Tag: Skálmöld

[avatar ="Mosh" size="50" align="left" /]James and Ross have already had their says on this matter, but it's time for me to have a quick dig through the memory banks (i.e. the reviews on here) and pick out the highlights of this year. And, frankly, it's been a hell of a year. Before I go through … Continue reading 2014 Year In Review: Top Gigs – Mosh

[avatar ="James" size="50" align="left" /]Continuing our end-of-year rundown, here are James' top ten albums from 2014... Kingdom Of Worms - Deserted Fear Demons - Bloodshot Dawn A Skeletal Domain - Cannibal Corpse Extremist - Demon Hunter Meo vaettum - Skalmold Beyond Creation - Earthborn Evolution Heroes - Sabaton Origins - Eluveitie The Killing Gods - … Continue reading 2014 Year In Review: Top albums – James

[avatar ="James" size="50" align="left" /]In a small series from some of the staff here at Moshville Towers, we'll be running off our favourite albums, gigs and so on of the last 12 months. Kicking us off, here's James' top five gigs of the year: Dying Fetus/Goatwhore/Malevolence Centiment/Brutai Bloodshot Dawn/Seprevation Eluveitie/Arkona/Skalmold Sabaton/Korpiklaani/Tyr  

[avatar ="Mosh" size="50" align="left" /]Much delayed in publication - and my apologies for that - here's the interview I did with Bjorgvin and Snaebjorn of Icelandic metallers Skalmold. Recorded up until a few minutes before they went on stage at the Classic Grand, Glasgow on November 13th, this is one of the best interviews I … Continue reading Interview: Bjorgvin and Snaebjorn of Skalmold

[avatar ="Mosh" size="50" align="left" /]Annoyingly, I didn't spot this album in my inbox until 2-3 days ago, just before the Glasgow gig on their current tour with Eluveitie. Which is a shame as, in common with their first two albums, it's bloody good. I mean, really bloody good. There is a story to the album, … Continue reading Review: Skálmöld – Með vættum

[photos: Eluveitie / Arkona / Skalmold] [avatar ="Mosh" size="50" align="left" /]What a great folk metal line-up, featuring bands with different takes on the genre and from different places internationally - similar to the recent PirateFest at The Arches. First up were Icelandic sensations Skalmold who, it seems, are a jinxed band for me. Last time … Continue reading Eluveitie / Arkona / Skalmold – Classic Grand, Glasgow