Swamp Suicide – An Interview with Manos Six and The Muddy Devil
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& […]
Shredding: Týr
TMO Albums Of The Month – September 2020
Autumn blues may hit you hard, but not as hard as September’s sickest metal albums
Shredding: Skyclad
Skyclad are widely considered as the grandfathers of folk metal, more or less inventing it and then pushing it further to new heights. Together with Martin Walkyier’s incredibly witty lyrics that touched upon a lot of societal issues, the English band was/is one of a kind. Today Alex is taking a look at the Novocastrians’ […]
Shredding: Windir
In a career that was all too brief, a young Norwegian man named Terje Bakken, now known as Valfar to the metal masses, took black metal to a new level of refinement that bands like Emperor and Satyricon had only hinted at before. Valfar’s vision was a unique one that melded the grandeur and mood […]
PokéMetal – Gotta bang ’em all!
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!
TMO Exclusive – Arallu
The Metal Observer is proud to present the exclusive premiere of the brand new track “Unlisted” by Israeli folk black thrash metal horde Arallu!
Secret Steel – Folk Metal 1: Go Folk Yourself
Welcome to Secret Steel, the new project of The Metal Observer — Chapter III: “Folk Metal 1: Go Folk Yourself”
Shredding: Moonsorrow
Shawn’s Top 30 Albums of 2015
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.
