Folk Metal

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Lyrical Analysis: Amorphis – Sky Is Mine

07/21/2019 Cheryl Lynn

Released in 2009, Skyforger is the 9th studio album from Finnish melodic death metal...

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• Black Metal
• Death Metal
• Doom Metal
• Electronica
• Folk Metal
• Hard Rock
• Heavy/Traditional Metal
• Lifestyle
• Melodic Death Metal
• Metalcore
• Progressive Rock

Lyrical Analysis: Amorphis – Alone

06/15/2019 Cheryl Lynn 1

The album cover for Am Universum, released by Amorphis in 2001. Being a band...

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• Album Review
• Black Metal
• Death Metal
• Doom Metal
• Electronica
• Folk Metal
• Grind
• Lifestyle
• Melodic Death Metal
• New Releases
• Progressive Rock
• Stoner Metal
• Symphonic
• Technical

Album Review: Hesperian Death Horse – Ziv

11/24/2018 Cheryl Lynn

Hesperian Death Horse is a post-metal/avant-garde/sludge band from  Zagreb, Croatia. Their second album, Ziv,...

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• Album Review
• Black Metal
• Death Metal
• Electronica
• Folk Metal
• Glam Rock/Hair Metal
• Hard Rock
• Heavy/Traditional Metal
• Melodic Death Metal
• Metalcore
• New Releases
• Power Metal
• Progressive Rock
• Symphonic

Album Review: Immortal Guardian – Age of Revolution

09/27/2018 Cheryl Lynn 16

  Soaring power metal vocals, wailing guitars, triumphant melodies, and just enough distortion to...

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• Album Review
• Death Metal
• Doom Metal
• Electronica
• Folk Metal
• Hard Rock
• Heavy/Traditional Metal
• Lifestyle
• Melodic Death Metal
• Progressive Rock
• Symphonic
• Technical

Album Review: Amorphis – Queen of Time

06/07/2018 Cheryl Lynn

The brilliance of Amorphis is their ability to intertwine several complex themes. Even before listening to...

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• Album Review
• Band Profile
• Black Metal
• Death Metal
• Folk Metal
• Grind
• Hardcore
• New Releases
• Punk
• Technical
• Thrash

Band Interview – Al Namrood on New Album Enkar

06/05/2017 Cheryl Lynn

Making their music in the heart of the war torn Middle East, Al Namrood...

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• Concert Review
• Death Metal
• Doom Metal
• Folk Metal
• Hard Rock
• Heavy/Traditional Metal
• Lifestyle
• Melodic Death Metal
• Progressive Rock
• Symphonic
• Technical

Concert Review: Amorphis, Swallow the Sun, The Extinction at Launchpad

04/15/2017 Cheryl Lynn

Finnish metal legends Amorphis and Swallow The Sun co-headline this tour, with support from...

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• Black Metal
• Death Metal
• Deathcore
• Doom Metal
• Editorial
• Folk Metal
• Grind
• Heavy/Traditional Metal
• Lifestyle
• Melodic Death Metal
• Metalcore
• Power Metal
• Progressive Rock
• Stoner Metal

Duality In Metal: How Paradox Defines The Genre

04/25/2016 Cheryl Lynn

If this isn’t already album art, it should be. The yin-yang is a timeless...

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• Black Metal
• Blues
• Death Metal
• Doom Metal
• Folk Metal
• Hardcore

Upcoming Shows: October 2015

10/04/2015 Cheryl Lynn

Launchpad hosts The Albuqurque Battle Of The Bands, but I would be more excited...

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• Album Review
• Death Metal
• Folk Metal
• Melodic Death Metal
• New Releases
• Progressive Rock

Album Review: Amorphis – Under The Red Cloud

09/05/2015 Cheryl Lynn

Amorphis seem to get more and more conceptual with each release, straying ever further...