Arkona’s follow-up to the amazing Khram from 2018, where they made a U-turn music-wise into something truly unexpected, has been a long time in the making. Their new album does not disappoint, and it makes me happy to know good things can still come out of Russia.
Review by Netzach ››

Arkona were already pretty much set; with the level of popularity they achieved, they could've just kept making the same folk metal they always did. Instead, they chose to build upon everything they had created so far and craft their most ambitious album to date. Did it pay off?
Review by RaduP ››

Admittedly, I have been quite critical in the past of this genre called "folk metal". It was novel and fun at first, but after a while - like any other genre - it became watered down with a lot of worthless crap. It's a lot easier for me...
Review by Doc G. ››