When I see ‘For Fans of Bal-Sagoth!’ in a promotional email, I’m usually pretty skeptical. Only a few bands have been able to honor/copy that unique sound: Hungary’s Runeshard, the Alestorm spinoff, Wizardthrone, and, of course, the UK’s Kull, but they have actual former Bal Sagoth members, so I’m not sure they count. However, the […]