atmospheric folk

Casa Loma to release debut EP “This is Coping” on June 5th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Wed, 04/22/2020 - 14:14

Man Overboard’s Nik Bruzzese has released the debut singles from his new solo project, Casa Loma. Both “Travelers” and “Famaglia” are out now and available to listen to across streaming services. Listen to the new tracks below.

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King Buzzo to release new studio album “Gift of Sacrifice” on May 15th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 16:12

King Buzzo, the iconic Melvins’ singer and guitar player, returns with his second solo album, “Gift of Sacrifice”, on May 15th, 2020, via Ipecac Recordings.

The nine-song release finds Buzz Osborne joined by longtime friend and Mr. Bungle bass player Trevor Dunn.

The collection’s first single, “Science in Modern America” can be heard now, below.

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Talking Book to release new studio album “Talking Book II” on April 24th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Mon, 02/24/2020 - 17:22

Talking Book, the San Francisco-born experimental trio whose music evokes the “distorted sepia tone imagery of a bygone era” (Cyclic Defrost), return with their first album in nine years, “Talking Book II”.

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Marko Hietala - Pyre of the Black Heart

Submitted by rockavlon on Sun, 02/16/2020 - 02:58

Tarot and Nightwish member Marko Heitala is an excellent musician, who has probably gotten a fairly good deal, by joining his fellow countrymen, as he’s able to write and tour with one of the more successful rock bands in recent times, while at the same time have an avenue to release his “side projects”, which would otherwise be lost to relative obscurity.

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Eilera releases music video for new single “Aquarius”

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 12:15

Eilera released a new single and music video for “Aquarius”. The track is taken from the upcoming fifth studio album “Waves”, which is set to be released on March 6th, 2020, via Inverse Records.

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Wardruna to release new studio album “Kvitravn” on June 5th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Fri, 02/07/2020 - 19:21

Wardruna album release has been postponed to to January 22nd, 2021.

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Hayvanlar Alemi to release new studio album “Psychedelia in Times of Turbulence” on March 27th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Fri, 02/07/2020 - 16:01

Being an instrumental psychedelic folk rock band founded in Ankara in 1999, Hayvanlar Alemi has developed a very style of its own. Inspired by the innovative musical heritage of Turkey but also informed by the traditional and popular styles of the globe, blending together scales and rhythms of Asia, Africa, Middle East and South America with surf, dub, stoner rock and free improvisation.

Or to keep it in the words of Hayvanlar Alemi:

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Aherusia - Nostos ~ An Answer (?)

Submitted by rockavlon on Mon, 01/13/2020 - 01:43

I was never, much of a fan of Aherusia’s first couple of albums, considering them to be a neat, if not a little more artistic, version of Rotting Christ, a band I was never too big on, with the exception of a couple of albums, due to their poor English enunciation. This however totally changed around, when the former released their third album, “Prometheus”, an ambitious concept album, which decides to modernize and give its own interpretation to the Promethean myth.

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Kanseil to release first acoustic EP “Cant Del Corlo” on February 7th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Fri, 12/27/2019 - 14:05

Following up the highly acclaimed sophomore album “Fulìsche”, Italian folk metallers Kanseil have inked a new record deal with Rockshots Records for the release of their first acoustic EP “Cant Del Corlo” (Chant of the Spinning Wheel).

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Kristian Harting to release new solo album “The Fumes” on January 24th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 17:31

Danish multi-instrumentalist Kristian Harting presents his third solo full-length release, “The Fumes”. The artist’s most expansive avant-alternative/folk-inspired material to date, the record is being pressed for January release through his allies at Exile On Mainstream. The cover art, track listing, details, and a brief teaser for “The Fumes” have been posted.