Deep in northwestern Westphalia, Germany, stands a twelfth-century castle conceived by Heinrich Himmler, leader of the paramilitary Schutzstaffel, as a kind of “Camelot” for the triumphal knights of ...

TikTok—specifically #witchtok—is fueling interest in paganism. Here’s how to immerse yourself in full moon rituals, spellcasting, and more. The Ivana Kupala festival, in Kyiv, Ukraine, is part of an ...

From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal ...

2025 begone! We've finally hit the end of the year, and with it our mega round-ups of all that has been great in the past twelve months. It's been a big year for metal - Black Sabbath and Ozzy ...

This heathen god of the elements has a now-iconic identity. But how much of it is modern invention – and how much goes way back? ’Thor Chasing the Dwarfs’, 1878. Depictions of the Scandinavian god ...

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

While Freya, a.k.a. Freyja, Freja, Fröja or Frøya, is most known as the goddess of love, she also oversaw fertility, battle, and death. The mythology related to her emphasizes her role in all things ...

Today if one thinks of either elves or dwarves, the first thing to come to mind is likely to be the works of J.R.R Tolkien. Thanks to him, fantasy fiction goes hand in hand with elves and dwarves. Yet ...

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