album is good and there are parts that are...

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Galar – Til Alle Heimsens Endar (2010) Review

Galar is a two man act from Norway. They are classified as “viking metal” but they bring a lot more to the table than that. They mix a in little black metal and even a little neo-classical. Til Alle Heimsens Endar is their second release. It has a bigger...

2010 – Best of the New Year (So Far)

2010 is getting off to one hell of a start. January was pure insanity. Here are the ones to look for (IMO): Ihsahn – After Mother of God. This album is amazing. Vegard Sverre Tveitan keeps getting better. Now he is on an eight string guitar and the music...

THUNDRA – Ignored By Fear (2009) Review 9.1/10

Well, where to begin… Thundra, if you’ve never heard of them before, they are a mix of a few genres possibly, Most predominantly Black metal with great viking metal influence, and at times even a little death metal thrown in. The way they manage to mix all of this...

Ensiferum – From Afar (2009) Audio Review

If you haven’t heard Ensiferum you have probably been listening to too much American radio metal. These guys are the real deal from Finland. Their fourth and latest studio album, From Afar, is one hell of a piece of music. Ensiferum plays epic viking metal with folk elements. I...