Altsounds — Describing their style as "True Scottish Pirate Metal", Alestorm plays an infectious blend of folk and power metal in the vein of Korpiklaani and Turisas, but with a unique piratical twist. Alestorm are coming to kick ass and chew gum, and they'r... more info

Altsounds — Scythia (http://clicks.fanbridge.com/l.php?cid=790545&sid=111103537&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fscythiametal) has announced they will be opening for Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani... more info

Popdose — Raise your pints to the devil as Deicide and Korpiklaani co-mingle at Popdose. more info

Thrash Hits — Korpiklaani like to sing about beer and vodka. Most of the people at Bloodstock like to drink beer and vodka. Do we really need to spell it out why these two are such a perfect fit? Click here to see the rest of our coverage of Bloodstock Open Air 20... more info

Guardian Music — If you thought that what black metal really needed was more violins, flutes and Celtic bagpipes, then this is your luck dayAs a sub-genre blessed with more than its fair share of axe-wielding Vikings and Celtic warlords, pagan metal has been slow in ... more info

Altsounds — BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR has confirmed a further two acts for next year’s festival. After being forced to pull out in 2009, it is with great honour, anticipation and a touch of nerves that we can confirm *GWAR*’s EXCLUSIVE return to the ... more info

Rock Sound — Good news writes white they say in the newspaper trade... more info

Thrash Hits — With Folk and Pagan metal seemingly on the ascendancy, we spoke to rising talent Jakke Viitale, frontman with FInland’s Crimfall, about coffee breaks, ski jumps, and the band’s single live show to date. From: Uusimaa, Finland Sounds like: Korpi... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI entered Petrax studio in Hollola, Finland on February 15 to begin recording their sixth album, "Karkelo" (English translation: "Pleasure" or "Party"), tentatively due in June via Nuclear Blast Records. more info

Metalsucks — The second annual run of the MetalSucks-approved Paganfest USA tour — which one month ago announced it would include Primordial, Eluveitie, Moonsorrow and Blackguard (formerly Profugus Mortis) — has now announced the final lineup. Finnish folk-me... more info