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Viking Anthems

Twilight Of The Thunder God (Cover by The Pagan Minstrel)

Tumman virran taaaaaaaaa

Lighted By Hypocrisy

Last Saloon To Hell

Faith Aint Coming

Live For Me, Die For Me

None Hears Your Prayers

Ensiferum "Winter Storm Vigilantes" from the album "Winter Storm"

Winter Storm

Ensiferum "Winter Storm Vigilantes"

Ensiferum "Long Cold Winter of Sorrow and Strife" from the album "Winter Storm"

Ensiferum "Long Cold Winter of Sorrow and Strife"

Brian and Israel chat with Sami Hinkka from the Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum! He talks making a concept album, recording an album during the pandemic, and future tour plans.

Ensiferum Interview with Sami Hinkka

Ensiferum interview with Sammi.
We chat about the new Album "Winter Storm", Hellfest, Alestorm,
COVID19, Sammis cat and Tabatha appear the future and so many other interesting items! Check it out By Seb Di Gatto..IT RAWKS!

Ensiferum  Interview With Sammi For The Metal Gods Meltdown.. By Seb Di Gatto

At the time, it was just a fun attempt to arrange the theme from Pohjola into a guitar ensemble. Testing guitar tones in the process.

[February 26th, 2019] Ensiferum - Pohjola (short guitar ensemble)

The compression algorithms and bots on this platform leave much to be desired, thus I've resorted to sharing (primarily) creations from a bygone era, harking back to my teenage years at the age of 17. Alongside these are a sprinkling of recent spontaneous creations. Formal music education was not a part of my upbringing, which occasionally led to deviations from Western musical norms in my early explorations. However, this divergence from the conventional is part and parcel of the creative process.
All recent tracks are mastered at -14 LUFS.
If a composition is "work in progress", it still belongs to its respective author.

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel's enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade.

What perhaps makes this achievement all the more notable is the fact that Slagel never even intended to start a label. Working in an LA record store and writing for various publications, Slagel was acutely aware that many great bands in the local metal scene were being ignored, and he decided to release a compilation of tracks drawn from these ranks. "There were a lot of really good bands and I was just bummed out that nobody could hear them. It just seemed like I could help them out and have some fun at the same time, and that compilation was the first Metal Massacre," he states. Collating tracks from then unknown bands including Ratt, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, and Metallica amongst others, the compilation sold out immediately. "How important is Metal Blade to our career? They're only the reason we are enjoying the worldwide success we have today," states Metallica's James Hetfield. "Without Brian's openness to some raunchy teens with a crap sounding cassette tape we would be who knows where, and playing who knows what!" With the popularity of the tape spurring Slagel on, the first seeds of Metal Blade were sown. "After the success of those compilations I just started putting out records of bands that I was friends with, but without ever really intending it to be a label at all," he explains. "After I put out four or five releases I started to feel like something was happening, and I decided to quit the record store and quit college and see where it went."

Battling through the first few lean years, when the label consisted solely of Slagel working out of his mom's poorly ventilated garage in the San Fernando Valley, it gradually grew in both revenue and stature. Within a few years Metal Blade would go on to release the debuts of Slayer, Armored Saint, Trouble, and Corrosion Of Conformity amongst others, fanning the flames of the burgeoning metal scene and launching careers of bands that would go onto reap global success. "Without Metal Blade, there is a damn good chance we never would've made it out of L.A," says Slayer's Kerry King. "That was the one bit of luck we needed. You can be the most awesome band on the scene, and if no one notices you, you don't catch on. And Brian Slagel is still one of the biggest metalheads I know!" This genuine love and devotion to metal is central to the relationship many of the artists have with Metal Blade, and King Diamond credits much of its relevance and strength to this passion. "I refer to it as having 'boots on the ground'," the mighty Dane states. "It's not like a major label where some people might be into what you're doing but a lot of them just see it as a job – there's a genuine love for metal there. Through staying true to that and doing their own thing they've carved out a very specific niche that they control, and as an artist it's wonderful to be a part of that."over the years. Clearly without those people we couldn't do what we do, and to everyone out there who has helped us along by being a fan we are so very grateful to you."

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NNIH is a French Melodic Death project, founded by guitarist Alexandre Hoerner in 2010.

In 2020, the project finally materialized with the introduction of Simon Cousin's brutal and rhythmic vocals, and the shared ambition of making music that is powerful, efficient, and strewn with classical, bluesy and pagan touches.

Inspired by paganism, european folklore, and nature, The Pagan Minstrel creates soundscapes by using both ancient folk and modern instruments, such as lyre, kultrun, and tin whistle among others.

As a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and singer and self-produced artist, she brings awareness to the old ways, to inspire others towards underated folk instruments and pagan folklore.

Heavy metal fans located in San Diego, California. We discuss local metal shows, news, reviews, and keep you up to Metal Swap Meet news. Join hosts Brian, Israel, and Nocturnal Overlord as they discuss what's going on in heavy metal.

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