Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

Drawing on traditions previously unheard in metal, Faroe Islanders Týr assimilated their native folk music into an epic, progressive framework, making this second album stand out as both excitingly ...

Though most would consider the musical genre "folk metal" to be a bit of an oxymoron, one local group of artists has made it their calling card. Five members strong and two years in the making, the ...

Here’s a fun way to kick off your otherwise hum-drum Wednesday: there’s a new song and video from Indian folk metal outfit Bloodywood! The most prominent musical features of “Gaddaar” are nu-metal ...

Bloodywood, the outfit that built their name on metal covers of traditional Indian music, have pivoted that early viral hype into real deal success and their latest original single, “Aaj,” is all the ...

Mongolian folk-metal band Tengger Cavalry have journeyed to the US for a few shows (well, it wasn’t really a journey — the frontman went to NYU and they’re based in New York, though they’re originally ...

In 2018, Vermilia emerged from out of nowhere and released one of the best albums of the year, as well as one of the best folk-black metal albums of the last 20 years. Ok, so Finland isn't exactly ...

“I want to celebrate Mongolian culture in my own way.” Nature Ganganbaigal is explaining the inspiration for his folk-metal band Tengger Cavalry, started as a one-man project in his native Beijing in ...

HU band members Gala (left), Jaya (center) and Ono pose for a picture at their studio in Ulaanbaatar on Dec. 27, 2023. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.) Listen ULAANBAATAR – When Pope Francis visited ...