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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mongolian folk metal band The Hu begin their first-ever North American headlining tour tonight, release their debut album on Friday, and play Riot Fest's all-metal stage with Slayer, Anthrax, ...

Musicians arrive at their signature sounds through all sorts of influences. For jazz pianist Tigran Hamaysan, that collection of sounds comes from far afield — he's a fan of progressive metal bands ...

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 ...