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Full Moon Fortnight:
Folk and metal by Forndom, Rúnahild, Bloodywood, Etc.

This ‘Full Moon Fortnightly’ is chock-full of traditional soundscapes and enthralling melodies with plenty of metal and neofolk releases rooted in wisdom and myth.

March 2, 2022 — The full moon has given us plenty to listen to across the neofolk and metal genres. The early March moon has brought a variety of songs ranging from a remake almost a decade in the making, to new singles from debut albums, thus we are glad to let you know this ‘Full Moon Fortnight’ has a little something for everyone. Robert Kohls reports of Týr, Forndom, Walk Kauz, Herknungr, and more.

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Album Review:
Bloodywood — ‘Rakshak’

Bloodywood is an Indian folk metal band formed in 2016 in New Delhi. The group has moved on to the world stage from its humble beginning of parody metal covers.

February 22, 2022 — Few bands can weave a sense of culture and space as coherently and forcefully on a first effort as Bloodywood has. Distinctly at odds with a genre that is settled between the cultures of Europe and the steppes, the Indian folk metal fusion of Bloodywood’s Rakshak debut album.

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FULL MOON FORTNIGHT: Bjorth, Danheim, Vinnie Camilleri, Sabaton, Månegarm, and more

In this edition of ‘Full Moon Fortnightly’ we once again explore the worlds of neofolk and metal, rounding up the best and boldest Kurgan-approved releases of 2022.

February 16, 2022 — As the moon transforms into its full, rich, hunter’s form, so too does our biweekly bill of headlines with a bevy of new releases from folk and metal acts like Bjorth, Månegarm, Kjell Braaten, Sabaton, Danheim, Vinnie Camilleri, and Annie Hurdy Gurdy. Read on as James Paterson reports of the past two weeks most notable releases.

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Nattramn: An Interview with Andreas Axelsson

Between runes, the poetry of the skalds, and things that go bump in the night, we discuss the rebirth of Andreas Axelsson’s Fornsken as Nattramn.

February 12, 2022 — Swedish folk music artist Andreas Axelsson’s earlier Fornsken project underwent a rebirth last year, leaving behind the name Fornsken in favor of a new neofolk moniker, namely that of Nattramn. Speaking recently to Kurgan Compass, Axelsson explained the nature of his project’s newfound identity and the nightly beast to which Nattramn owes its name.

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