Chapter X

At the heart of The Wailing Ossuary lies an ancient ritual summoning pentacle surrounded by laughing skulls. They challenge brave metalheads to lead five mighty musicians in an epic performance to try to conjure a monster of metal.

This coming weekend promises a full moon and so, in heralding that event, there can really only be one choice for this week’s Chorus. Will its juxtaposition with our folk metal Champion lead to an inevitable Curse? Read on to find out!

The Chorus

Shewolf’s eponymous debut album exploded into our ears last year and we haven't been able to stop listening to it since. The musical dedication to concept is matched only by the band’s perfect artwork and shamanic pack aesthetic. The rallying cry of Welcome to the Pack is powerful enough to unite legions of metalheads behind the band’s ram skull banner. That track is followed up perfectly by the inspiring refrain on Lone Wolf with its matching vocal and guitar harmonies. The driving riff and ferocious drumming on Moonbound race your heart and make you feel as though you’re actually running along with the pack. Will Shewolf ever go on tour? If you find out the answer let us know immediately!

The Champion - V

Zorigoo is a master of the Morin Khuur or horsehead fiddle; a traditional Mongolian wooden instrument strung with horse tail hairs. A recent wave of folk metal bands have shown just how effective this instrument can be in the genre but Zorigoo wields his particular weapon for Mongolian metal heroes Uuhai. As well as being an accomplished fiddler he is also an acclaimed khoomei throat singer and hip hop artist so choosing him for your supergroup brings additional unique backing vocals if you want to add a folk or nu metal edge to your music. The options are endless.

The Curse

Your recipe of moon worship and folk metal have summoned Lycaon, the Arcadian king cursed by Zeus to be a wolfman. Important life lesson: don’t try to feed human flesh to a god. Lycaon is so fast and huge he infects you with the curse of lycanthropy as soon as he appears; just be grateful he didn’t rip you apart completely. You may now have to rethink your tour diary and avoid gigs on full moon dates (or you could always perform from inside a sturdy cage which might make for a good stage show). Remember to buy an extra set of clothes each month!