Havets Vargar - Manegarm

Vredens Tid - Manegarm

Since Bathory's Quorthon first introduced folk instruments to black metal and started to sing about longboats in the late 1980s, the Viking metal genre has expanded and developed to become one of my firm favourite strange sub-genres of heavy metal music. While there are many cheap imitation acts of the genre leaders, my favourites are the ones that manage to remain distinctive and unique, and Sweden's Månegarm, in particular their excellent album 'Vredens Tid,' are at the top of my list. 'Vredens Tid' perfects the previous album 'Dödsfärd' by focusing on slightly longer, more intricate songs, mostly rooted in folk-tinged black metal but increasingly experimenting with moments of ...

Vredens Tid - Manegarm

Since Bathory's Quorthon first introduced folk instruments to black metal and started to sing about longboats in the late 1980s, the Viking metal genre has expanded and developed to become one of my firm favourite strange sub-genres of heavy metal music. While there are many cheap imitation acts of the genre leaders, my favourites are the ones that manage to remain distinctive and unique, and Sweden's Månegarm, in particular their excellent album 'Vredens Tid,' are at the top of my list. 'Vredens Tid' perfects the previous album 'Dödsfärd' by focusing on slightly longer, more intricate songs, mostly rooted in folk-tinged black metal but increasingly experimenting with moments of ...

Vargstenen - Manegarm

The most recent release from Månegarm is no disappointment even after the high quality of 'Vredens Tid,' combining the band's perfected Viking metal style with their harsh black metal roots and introducing more of the folk elements found on the previous E.P. 'Urminnes Hävd,' particularly in the form of the entirely folk 'Den Gamle Talar' but also ...

Vargstenen - Manegarm

The most recent release from Månegarm is no disappointment even after the high quality of 'Vredens Tid,' combining the band's perfected Viking metal style with their harsh black metal roots and introducing more of the folk elements found on the previous E.P. 'Urminnes Hävd,' particularly in the form of the entirely folk 'Den Gamle Talar' but also ...

Dodsfard - Manegarm

Swedish Viking metal band Månegarm really comes into its own with their third album 'Dödsfärd,' retaining the fierce black metal framework of their earlier works, but adding a highly successful melodic folk angle that sees every song transformed from enjoyable black metal into an instantly memorable hit. Harsher and more energetic than the atmospheric Viking metal of Bathory and Moonsorrow, Månegarm's style is distinctive and will likely satisfy fans of either extreme. The cover art is entirely appropriate to these tales of plunder and conquest, but the album still finds time for softer melodic moments, albeit to a lesser extent than their later works. Compared to their ...

Dodsfard - Manegarm

Swedish Viking metal band Månegarm really comes into its own with their third album 'Dödsfärd,' retaining the fierce black metal framework of their earlier works, but adding a highly successful melodic folk angle that sees every song transformed from enjoyable black metal into an instantly memorable hit. Harsher and more energetic than the atmospheric Viking metal of Bathory and Moonsorrow, Månegarm's style is distinctive and will likely satisfy fans of either extreme. The cover art is entirely appropriate to these tales of plunder and conquest, but the album still finds time for softer melodic moments, albeit to a lesser extent than their later works. Compared to their ...