Category Archives: folk metal

Khôrada – “Salt”

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

I am a huge Agalloch fan so when the band broke up I was quite upset. Then it was announced that they had fractured into two bands: Pillorian and Khôrada. So then I thought that maybe we’ll get 2 Agallochs? … Continue reading →

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Amorphis – “Queen of Time”

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

Amorphis are one of my favorite bands. While that might make this seem like a bias review, the truth is I hold my favorite bands to a very high standard. With Amorphis, I keep waiting for them to release a … Continue reading →

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Winterfylleth – “The Hallowing Of Heirdom”

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Winterfylleth are one of my favorite atmospheric black metal bands. Their approach to their music and their concepts are all quite progressive. Their new album “The Hallowing Of Heirdom” shows that the band are willing to explore the more mellow, … Continue reading →

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PMP’s Cristina starts her own music site

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

It’s my pleasure to announce that my dear friend Cristina, who has been a contributor here on the Progressive Music Planet website, has started her own site: Musicality Unlimited! We’ve been friends for a while since we both started writing … Continue reading →

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Wintersun – “The Forest Seasons”

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

Wintersun are a band that you could write a book about. They’ve had an interesting career to this point which includes a brilliant debut album, an 8 year span between albums, a second album “Time” that was split into two … Continue reading →

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Vintersorg – “Till Fjälls del II”

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

For those who don’t know, Vintersorg is both a band and the alias of band leader Andreas Hedlund. Hedlund is also a member of Borknagar (one of my favorite bands) and Cronian (with Øystein Brun of Borknagar) among many other … Continue reading →

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Live Review: Negură Bunget, Waldgeflüster & support @ Backstage Club Munich, Germany 15th October 2016

Posted on October 16, 2016 by

I have never witnessed the Backstage concert area as busy as yesterday afternoon. All three venues were housing shows: Tarja played in the biggest venue, the “Werk”, Equilibrium played a sold-out show in the “Halle” and Negură Bunget and Waldgeflüster … Continue reading →

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