ALBUM REVIEW: Rakinua – Esi Um Ninu – Heal Us, Mother


With a creative vision based on ancestral tales from the Raetic tribes of northern Italy, Rakinua isn’t your standard folk metal band. The brainchild of singers/lyricists Velis Calyra and Madame Noctinebra, this progressive Dark Folk collective differ from many other European and Nordic folk acts by adding Progressive Metal elements into their otherwise distinctly archaistic sound.

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Cult of Luna, 1914, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Hulder, and More Booked for Inferno Metal Festival


Inferno Metal Festival is close to having a full line-up for next year’s edition. They have just added another raft of bands to the bill; Cult of Luna, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Svarttjern, 1914, Sadistic Intent, Hulder, Zatokrev, Bizarrekult, Swartzheim, Gloombound, Angell, and Raumer. Find out more below.
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Tormentor, Mork, Firespawn, Carnivore A.D., and More Booked for Inferno Metal Festival



Inferno Metal Festival has announced a fresh round of bands to join the 2026 lineup. The festival now welcomes Tormentor, Firespawn, Mork, Carnivore A.D., Møl, Nihilvm, Abhorration, Ruun, Arachno, Gaddavír, Feversea, Homselvareg, Hermit Dreams, and Senti. Keep reading below for more information.
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