Folk Metal News
Signings, tours, records announced and bands ending, in Folk Metal.
LUMSK Build Einsemda Out of a Poet Who Died at Thirty Five
Folk Metal
Haust pa Torget is the second single from an album set to selected poems by Tor Jonsson. Einsemda arrives on 30 October through Karisma Records.
Robin Aalto · Sep 27, 2026
TROLLFEST Send Three Trolls After a Star on the Walk of Fame
Folk Metal
Claiming the Walk of Fame is the second and last single before Trollywood, the Norwegian band's tenth album, arrives on 6 November through Reaper Entertainment.
Robin Aalto · Sep 26, 2026
TROLLFEST Send Trolls to Hollywood on Their Tenth Album, Out 6 November
Folk Metal
Claiming the Walk Of Fame is the second and last single before Trollywood, a record about trolls chasing fame in a city that pushes every promise to absurdity.
Robin Aalto · Sep 25, 2026
NOKTURNAL MORTUM Put Out a Forty Four Minute EP Tomorrow, Their First Record in Four Years
Black Metal Folk Metal
Біль | Hurt arrives on 25 September through Oriana Music, six tracks long, ending on a live recording, the first Nokturnal Mortum release since 2022.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 24, 2026
VELNIAS Have Taken Six Years Over a Fourth Album and Greg Chandler Mastered It
Doom Metal Folk Metal
'Substrate Haruspex' is out on 30 October through Eisenwald, with 'Corporeal Anathema' online first.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026
MANNTRA Ask Whether the Watcher Simply Got Tired of Watching
Folk Metal
'Wild Hunt' arrives on 25 December through Napalm Records, with 'Watcher Watcher' out now.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 17, 2026
THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD Named a New Song After an Old Album and Meant It
Folk Metal
'Rust & Glory' is standalone, mixed and mastered by Anna Murphy, and is about what chasing the thing costs you.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 17, 2026
GRYMHEART Name Album Two 'Wake Not The Beast' and Open It With the Title Track
Death Metal Folk Metal
Out 20 November on Scarlet Records, produced at Blacksmith Studio by Gabor Kovacs, with a sleeve by Gyula Havancsak.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 17, 2026
ELUVEITIE Take Twenty-Five Years Across North America in February and March
Death Metal Folk Metal
The full routing is out, with Illumishade and Nini Music supporting the whole run.
Lars Hendriks · Sep 17, 2026
VALHALORE Release a Live Take of 'The Storm' and Say It Beats the Studio One
Folk Metal
Recorded on last year's Australian headline tour. It is the first live recording the Brisbane band have put out as a single.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 17, 2026
AETHER REALM Set 'Season of Bloodshed' for 11 December and Call It an Album Made of Anger
Death Metal Folk Metal
The North Carolina band open it with 'The Blood Is Calling' and an animated video. Napalm Records has the record.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 15, 2026
WAYFARER's New Album Carries One of Tony Stella's Last Covers
Black Metal Folk Metal
'Riders of the Setting Sun' is up for pre-order with the single 'Hollow Hearts On The Trail To Eden', produced by Ben Chisholm of Chelsea Wolfe's band.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 12, 2026
MYRATH Rework Sting's 'Shape Of My Heart' Ahead of the Next Leg of Their European Tour
Progressive Metal Folk Metal
The single follows this year's 'Wilderness Of Mirrors'. The tour opens in Metz on 17 September and runs to the end of October.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 11, 2026
WHISPERED Release 'Honorbound', Nearly a Decade in the Making and Closing on a 24-Minute Title Track
Power Metal Death Metal
The Finnish band's fourth album is out today. Its closing epic is drawn from the Japanese tale of the Soga brothers' revenge.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 11, 2026
SAOR Rework 'Carved in Stone' From Their 2013 Debut for New Album 'Caledonia'
Black Metal Folk Metal
The new version is titled 'Carved in Stone MMXXVI'. 'Caledonia' is out on 6 November via Season of Mist.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 10, 2026
Sólstafir Drops New Single 'Hin Helga Kvöl' Ahead of Album
Black Metal Folk Metal
Icelandic band SÓLSTAFIR releases 'Hin Helga Kvöl', a prelude to their upcoming album, with a fresh video directed by Karl Ágúst Guðmundsson.
Mar 27, 2026
MYRATH Unleashes 'Candles Cry' Video from 'Karma'
Folk Metal
Dive into MYRATH's mystical world with their new album 'Karma' and the enchanting video for 'Candles Cry'. A journey of melody and emotion awaits.
Feb 26, 2026
BORKNAGAR Unveils 'The Wild Lingers' Video
Folk Metal
BORKNAGAR releases a captivating music video for 'The Wild Lingers' from their latest album 'Fall'. Dive into the visual experience.
Feb 24, 2026