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So, what has everyone been playing?

I joined a podcast that does one shots on Monday. I am playing an Eidolon: Become Your Best Self game inspired by Persona on Tuesday. I am playing Fellowship 2e on Thursday. My GM is about to finish a Jim McGarva's Strike 2e game on Friday (used Eyes of the Stone Thief). I finished an Eberron game in 5e last Saturday that I ran for a year. A former player will now run Gundam 5e alternating with another playing running D&D 5e's Icewind Dale. Sunday I run Dungeon World using the Plangea setting. And I'm considering a playtest podcast for my RWBY meets Dark Souls & Bleach game, Wild Hunt, on Wednesday.

The hounds of the fae wild hunt break from the treeline. #shivershield #fantasygames #fae #miniwargames #tabletopgames #miniaturegames #indiegames #indiewargames #skirmishgame #malifaux #frostgrave #mordheim #warcry #underworlds #faerie #wildhunt #paintingminiatures #paintedminis #paintingwarhammer

The hounds of the fae wild hunt break from the treeline. #shivershield #fantasygames #fae #miniwargames #tabletopgames #miniaturegames #indiegames #indiewargames #skirmishgame #malifaux #frostgrave #mordheim #warcry #underworlds #faerie #wildhunt #paintingminiatures #paintedminis #paintingwarhammer

Fucking finally, my first concert this year, featuring:

🤘 AOTY contenders Wildhunt (check out Aletheia)
🤘 my last year's AOTY winners Woodquarter's finest Küenring
🤘 And Diamond Falcon who I actually don't know but it's heavy metal so what could go wrong?

#MetalheadConcerts #Wildhunt #Küenring #DiamondFalcon #Arena #Wien

Fucking finally, my first concert this year, featuring:

🤘 AOTY contenders Wildhunt (check out Aletheia)
🤘 my last year's AOTY winners Woodquarter's finest Küenring
🤘 And Diamond Falcon who I actually don't know but it's heavy metal so what could go wrong?

#MetalheadConcerts #Wildhunt #Küenring #DiamondFalcon #Arena #Wien

The calendar turns, and what better way to celebrate the coming year than an album that sounds straight out of the late 80s? Austria’s Wildhunt have been slinging out classic thrash/heavy metal since 2011, but have until this year produced only one record: 2016’s Descending. Ten years is a long time to cook up a sophomore record, and Wildhunt via Jawbreaker Records boasts of “a mix of detail-loving, energetic metal and epic song structures” for album number two, Aletheia. Cited as being for fans of Metallica, Heathen, King Diamond and Megadeth, Wildhunt runs the risks of any band explicitly evoking the distant past: coming off as geriatric nostalgia-bait. Is this Wildhunt’s fate, or can they rise above and make Aletheia a blast from the present-past?

Wildhunt may play the kind of stuff Ronald Reagan could’ve heard, but Altheia doesn’t sound like the kind of record Reagan could’ve played either. Recalling at once the prog-thrash of Heathen on “Made Man” and “The Holy Pale” and the 70s hard rockin’ of Rainbow on “Touching the Ground” and “Aletheia,” Wildhunt play an inherently backward-looking style that still sounds fresh out of the garage. The guitar duo of Wolfgang Elwitschger and Julian Malkmus draw heavily from the schools of Hetfield and Blackmore, dropping muscular palm-muted riffs and nimbly melodic leads and solos, while bassist Robbie Nöbauer regularly works in lines that play with the six-string like Cliff Burton licks (“Kanashibari”). Rhythmically, drummer Lukas Lobnig lays down driving patterns that propel Wildhunt through all of the wild turns that Aletheia has, most notably on the gargantuan prog numbers of “Made Man” and “Sole Voyage.” Top it off with Elwitschger’s booming baritone—warm, silky and vintage as Aletheia’s dynamic mixing and mastering—and you get an album expertly performed and deeply indebted to the sounds of yesteryear.

Aletheia by Wildhunt

Though Wildhunt won’t surprise you with novelty, Aletheia might catch you off-guard with its adventurous, progressive songwriting. Wildhunt forgo simple catchiness and repetitive loops on Aletheia in favor of untypical, tension-building intervals and progressions. Songs spiral out into bridge-filled bonanzas of killer riffs and solos, getting into Megadeth speeds on “The Holy Pale,” majestic prog-power hooks on “Sole Voyage” á la Tanagra and, in the album’s most unexpected turn, a diversion into smooth salsa also on “Sole Voyage.” Furthering Wildhunt’s eccentricity, Aletheia deal in dark, thoughtful, and fantastical lyricism. When Elwitchger opines on “Aletheia” that “hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue,” I perk up immediately, every time. If you’re looking for familiarity and easy listening, Aletheia is for you; if you’re looking for something expansive and daring, Aletheia is also for you.

But with how many twists and turns Wildhunt throw at the listener, Aletheia can feel surprising blunted at times. Aletheia is dramatic, and its songs go a lot of directions, but they rarely build to the big, explosive moments to accent their highs and lows. For example, though Elwitchger’s voice is plenty good, it sounds like he sticks too closely to his most comfortable range and, though he never comes off as strained as a result, it feels like he’s not quite giving it all. “Made Man” and “In Frozen Dreams” exemplify this issue, as even though each segment of them is interesting, they don’t really build up to much, and as such feel a little meandering. Similarly, the two instrumentals “Touching the Ground” and “Kanashibari” sit in a weird middle ground of being too involved to pass off as interludes but not quite substantial enough to work as stand-alone songs. Aletheia isn’t devoid of memorable moments—”The Holy Pale” and “Aletheia” have killer choruses and “Sole Voyage” is a blast front to back1—but with how much creativity Wildhunt possess it should be more electrifying than it is.

Aletheia isn’t the face of metal to come in 2026,2 but it’s a fun and energetic morsel of heavy metal regardless, and what more does anything need to be? If the previous paragraph came off as overly harsh, it’s only because the skill and creativity Wildhunt exudes make it easy to imagine how great Aletheia could be if things were taken up one more notch. If any of the bands mentioned above are your cup(s) of tea, Altheia will more than likely agree to your sensibilities. It’s adventurous, well-played, lots of fun, and occasionally great. Kicking off 2026 with Wildhunt’s Altheia is no bad idea at all.

Rating: Good
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps MP3
Label: Jawbreaker Records
Websites: wildhunt.at | jawbreakerrecords.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/wildhuntaustria
Releases Worldwide: January 2nd, 2026

The calendar turns, and what better way to celebrate the coming year than an album that sounds straight out of the late 80s? Austria’s Wildhunt have been slinging out classic thrash/heavy metal since 2011, but have until this year produced only one record: 2016’s Descending. Ten years is a long time to cook up a sophomore record, and Wildhunt via Jawbreaker Records boasts of “a mix of detail-loving, energetic metal and epic song structures” for album number two, Aletheia. Cited as being for fans of Metallica, Heathen, King Diamond and Megadeth, Wildhunt runs the risks of any band explicitly evoking the distant past: coming off as geriatric nostalgia-bait. Is this Wildhunt’s fate, or can they rise above and make Aletheia a blast from the present-past?

Wildhunt may play the kind of stuff Ronald Reagan could’ve heard, but Altheia doesn’t sound like the kind of record Reagan could’ve played either. Recalling at once the prog-thrash of Heathen on “Made Man” and “The Holy Pale” and the 70s hard rockin’ of Rainbow on “Touching the Ground” and “Aletheia,” Wildhunt play an inherently backward-looking style that still sounds fresh out of the garage. The guitar duo of Wolfgang Elwitschger and Julian Malkmus draw heavily from the schools of Hetfield and Blackmore, dropping muscular palm-muted riffs and nimbly melodic leads and solos, while bassist Robbie Nöbauer regularly works in lines that play with the six-string like Cliff Burton licks (“Kanashibari”). Rhythmically, drummer Lukas Lobnig lays down driving patterns that propel Wildhunt through all of the wild turns that Aletheia has, most notably on the gargantuan prog numbers of “Made Man” and “Sole Voyage.” Top it off with Elwitschger’s booming baritone—warm, silky and vintage as Aletheia’s dynamic mixing and mastering—and you get an album expertly performed and deeply indebted to the sounds of yesteryear.

Aletheia by Wildhunt

Though Wildhunt won’t surprise you with novelty, Aletheia might catch you off-guard with its adventurous, progressive songwriting. Wildhunt forgo simple catchiness and repetitive loops on Aletheia in favor of untypical, tension-building intervals and progressions. Songs spiral out into bridge-filled bonanzas of killer riffs and solos, getting into Megadeth speeds on “The Holy Pale,” majestic prog-power hooks on “Sole Voyage” á la Tanagra and, in the album’s most unexpected turn, a diversion into smooth salsa also on “Sole Voyage.” Furthering Wildhunt’s eccentricity, Aletheia deal in dark, thoughtful, and fantastical lyricism. When Elwitchger opines on “Aletheia” that “hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue,” I perk up immediately, every time. If you’re looking for familiarity and easy listening, Aletheia is for you; if you’re looking for something expansive and daring, Aletheia is also for you.

But with how many twists and turns Wildhunt throw at the listener, Aletheia can feel surprising blunted at times. Aletheia is dramatic, and its songs go a lot of directions, but they rarely build to the big, explosive moments to accent their highs and lows. For example, though Elwitchger’s voice is plenty good, it sounds like he sticks too closely to his most comfortable range and, though he never comes off as strained as a result, it feels like he’s not quite giving it all. “Made Man” and “In Frozen Dreams” exemplify this issue, as even though each segment of them is interesting, they don’t really build up to much, and as such feel a little meandering. Similarly, the two instrumentals “Touching the Ground” and “Kanashibari” sit in a weird middle ground of being too involved to pass off as interludes but not quite substantial enough to work as stand-alone songs. Aletheia isn’t devoid of memorable moments—”The Holy Pale” and “Aletheia” have killer choruses and “Sole Voyage” is a blast front to back1—but with how much creativity Wildhunt possess it should be more electrifying than it is.

Aletheia isn’t the face of metal to come in 2026,2 but it’s a fun and energetic morsel of heavy metal regardless, and what more does anything need to be? If the previous paragraph came off as overly harsh, it’s only because the skill and creativity Wildhunt exudes make it easy to imagine how great Aletheia could be if things were taken up one more notch. If any of the bands mentioned above are your cup(s) of tea, Altheia will more than likely agree to your sensibilities. It’s adventurous, well-played, lots of fun, and occasionally great. Kicking off 2026 with Wildhunt’s Altheia is no bad idea at all.

Rating: Good
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps MP3
Label: Jawbreaker Records
Websites: wildhunt.at | jawbreakerrecords.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/wildhuntaustria
Releases Worldwide: January 2nd, 2026

New release: Wildhunt “Aletheia”

Release date: January 2nd, 2026

Jawbreaker Records proudly unveils the next chapter in Austrian metal with the release of “Aletheia,” the long-anticipated second album from Wildhunt. Set to arrive on January 2nd, 2026, the album will be available on LP, CD and digital formats.

Ten years have passed since Wildhunt’s debut “Descending,” and the band now returns with sharpened focus and renewed fire. “Aletheia” builds on the intricate, high-energy metal foundations laid in their first record, expanding into bold new territory with sweeping compositions and a fierce sense of purpose.

The journey from debut to follow-up has brought transformation. Lineup shifts and years of evolution have shaped a more refined and mature sound. Across seven tracks, “Aletheia” delivers a dynamic surge of emotion, pairing intense riffing with introspective, shadowed lyrics. The result is a record that challenges convention while staying true to the spirit of classic metal.

Listeners who appreciate the legacy of early Metallica, Heathen, King Diamond and Megadeth will find much to admire in Wildhunt’s latest offering. Aletheia is a statement of intent, a call to confront illusion and embrace truth.

Release Details Release date: January 2nd, 2026 Formats: LP, CD and Digital

Label: www.jawbreaker.se

Preorder: https://www.jawbreaker.se/product-tag/wildhunt/

Wildhunt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildhuntaustria

Tracklist

1. Touching the Ground
2. The Holy Pale
3. Made Man
4. Kanashibari
5. In Frozen Dreams
6. Aletheia
7. Sole Voyage

Lineup Wolfgang Elwitschger – Vocals and guitars Julian Malkmus – Guitars Robbie Nöbauer – Bass and backing vocals Lukas Lobnig – Drums and percussion

#Aletheia #HeavyMetal #JawbreakerRecords #NewAlbum #NewWaveOfTraditionalHeavyMetal #News #thenwothm #thenwothmCom #Wildhunt

Muzyka:
»Podsumowanie 25 lat działalności zespołu Percival Schuttenbach«

Polscy mistrzowie progresywnego folk metalu, Percival Schuttenbach, wydali „Ćwierć ćwieku muzyki" i podsumowują 25 lat działalności.

https://www.fahrenheit.net.pl/muzyka/podsumowanie-25-lat-dzialalnosci-zespolu-percival-schuttenbach/

#Fahrenheit_zin #wiedźmin #dzikigon #TheWitcher #MikołajRybacki #KatarzynaBromirska #PercivalSchuttenbach #Ćwierććwiekumuzyki #Asterigos #CurseoftheStars #ZuzannaTopolińska #MarekDziedzic #WildHunt

More tales of Twelfth Night, which has been many things to many people. Once, elderly winter spirits were thought to bring gifts, and scatter fertility for the spring as they traveled.

Also--the Wild Hunt still rides, whether or not they can be found between the Solstice and Epiphany as well.

(My hero Alfreda rides with them, one faithful night in KINDRED RITES.)

Here, La Befana is still remembered in Italy.

#WildHunt #TwelfthNight #NightCalls

https://wildhunt.org/2016/01/la-befana-turns-winter-into-a-season-for-the-witch.html

More tales of Twelfth Night, which has been many things to many people. Once, elderly winter spirits were thought to bring gifts, and scatter fertility for the spring as they traveled.

Also--the Wild Hunt still rides, whether or not they can be found between the Solstice and Epiphany as well.

(My hero Alfreda rides with them, one faithful night in KINDRED RITES.)

Here, La Befana is still remembered in Italy.

#WildHunt #TwelfthNight #NightCalls

https://wildhunt.org/2016/01/la-befana-turns-winter-into-a-season-for-the-witch.html

More tales of Twelfth Night, which has been many things to many people. Once, elderly winter spirits were thought to bring gifts, and scatter fertility for the spring as they traveled.

Also--the Wild Hunt still rides, whether or not they can be found between the Solstice and Epiphany as well.

(My hero Alfreda rides with them, one faithful night in KINDRED RITES.)

Here, La Befana is still remembered in Italy.

#WildHunt #TwelfthNight #NightCalls

https://wildhunt.org/2016/01/la-befana-turns-winter-into-a-season-for-the-witch.html

More tales of Twelfth Night, which has been many things to many people. Once, elderly winter spirits were thought to bring gifts, and scatter fertility for the spring as they traveled.

Also--the Wild Hunt still rides, whether or not they can be found between the Solstice and Epiphany as well.

(My hero Alfreda rides with them, one faithful night in KINDRED RITES.)

Here, La Befana is still remembered in Italy.

#WildHunt #TwelfthNight #NightCalls

https://wildhunt.org/2016/01/la-befana-turns-winter-into-a-season-for-the-witch.html

Love the new poster for my show, all I need now is a venue at #BrightonFringe looking at #The Snug at the Butchers Arms but no response yet. All the rush and bother then nothing happens until May! But the story continues to grow #story #storytelling #witch #WildHunt #women #myth #legend #folklore #magic #mystery