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Alestorm

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LOCATION :  Perth, Scotland / USA Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Christopher Bowes : lead vocals; keytar Máté Bodor : guitars Gareth Murdock (ex- Waylander ) : bass Elliot Vernon : keyboards Peter Alcorn : drums Past members : Dani Evans : guitar HISTORY : Previously known as BATTLEHEART, the band founded in 2004 but forced by the label to change the bandname on August 8th, 2007, because that similar other bandname " Battlelore ". RECORDINGS : As BATTLEHEART : Battleheart, EP 2006 Terror on the High Seas, EP 2006 As ALESTORM : Captain Morgan's Revenge, album 2008 Heavy Metal Pirates, single 2008 Leviathian, EP 2008 Black Sails Over Europe, Split 2009 Black Sails At Midnight, album 2009 Back Through Time, album 2011 In the Navy, single 2013 [  details  ] Live at the End of the World, DVD 2013 [  details  ] Sunset on the Golden Age, album 2014  [  details  ] Skalstorm - Drink, 7" 2016 [  details  ] No Grave But T

CrystalMoors

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LOCATION :  Santander, Cantabria, Spain Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Uruksoth : vocals Faramir : guitar, bagpipes Abathor: guitar Thorgen : bass Past members : Erun-Dagoth ( Briargh ) : guitar Throrus : bass Gothmog : keyboards Aernus : keyboards Gharador : drums, percussions HISTORY : CrystalMoors founded in 1995. The band name comes from a track by Thy Serpent´s album "Christcrusher".  Their lyrics deal with heathen, North Iberian and Celtic mythology. RECORDINGS : Thy Gift of Ravens, demo 1999 At the Moon Realm´s Gate, demo 2000 Dominion of the Ancient Seal, demo 2001 The Unconquered Land, EP 2003 Nabia Orebia / Oroimenaren Sustraiak, split 2007 Antiqvam Exqvirite Matrem, album 2008 Circle of the Five Serpents, album 2011 The Mountain Will Forgive Us, album 2016 [  details  ] Árguma / Ophiusa, split 2018 Bisontes de Piedra, single 2021 Yersinia Pestis, single 2021 WEBSITES : Facebook Instagram Bandcamp Soundcloud Yout

Mago de Oz

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LOCATION :  Madrid, Spain Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Zeta : vocals Patricia Tapia : vocals Mohamed: violin Manuel Seoane : guitar Fernando Mainer : bass Txus Di Fellatio : drums, additional vocals Víctor de Andrés : guitar Josema : flutes Manuel Ramil : keyboards Past members : Salva : bass David : bass Peri : bass Charlie : guitar Paco : guitar Chema : guitar Jorge Salán : gutar Alfonso : keyboards Kiskilla : keyboards, accordion Fernando Ponce de León : wind instruments Boris : vocals Javier Díez : keyboards, guitar Carlitos : guitar HISTORY : Txus Di Fellatio founded the band while May 1989. The band had to wait the year 1992 finding a complete line-up. Numerous line-up change is in this band that released many records. They have some hard rock/heavy metal influences. RECORDINGS : Y qué más da, demo 1989 Canción de Cuna para un Bohemio, demo 1990 Con la Cabeza bien Alta, demo 1992 Mägo de Oz, album 1994 Jesús de Chamberí, albu

Fimbulvet

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LOCATION :  Schmalkalden, Thuringia, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Stephan Gauger ( Menhir ,  Surturs Lohe ) : guitars, vocals Christian Fröhlich : guitars Steffen Mehlhorn : bass Hannes Köhler : drums HISTORY : Fimbulvet founded in 2003. Their lyrics are about paganism, nature and battles. RECORDINGS : Gjallarhorn, demo 2004 Ewiger Winter, album 2006 Der Ruf in goldene Hallen, album 2008 Kriegerwahn, EP 2009 Frostbrand - Nach Flammen Sehnsucht, album 2011 Frostbrand - Eines Bildnis Tracht, album 2014 [ details ] Heidenherz, compilation 2016 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Fimbulvet.com Facebook Youtube Contact :   fimbulvet@gmx.de Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Interview 2016

Obtest

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LOCATION :  Vilnius, Lithuania Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Baalberith : vocals Sadlave : guitars Enrikas : guitars Demonas : bass Insmuth : drums Past members : Bestial : drums Edvardas : bass Demonas : bass HISTORY : The  band founded in 1992. They played black metal until 1993 and then, changed their style to a pagan path. Obtest tells about wars and legends. RECORDINGS : Oldness Comming, demo 1995 Live At Poltergeist, demo 1995 Prieš Audr, demo 1995 Tukstantmetis, album 1997 9 9 7, EP 1998 Prisiek, EP 2001 Auka Seniems Dievams, album 1001 Dvylika JuodVarniø, EP 2003 Iš Kartos Á Kartŕ, single 2005 Iš Kartos Á Kartŕ, album 12005 Prieš Audrą, EP 2006 Gyvybës Medis, album 12008 Amžina Aušra, single 2011 Prieš Audrą, compilation 2012 Obtest/Dissimulation - 77, split 2015 WEBSITES : Obtest.lt Facebook Twitter Reverbnation Contact :   booking@obtest.lt Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

Belenos

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LOCATION :  Tréguier, Brittany, France Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Loïc Cellier (ex- Nydvind ) : guitar, vocals, bass, drums HISTORY : Founded in 1995 by Loïc Cellier, Belenos is a black pagan metal band telling about Druidism and Nature as lyrical themes. From Celtic Mythology, Belenos means "Shinny" and is the god of the sun, the primordial god Lug (or Lugh). Each 1st of may is celebrated by the Celts., That event is "Beltaine". Bel means "light". RECORDINGS : Notre Amour Éternel, demo 1996 Triste Pensée, demo 1997 Allégorie d'une Souffrance, demo 1998 Errances Oniriques, album 2001 Spicilège, album 2002 L'Ancien Temps, compilation 2004 Chants de Bataille, album 2006 Chemins de Souffrance, album 2007 Yen Sonn Gardis, album 2010 D'an usved, single 2016 [ details ] Kornog, album 2016 [  details  ] Best of Live – 22nd Anniversary, compilation 2018 Argoat, album 2019 [ details ] WEBSITES : B

Elvenking

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LOCATION :  Sacile, Italy Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Damna ( Leprechaun ) : vocals Aydan : guitar Headmatt : guitar Jakob : bass Lethien : violin Lancs : drums Past members : Jarpen : guitars, vocals Zender : drums Kleid : vocals Gorlan : bass Elyghen : keyboards, violin Rafahel : guitar HISTORY : Aydan and Jarpen founded ELVENKING in 1997. The line-up changed a lot since the birthdate of the band. Their lyrics deal with fantasy, folklore and emotion. RECORDINGS : To Oak Woods Bestowed, demo 2000 Heathenreel, album 2001 Wyrd, album 2004 The Winter Wake, album 2006 The Scythe, album 2007 From Blood to Stone, single 2008 Two Tragedy Poets, album 2008 Red silent tides, album 2010 Era, album 2012 The Pagan Manifesto, album 2014 [ details ] The Night Of Nights, live album/DVD 2015 [ details ] Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire, album 2017 [  details  ] Reader of the Runes - Divination, album 2019 No Prayer for the Dying, single 2020 The