Irish folk-metal force The Scratch return to Australia in April 2026 with their new album Pull Like A Dog. Full tour dates and album details.

A distinct subgenre of heavy metal called “folk metal” has developed over the past few decades. Spawning from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the mid '80s in Europe, the harmonies and melodies ...

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 ...

The Scratch are bringing their high-voltage folk-metal sound back to Australia in April 2026, touring in support of their new ...

Pagan metal is pretty much an official metal subgenre nowadays, but Swiss metal band Eluveitie, who meld Celtic folk with their death metal stylings, prefer the term 'folk metal' over 'pagan metal,' ...

Finnish folk fiends Korpiklaani to drop their 10th studio effort, Kulkija ("wanderer"), on Sept. 7 through Nuclear Blast and have just debuted the album's lead single, "Kotikonnut." The title is ...

In early 2008, around the time of the original Paganfest USA tour, Pagan and Folk metal were all the rage. Bands from all over Europe were suddenly gaining attention in America with their blend of ...

A recent study has come out of Leeds Beckett University which declares that folk metal promotes racism and sexism… kinda. The basic idea of the study, which was written by Professor Karl Spracklen and ...

It’s likely, however, that at least one musician has never heard the hoary funny. Nature Ganganbaigal had been in New York less than two years from his native China when his band Tengger Cavalry sold ...

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 ...