Fejd

LOCATION : Trollhättan, Sweden

Status : Active
Music : Folk Metal


MEMBERS :
Patrik Rimmerfors : vocals, bouzouki, swedish bagpipe, jew's harp, hurdy-gurdy, cow antler, recorder, willow-pipe
Niklas Rimmerfors : moraharpa (keyed fiddle), vocals
Lennart Specht : keyboards
Thomas Antonsson : bass
Esko Salow : drums

Past members :
Per-Owe Solvelius : guitar


HISTORY :
The Rimmerfors brothers and a couple of members from the metal band Pathos founded FEJD in 2001. Fejd, said that way, means "quarrel". The Rimmerfors’ interest in Swedish medieval folk music dates back to 1995, when both began studying music and becoming more interested in exploring the new musical territories they uncovered along the way. However, the brothers’ musical backgrounds, as well as those of their bandmates, found their roots in heavy metal.

At the time, the Rimmerfors merely played folk music with medieval undertones, performing on contemporary instruments, but together with their childhood friends, they changed it into a refined band possessing the best of both worlds: the weight of heavy metal in a symbiotic releationship with the typical melodic language and melancholy of Nordic folk.

After playing some live shows in Sweden, the band soon developed a large following and then, their first demo and the following EP were a great success and immediately sold out. Their official forum was on Sword Chant website for years since 2008. Later, they signed to Napalm records for their debut album.

In 2014, the band adds a new member : Per-Owe Solvelius plays guitar for the band in full time until september 2022.


RECORDINGS :
I en tid som var, demo 2002 [ lyrics ]
Huldran, EP 2004 [ lyrics ]
Eld, EP 2006 [ lyrics ]
Storm, album 2009 [ lyrics ]
Eifur, album 2011
Nagelfar, album 2013
Härjaren, single 2016 [ details ]
Trolldom, album 2016 [ details ]
Strilja, single 2021


WEBSITES :

Contact : info@fejd.se
Booking Germany, Austria & Switzerland : ludwig@extratours-konzertbuero.de

Find more information on Sword Chant :
- Band news
- Interview 2016

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