Speaking of good folk, it looks like Ofdrykkja is doing a new album

Listening to Breaker by Accept for the first time! This is pretty darn good so far

yeah, that'll do it

I mean, folk is how I met my wife, so

Then yeah, most certainly the newer records are a better fit. To me they have more of a nostalgic value I guess

I've been turned off by the "folk" label so far. Really not an enjoyer of folk, usually. But I keep being told Arkona give it their own spin, and 'progressive black' should be up my alley.

I might be biased, but in mid 2000s there was a huge resurgence of folk rock and folk metal in Russian scene, and it produced the most earnest records. But everyone's different