Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

Bloodywood, the outfit that built their name on metal covers of traditional Indian music, have pivoted that early viral hype into real deal success and their latest original single, “Aaj,” is all the ...

Mongolian folk metal band The Hu begin their first-ever North American headlining tour tonight, release their debut album on Friday, and play Riot Fest's all-metal stage with Slayer, Anthrax, ...

HU band members Gala (left), Jaya (center) and Ono pose for a picture at their studio in Ulaanbaatar on Dec. 27, 2023. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.) Listen ULAANBAATAR – When Pope Francis visited ...

It seems like metal is intermingling with more musical genres than ever these days. Decades removed from rap metal's peak, new metal combinations still appear, notably in the recent surge of trap ...