An enduring marriage between the visceral energy of metal and the primal allure of ancient folk instruments: this is what Folkstone have been since their inception, starting in Bergamo and then expanding onto the genre's European and international stages. And in the midst of their "Delirium Winter Tour," they'll be hitting the Fabrik in Cagliari this Friday, taking advantage of Halloween night to present their latest album, "Natura Morta." Doors open at 8:00 PM, and the concert begins at 9:30 PM.
The group
The band was born in Bergamo in 2004 from an idea by singer Lore Marchesi, publishing their first demo "Briganti di Montagna" three years later: after the initial public appreciation, tested with various dates around the peninsula, they finally gave life to their self-titled debut, which led them to land on the international circuits with intensive tours between 2008 and 2009. The group's folk metal formula, which combines roaring guitar licks and violent rhythm sections with the use of bagpipes, harps, bombards, flutes, bouzuki and hurdy-gurdies, is reconfirmed also in the subsequent works "Damnati ad Metalla" (2010) and "Sgangogatt" (2011, with medieval slants) cementing the sounds and imagery of Folkstone. Their fan base is also impressive, considering their 2012 album "Il confine" was co-financed by their loyal fans, and throughout the 2010s the band embarked on numerous tours and released three more studio albums. But in 2019, their split was surprisingly announced, with Folkstone rewarding their fans with two final, unscheduled dates in the city where it all began. Years of silence followed, until the unexpected surprise: in 2023, the Metal Italia Festival announced them as headliners, and the success of the reunion finally pushed them back into the studio.
The new album
This leads to the band's latest album, "Natura Morta," released in March 2025 on the band's own label, almost simultaneously with their well-deserved MEI Award for their twenty-year independent career. A poetic and introspective double album, it nonetheless retains the band's trademark punching energy and social commentary, as well as prominent collaborations, with contributions on several tracks from Modena City Ramblers, Punkreas, Daridel, and Trevor Sadist. Described by Folkstone themselves as "a desperately romantic cry in an age of materialistic excess," the album will find its fullest expression live thanks to the band's talented performances, with their overwhelming live performances.
