Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Switzerland Status :  Split-up Music :  Trad. Folk MEMBERS : Chrigel Glanzmann : guitar, mandola, bagpipes, flute Andrea Greter : vocals, percussions Toby Roth : accordion Marius Raiber : bodhran, djembe, darabuka Linda: Fiddle : vocals Elena Konstantinidis : fiddle Päde Kistler : guitar, bagpipes Roger Zemp : davul, darabuka HISTORY : This band appears like a side-project by some ELUVEITIE guys. It was a band founded in 2003, influenced by Irish, Scottish, Breton and Scandinavian trads. RECORDINGS : Joð, EP 2004 WEBSITES : Brana.ch Contact :  N/A

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 togethe...

LOCATION :  Hämeenlinna, Finland Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Sami Aarnio (ex- Turisas ) : vocals Georg Laakso (ex- Turisas ) : guitar, vocals Tino Ahola (ex- Turisas ) : guitar Jukka-Pekka Miettinen (ex- Ensiferum ) : bass Antti Ventola (ex- Turisas ) : keyboard Nina Laakso : backing vocals Kimmo Miettinen (ex- Ensiferum ) : drums HISTORY : Cadacross was a metal band founded in 1997 now split-up. Sometimes, it sounds like Turisas, with ex-Turisas members. RECORDINGS : Bloody Way, demo 1997 Power of the Night, demo 1997 So Pale Is the Light, album 2001 Corona Borealis, album 2002 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Michel : vocals Marley : bass Killing Uwe : guitar Tobi  : keyboards Tobalt : guitar Manu : drums Past members : Thyrs Sohn : keyboards Roman : guitar Rüd : drums HISTORY : They founded in 1994 as a dark metal band, After a line-up change, the band goes pagan metal with  lyrics focused upon several historical traditions.  RECORDINGS : For Your God, demo 1998 Dunkle Jahrhunderte (Dark Centuries), demo 2002 Den Ahnen zum Gruße (Hail to the ancestors), album 2003 Jul, EP 2005 Skithingi, album 2006 Gizit Dar Faida, album 2011 Waldvolk, album 2020 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Xivdarkcenturies.de Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Bandcamp Contact :   kontakt@xivdarkcenturies.de Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Eppstein, Bad Soden, Hessen, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Patrick : bass, backing vocals Erik : guitar, vocals, jaw's harp Ilona ( Carved In Stone ) : keyboards, backing vocals, flute Past members : Astrid : drums, vocals HISTORY : Founded in 1995 under the name "Viking from Norway", they change the bandname in 1999 for "Taunusheim" in 1999 because the location since they are from Germany. RECORDINGS : As VIKING FROM NORWAY : I'm a Viking from Norway, demo 1996 Lejrild, demo 1997 Ilmarsj, demo 1998 As TAUNUSHEIM : Nebelkämpfe, album 2005 WEBSITES : Facebook Bandcamp Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Trusetal, Thuringia, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Daniel "Askan" Möller : vocals Roman Senschuries : guitar Bastian "Daimonicon" Techet : guitar Steffen "Murry" Beck : bass Marcus Röll : drums Sebastian Jung : keyboards Past members : Tobias Völker : drums Maik "Diabolus" Pomplun : guitar HISTORY : The band founded in 1999. RECORDINGS : Infinitum Matum, demo 2001 Wintermythen, album 2002 Live Im Kallewerk, DVD 2004 Märe aus wäldernen Hallen, album 2007 Weltenbrand, album 2011 Ode Naturae, album 2020 WEBSITES : Gernotshagen.com Facebook Youtube Instagram Contact :   kontakt@gernotshagen.de Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Breitungen, Thuringia, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Fix ( Odroerir ) : guitar Heiko Gerull : guitar, vocals Elli : guitar Ralf ( Odroerir , Surturs Lohe ) : bass Stephan Gauger ( Fimbulvet , Surturs Lohe ) : drums Jen : keyboards Past members : Heinz ( Odroerir ) : bass Fritze : bass Carsten : bass Roman ( Surturs Lohe) : guitar Erwin : drums Manuela : keyboards Franziska : keyboards HISTORY : The pagan band founded in 1995. RECORDINGS : Barditus, Demo 1996 Die ewigen Steine, album 1997 Buchonia, EP 1998 Thuringia, album 1999 Ziuwari, album 2002 Hildebrandslied, album 2007 WEBSITES : Facebook Contact :   ziuwari@web.de

LOCATION :  Espoo, Finland Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Morior; guitars : keyboards Chimedra :vocals Turms : bass HISTORY : Morior founded the band in 1999 and Chimedra joined immediately after. The band tells about nature and the old pagan past. RECORDINGS : Earth Gave Us Birth, Our Blood We Give In Return, demo 2002 Sworn to waves, demo 2007 Northwind''s Ire, album 2008 Horizons low, album 2010 Vulturine, album 2016 [ details ] WEBSITES : Bandcamp 1 Bandcamp 2 Facebook Youtube Contact :   info@draugnim.fi Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Michael Koch : guitars, orchestration Sebastian Schulz : vocals Simon Spark : bass Ole Fahnick : drums HISTORY : The band founded in 2004 and was active for only four years, the time to release one demo in 2007. Menosgada is the name the Greek geographer and mathematician Claudius Ptolemaeus gave to the mighty Celtic 'oppidum' on the upper Main, which perished in the fog of Germanic invasion and then, lyrics are focused on Germanic culture and history. RECORDINGS : Mittsommer, demo 2007 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A