dark folk

Dutch metal avant-gardist Ruben Wijlacker’s IJdelheid project’s dark folk musings starkly contrast against his main metal band on its second album.

Recalling Ulver’s second album and Empyrium’s mid-era, Tir’s dark, neoclassical guitar music recalls a time of whimsy and legends.

After years of quiet, rigorous work, Tenhi multi-instrumentalist Tyko Saarikko speaks nine years after “Saivo” to reminisce on the band’s past and elaborate on Tenhi’s future.