Popular Romanian folkcore outfit Dirty Shirt is celebrating 30 years in 2025 and kicked off the celebrations with the new single ‘FOMO’, a first track from their upcoming still to be revealed new album! And they’re also right now on a proper anniversary tour, don’t miss out!
News Posts
Our site is dedicated to everything rock and metal with a few sidesteps in music that appeals to the same music fans like synthwave, neo (pagan) folk, industrial,… But some of us do have a taste for music and art that goes beyond these limitations. Enter “GRIMM goes rogue”: where you’ll get a metalhead, punker, rocker,… who ventures into realms beyond their usual habitat with an open mind and give their honest opinion, views and experiences.
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."
Frank Zappa
Canadian folk pop/rock duo FIONN covered System of a Down’s classic track ‘Toxicity’ on the spot and made it completely their own while staying true to the original and are impressing people around the world with their take!
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German folk metal sensation Feuerschwanz unleashed ‘The Unholy Grail’, their very first original song written in English, and a track from their upcoming milestone album ‘Warriors’, set for release in May via Napalm Records!
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Gåte rounds up the year with a radio edit of their song ‘Førnesbrunen’, released earlier via Indie Recordings as part of the ‘Vandrar’ EP.
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Gåte returned to their full level of folk rock with their new EP ‘Vandrar’, released a couple of days ago via Indie Recordings!
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Finnish psychedelic folk rock project Iterum Nata shared ‘Losing Connection’, 2nd single of the upcoming ‘Trench of Loneliness’ album, out next month via Nordvis.
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Finnish dark acoustic folk rock project Nobody released the new EP ‘Father of Lies’ via Inverse Records!
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In anticipation of the release of their upcoming new EP, The Rumjacks share another single/video with ‘Bounding Main’!
Sir Reg calls out to ‘Open The Pubs’ in the first single of their upcoming new full-length album!
The Norwegian folk rockers GÅTE show how much they’ve changed with the first single of their upcoming EP!
Album Reviews
The twenty-fourth studio album “Curious Ruminant” from Britain’s progressive folk rock band Jethro Tull captures the 70s heritage, achieving a brilliant level of performance instrumental dexterity. Out via InsideOutMusic since today!
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Celtic punk outfit The Rumjacks unleashed a collection of emotional tracks just in time to serve as the soundtrack for St. Paddy’s!
Knasterbart delivered with “Perlen vor die Säue” a crazy, unpredictable and fun record that perfectly represents the wacko bunch of dudes that they are!
Some classic Celtic punk/rock from the German outfit Fiddler’s Green!
Get the Guinness! Quick you bastard! Sir Reg is here with an album filled with Irish fiddles and folk rock songs!
The New Wave Of Folk Meta-… Errr, Rock: Cellar Darling and Eluveitie’s legacy.
Flogging Molly is back to tell us that “Life Is Good” and that we should enjoy it. Not being blind for society’s flaws today, they bolster a lot of hope and positivism on their new release. Be welcome and dance along to the Irish tunes…
Photo Reports
The pictures of Flogging Molly taking over Helsinki with a Celtic punk party to rock the ages!
Pictures of the second night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Dome Runner, Mansion, Maan Tomu and Truckfighters!
A selection of 30 photos that Helder likes a lot from one of his most productive year considering covering concerts, including captures of Fear Factory, Atreyu, Jinjer, Rolo Tomassi, Stone, The Kooks, Pixies, Wunderhorse, Yours Truly, You Me at Six, Lake Malice, Bloodywood, Epica, Avatar, The 69 Eyes, Nova Twins, Cam Cole, Sabaton, The Lumineers, Grailknights, All For Metal, The Baboon Show, Combichrist, Megaherz, The BossHoss, Cancer Bats, Kvelertak, Fixation, Ignea, and Butcher Babies.
Last week Friday, it was time to rock in Lima, Ohio with Tesla, and supporting band Fastest Land Animal, rocking a completely sold out Veterans Memorial Center with an amazing show!
Metfest 2023 at the Tollwood area in Munich, Germany… a celebration with superheroes, warriors, good music and of course mead, with Feuerschwanz, Fiddler’s Green, Warkings and Grailknights!
On 11/11 the guys from Rock ‘n Load Concerts hosted a great celtic night with The Rumjacks and Nevermind Nessie at De Cinema, Aalst. Sniff up the atmosphere right here by checking out the photos!
Interviews
Last year, we met up with Mikko and Juho of Valkeat shortly before the release of their 2nd full-length album ‘Fireborn’ (released via Reaper Entertainment) to talk about how things came together and how they have a mission to create modern folk metal incorporating the kantele and being inspired by Finnish legends and poetry.
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A chat with brand new vocalist Mike Rivkees of The Rumjacks about their album ‘Hestia’ and more…
Lists
Gary’s albums of the year venture away from our more standard metal selection with a bunch of stellar punk releases from bands like The Bar Stool Preachers, Grade 2, The Darts, The Dollyrots, Rumkicks and Rancid, but also sidesteps into other music like the special brand of rock that Public Image Ltd. brings, blues rock with Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, an acoustic Dropkick Murphys and a trip back into time, reminiscing about London’s legendary Batcave Club!
