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Full Moon Fortnight:
Týr, Bjarla, Wardruna, Virrentakoja and more

This ‘Full Moon Fortnightly’ is brimming with genre-dominating folk and metal artists, new and old, who masterfully blend ancient-sounding instrumentals with vocals.

February 1, 2022 — We are already a month into the new year and artists slinging neofolk and metal have already proven they aim to give their all in the current sun orbit. The previous ‘Fullmoon Fortnight’ was brimming with great songs, and we are delighted to report the new moon is shining just as brightly with new releases by Wardruna, Bjarla, Dreyma, Faun, and more.

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First Look: ‘God of War Ragnarok’ Is Jaw-Dropping

‘God of War: Ragnarok’ faces the daunting task of following up on its predecessor masterpiece, and so far the world of Ragnarok looks interesting enough to succeed.

January 29, 2022God of War: Ragnarok is the follow-up to the 2018 reboot that was also inspired by the Norse sagas (albeit a far cry from being either historically or mythologically accurate.) Scheduled to come out in 2022, Ragnarok is in development at Sony Santa Monica, the studio that originated the massively popular series on PlayStation 2 in 2005. FULL STORY »



Dungeons & Dragons:
The 2023 Movie Reboot

D&D has had a rough go in the theatrical scene, but an upcoming reboot promises to have the star power and budget to break the curse of past box office failures.

January 27, 2022 — It has been a full 48 years since the original publishing of the role-playing, tabletop masterpiece Dungeons & Dragons. In that rather tumultuous half-century, the much-loved franchise has seen countless reimaginings — from various tabletop editions and spinoffs to video games and films.

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Album Review:
Ereb Altor – ‘Vargtimman’

Embracing Norse mythology, blackened Viking Metallers Ereb Altor return with shades of light and dark with their epic, partially Swedish-sung ninth record.

January 22, 2022 — The hour of the wolf is upon us with Swedish black metal outfit Ereb Altor’s latest. Epic riffs and synth follow the deep choral chants of Vargtimman (“The Hour of the Wolf”), evoking all the grimness of black metal, but leaning into modern power metal fare and Norse myth with its soaring peaks and deep troughs, filled with low chugging bass and satisfyingly sinister drum fills on opener ‘I Have The Sky’.

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