You better believe I wish I could skip across the pond for this one.  The Ragnarök Festival, held for three days in Germany, is going down this year on the 29th of April through the1st of May.  Historically, the festival has held great lineups and this year’s incarnation is no exception with the likes of Wolves in the Throne Room, Imperium Dekadenz (!!), Vreid, Ensiferum and a whole slew of others--this may even be one the the greatest lineups the festival has seen in years.  If you need to make sleeping arrangements, you can pitch a tent and sleep under the stars or go in the sleeping hall for a mere $6 a night.  You can purchase tickets for the festival and the adjacent hotels, motels and sleeping hall here or see the full lineup after the jump.

This weekend, Metal Blade Records announced that they had indeed signed Latvian folk metal outfit, Skyforger. The band is currently mixing an album, 'Kurbads' for release in late April.  Metal Blade also has announced they have signed Arma Gathas (who?). You can listen to a streaming track from Arma Gathas' upcoming album 'Dead To This World', here. See if that is up your alley, tickles your pickle, ect., if not, enjoy the Skyforger video!