Heidevolk are a band from t he Netherlands that h as been featured before in this zine and plays a mixture of folk and pagan metal and this is a review of their 2023 album "Wederkeer" which will be released on February 24th by Napalm Records.
Rain and thunder sounds start off the album along with some viking chants before going into a heavier musical direction. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody and clear pagan vocals are also a very huge part of the recording.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style while the more aggressive vocals also add in a touches of black and death metal. Acoustic guitars and folk instruments are also added on some of the tracks and the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.
At times the music also gets very symphonic and epic sounding along with some tracks also adding in some medieval touches, choirs can also be heard in certain sections of the recording as well as one song also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Dutch and cover thre myths, legends and folklore of the Netherlands.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Heidevolk and if you are a fan of folk and pagan metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Hagalaz" "Oeros" "Raidho" and "Holda". 8 out of 10.
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