Tag Archives: Falconer

Metal Insider’s Zach Fehl’s Top 10 Albums of 2020

Posted by on December 21, 2020

  2020 has been a profoundly unmusical year for me as far as discovering new music goes. Between only having attended 1 live show all year, not having to commute to work since March, and starting 2020 off with the loss of Neil Peart, my time spent engaged with new releases has probably been the […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/8: When the Stygian bough breaks

Posted by on July 8, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   This past 4th of July weekend I caught up with the rest of the world and watched Hamilton on Disney+. I now see what all the fuss is about. It’s really cool that a major […]

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New & Noteworthy: June 26th, 2020 – From a Dying New Release

Posted by on June 26, 2020

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the final release from Falconer, Carach Angren and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the latest sales numbers […]

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Interview: Stefan Weinerhall of Falconer on new album ‘From A Dying Ember’

Posted by on June 16, 2020

  For over 20 years Swedish folk-power metal band Falconer has captivated the minds and hearts of thousands of fans all over the world with their folk-power metal style. Without a doubt they’ve given a unique experience as every album the band releases tends to have a peculiar kind of epicness attached to it. It […]

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Review: ProgPower USA XVI Day 1, 9/11/15 – Center Stage Theater, Atlanta, GA

Posted by on September 18, 2015

ProgPower USA is the premier US festival for progressive and power metal. It takes place every year in September at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival seeks to bring in bands that don’t necessarily have the fan base to tour the United States but still would like to get their foot in […]

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Zach Fehl’s top 10 of 2014

Posted by on December 15, 2014

As 2014 draws to a close, we check in with the Metal Insider staff to see what new albums got them the most excited. Metal Insider’s contributors have been listing their top ten albums of 2014. We’ve heard from Bram, Zach, Kodi, Matt, Nick, Chip, Anthony, Chris and Seth. Now it’s time for Zach Fehl’s list of what he listened to the most this […]

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Prog Power USA announces line-up to 2015 festival, featuring Angra, Anathema, Royal Hunt, and Falconer

Posted by on September 25, 2014

Georgia based progressive/power metal festival Prog Power USA recently announced their 2015 line-up would featuring the headliners Angra, Anathema, Royal Hunt, and Falconer. The festival will be taking place at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia on September on Friday the 11th, and Saturday the 12th, with Angra closing the whole thing out. According to the […]

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Falconer guitarist demonstrates solos to ‘Black Moon Rising’

Posted by on July 7, 2014

Every day for the past five days, Falconer lead guitarist Jimmy Hedlund has been releasing videos of himself on YouTube playing along with the guitar solos to all the tracks from their new album Black Moon Rising. For anyone who was a fan of the new album, the video series is definitely cool to watch, […]

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Metal By Numbers 6/18: Can we get a Hellyeah?

Posted by on June 18, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. There are a lot of great debuts this week from a lot of great bands. Oh, there’s a few odd ones here and there (Tesla and Night Ranger? What year is this?), but otherwise […]

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Interview: Stefan Weinerhall of Falconer discusses new album and band’s future

Posted by on June 12, 2014

After a relatively short but much needed hiatus, Swedish folk metal outfit Falconer has returned with their release of Black Moon Rising earlier this week on Metal Blade Records. I was lucky enough to have a chance to sit down with guitarist, songwriter and band founder Stefan Weinerhall (Falconer, ex-Mithotyn) to discuss the the album, […]

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