What can one do in 52 minutes? Well, you could try to plod your way through a single chapter in any “Lord of the Rings” book, OR listen to Balyios' debut album Homeward- only one of these will satisfy your fantasy needs, and it's not
What is best in life? Crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, and having a tankard of beer with your fellows, before returning to the pit of guttural blasting consumes you once more!
Nifelheim, in Norse mythology, is the primordial realm of ice and cold, and was at one point the home of Hel, goddess of the dead, and daughter of the trickster god, Loki. That's pretty bad-ass, and what you can hear of the song is already great!
Balyios has swept across the SA scene with their brand of European folk-style metal being greedily lapped up by fans wherever they go. The band enjoyed a very receptive audience with their first appearance in Cape Town at M4A’s WinterFest ’11 and it is been only fitting to hear that Balyios is progressing well with
I remember the first time I saw Haggis and Bong live, it was on a Saturday afternoon at RAMfest 2011. It was magical, although I probably would have run away were I still hung over! They came onto the stage and blasted the crowd with the mighty wail of the great highland bagpipes. They embodied
This year’s Winterfest was another great success by the Metal4Africa team for the Cape Town scene. Upon arriving already fuelled by an excited party bus full of metal fans; amped to bang some heads. Alcohol seeping into the veins, it was straight into the action. Catching up with friends not often seen and holding beer
Balyios is a relatively young and unknown band on the South African metal scene, having only formed in 2010. Nonetheless, they are making waves and gaining cred with their melodic folk metal that sounds like it fell straight from the skies of Finland (and not the flats of Pretoria, Balyios’ home). André Venter of Tyrannic
