Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Bergamo, Italy Status :  Active Music :  Heavy Metal MEMBERS : Daniele ''Scavo'' Scavoni : vocals Luca Arzuffi : guitar Xavier Rota : bass Michele ''Mikymetal'' Olmi : drums Past members : Jonathan Spagnuolo : vocals Ivan Dellamorte : keyboards, vocals Claudio Arsuffi : rhythm guitar Edo : drums Luca Cortesi : drums HISTORY : Spellblast started as a power/folk metal band in 1999 with fantasy  lyrics and words about life and death. They change the musical path for the band with "Nineteen" album in 2014, one album based on a masterpiece of Stephen King "The Dark Tower". The band clearly stated in 2015 that their band is heavy metal band, and related with pagan/folk metal anymore. RECORDINGS : Ray of Time Demo, 2004 Horns Of Silence, album 2007 Battlecry, album 2010 Nineteen, album 2014 [ details ] WEBSITES : Spellblast.com Facebook Twitter Youtube Bandcamp Contact :   cristina.mazzero@ho...

LOCATION :  Saint-Petersburg, Russia Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Sigurd : guitars, vocals Ainar ( Troll Bends Fir ) : drums Hjervard : bass Aleksander "Nevskij" : guitar Past members : Kostya "Troll" Rumyancev ( Troll Bends Fir ) : guitar, vocals Boric Sen'kin ( Troll Bends Fir ) : bass Sergey "Beliy" Voevodin ( Troll Bends Fir ) : drums Ilya Denisov : keyboards Torvald : guitars Anton Wild : vocals HISTORY : The band founded in 1996 started as a doom metal band, but changed to viking metal after a new line-up. Lyrics deal with vikings and norse mythology. RECORDINGS : The Last Son Of The Fjord, album 2000 Hammerfrost, album 2005 Raven Flight, album 2006 Nomans Land/Thrudvangar, Split 2008 Farnord, album 2009 Last Crusade, album 2015 Valkyrie, single 2018 [  details  ] Silence, single 2019 WEBSITES : Vkontakte Facebook Youtube Contact :   info@nomansland.ru Find more information on Sword Chant ...

LOCATION :  Kyyiv, Ukraine Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Serhiy Vasyliuk : vocals Anton Kotorovych : guitar Vlad Vakolyuk : bandura Philipp Kharouk : drums Past members : Andriy Bezrebriy : guitar Olexiy Vasylyuk : drums Petro Radchenko : drums Anatoliy Zinevych ( Kraamola ) : guitar Andriy Savchuk : guitar Konstantin Naumenko : drums Andriy Khavruk : guitar, keyboard Volodymyr Manatsyuk : guitar Olexandr Kolomiyets : bass Olexandr Grebnyov : drums Ivan Luzan : guitar, vocals Petro Trots : drums Kyrylo Momot : drums, guitar Sonia Rogalska : violin Mykola Luzan : guitar Ruslan Mikaelyan : guitar Ivan Grygoriak : guitar, bass Andriy Karmanovich : guitar Volodymyr Khavruk : drums Oleh Slobodyan : bandura HISTORY : Tin' Sontsya were founded in 1999 and the name means "Sun Shadow" to English. They tell about Ukrainian folklore, legends, Cossacks in their lyrics. The band performed their song « Kozaky » at Lviv A...

LOCATION :  Donegal, Ireland Status :  Split-up Music :  Celtic Folk MEMBERS : Frédéric Guichen : accordion Jean-Charles Guichen : guitar Gaël Nicol ( Bleizi Ruz ) : bombard, biniou David Pasquet : bombard Stéphane De Vito : bass HISTORY : Brothers Frédéric and Jean-Charles Guichen founded the band in 1986. Ar Re Yaouank is mainly known for their track "Breizh Positive" that was a success. The band split up in 1998. RECORDINGS : Sidwel, album 1989 Fest-Noz Still Alive, live album 1992 Breizh Positive, album 1994 Trivet Act, album 1996 L'intégrale Ar Re Yaouank, compilation 2013 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland Status :  Active Music :  Celtic Folk MEMBERS : Moya Brennan : vocals, harp Ciarán Brennan : bass, guitar, keyboards, mandolin, vocals Noel Duggan : guitar, vocals Pádraig Duggan : guitar, mandola, mandolin, vocals Pól Brennan : flute, guitar, percussions, whistles, vocals Past member : Enya Brennan : percussion, keyboards, vocals HISTORY : Clannad is an irish family band born in 1968. They are known for performing in various languages including English, Latin, Gàidhlig, Mohican and of course, Irish. Enya was on backing vocals and keyboards and then, she left for her solo career. The band got a Grammy award in 1998 for best new age album. RECORDINGS : The Pretty Maid, album 1972 Clannad 2, album 1974 Dúlamán, album 1976 Clannad in Concert, live album 1978 Crann Úll, album 1980 Fuaim, album 1982 Magical Ring, album 1983 Legend, album 1984 Macalla, album 1985 Sirius, album 1987 ...

LOCATION :  Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Pagan Metal MEMBERS : Zagan : vocals, violon, guitar, mandolin Pete: guitars, vocals Ask : keyboards  Surtr : drums Past members : Frangus : lead guitar Meldric : guitar Frohnleichnam : guitar Reverend Heidenbluth : drums Zoran Novak : guitar Agnar : keyboards Hrym : keyboards Niörd : bass Drahco : bass Nabahm : drums Patrick Donath : lead guitar Garm : bass Ymir : guitar Bröh : drums Surthur : drums HISTORY : They began as an "old school" black metal band in 1992, but after some members left they got deeper and deeper into pagan metal. In 1998 they released their first album, "Sceptre of Black Knowledge". Several line-up changes in the band but so, the band keeps working. Zagan remains the only founder member. RECORDINGS : Sceptre Of Black Knowledge, album 1998 Oath Of A Warrior, album 2005 Of Myths And Legends, album 2006 First war of t...

LOCATION :  Argyll, Scotland Status :  Active Music :  Celtic Folk MEMBERS : Karen Matheson : vocals Donald Shaw : keys Charlie McKerron : fiddle Manus Lunny : guitar Ewen Vernal : bass Michael McGoldrick : flute, pipes HISTORY : Capercaillie founded by Donald Shaw and fronted by Karen Matheson. From their homeland roots of Argyll in the highlands of Scotland, Capercaillie have been credited with being the major force in bringing traditional Celtic music to the world stage. RECORDINGS : Cascade, album 1984 Crosswinds, album 1987 Sidewaulk, album 1989 Delirium, album 1991 Get Out, compilation 1992 Secret People, album 1993 Capercaillie, album 1994 The Blood is Strong, album 1995 Glenfinnan, album 1995 To The Moon, album 1996 Beautiful Wasteland, album 1997 Dusk Till Dawn : The best of Capercaillie, compilation 1998 Waulkroots, album 1998 Nadurra, album 2000 Capercaillie Live in Concert, live album 2002 Choice Language, album 200...

LOCATION :  Berlin, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Das letzte Einhorn (Michael Rhein) : vocals, bagpipes Der Lange (Sebastian van Lange) : guitar Dr. Pymonte (Andre Strugala) : bagpipes, harp, shawm Flex der Biegsame (Marco Torzylsky) : bagpipes, shawm Yellow Pfeiffer (Boris Pfeiffer) : bagpipes, shawm, nyckelharpa Die Lutter (Kay Lutter) : bass Specki T.D : drums HISTORY : The band founded in 1996. RECORDINGS : In Extremo, demo 1996 Der Galgen, single 1997 Gold, album 1997 Ai Vis Lo Lop, single 1998 Hameln, album 1998 Weckt Die Toten!, album 1998 Die Verrückten sind in der Stadt, live album 1998 1999 (Promo), demo 1999 Verehrt Und Angespien, album 1999 Merseburger Zauberspruche, single 1999 This Corrosion, single 1999 Vollmond, single 2000 Weckt die Toten / Verehrt und Angespien (Triple Picture-LP), compilation 2001 Unter dem Meer, single 2001 Sünder Ohne Zügel, album 2001 Live, live DVD 2002 Live, live album ...

LOCATION :  Armagh, Northern Ireland Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : ArdChieftain Ciaran O'Hagan : vocals Saul McMichael : guitars Tor Dennison : guitars Murzo McMurzo : bass Lee McCartney : drums Dave Briggs : whistle, mandolin, bodhran Past members : Den Ferran : drums Dermot O'Hagan : guitars Den Ferran : drums Jason Barriskill (RIP 2010) : bass Peter Boylan : guitars Máirtín Mac Cormaic : tin whistle Nick Shannon : drums Gareth Murdock ( Alestorm ) : guitars Hugh O'Neill : guitars Steve Reynold : bass Michael Proctor : bass HISTORY : Waylander was formed in 1993 by brothers Ciaran and Dermot O'Hagan. Several line-up change since 1995. RECORDINGS : Once Upon an Era, demo 1994 Dawning of a New Age, demo 1996 Reawakening Pride Once Lost, album 1998 The Light, The Dark and the Endless Knot, album 2001 Honour Amongst Chaos, album 2008 Kindred Spirits, album 2012 Ériú’s Wheel, album 2019 [  detai...

LOCATION :  England Status :  Split-up Music :  Pagan Folk MEMBERS : Andrea « Nebel » Haugen : everything

LOCATION :  Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : René Berthiaume : guitar, keyboards, vocals Dom R. Crey ( Wolfchant ) : guitar Tuval "Hati" Refaeli : drums Skar : bass Skadi Rosehurst : keyboards Past members : Helge Stang ( Arafel ) : vocals Sandra Völkl : bass Jen : bass Andreas Völkl : guitar Manu Di Camillo : drums Henning Stein : drums Michael Heidenreich : keyboard Conny Kaiser : keyboard Julius Koblitzek : drums Basti Kriegl : drums Markus Perschke : drums Armin Dörfler : keyboard Robert "Robse" Dahn : vocals HISTORY : René founded Equilibrium back in 2001. Lyrics deal with Scandinavian and Germanic tales at the begining of the band and changing for Fantasy later. RECORDINGS : Demo 2003 Turis Fratyr, album 2005 Sagas, album 2008 Rekreatur, album 2010 Waldschrein, EP 2013 Erdentempel, album 2014 [ details ] Armageddon, album 2016 [  details ...

LOCATION :  Moscow, Russia Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Alexander Ratiyar Bulanov : vocals Mikhail Shmatko : guitars Valeri Ostrikov : guitars Nikolay Korshunov : bass Sergei Aven Avanesov : keyboards Alexey Sporyshev : drums HISTORY : Butterfly Temple founded in 1995. RECORDINGS : Nahaimal, demo, 1996 Black Glory, demo, 1997 Golos Krovi/Kniga Velesa, compilation of the 2 first demos 1998 Ãîëîñ Êðîâè demo, 1998 Êíèãà Âåëåñà demo, 1998 Велес, 1999 Колесо Чернобога, album 2001 Сны Северного Моря, album 2002 Тропою Крови По Воле Рода!, album 2003 Время Мары, album 2005 За Солнцем Вслед, ablum 2006 The Butterfly Effect, split 2009 Земля, album 2010 Солнцестояние, compilation 2010 Смерть Дана Одна на Всех, single 2011 Степная Кобылица, single 2012 Дыхание, album 2012 Неизбежность, single 2013 Останься со мной, single 2014 Дорога домой, single 2014 Вечность, album 2015 Волчье солнце, album 2020 Окольное б...

LOCATION :  Helsinki, Finland Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Petri Lindroos : lead vocals, guitar Markus Toivonen : guitar, vocals Sami Hinkka : bass, vocals Janne Parviainen : drums Pekka Montin : keyboard, vocals Past members : Emmi Silvennoinen : keyboard, backing vocals Jukka-Pekka Miettinen ( Cadacross ) : bass Sauli Savolainen : bass Jari Mäenpää : lead vocals, guitar Oliver Fokin : drums Kimmo Miettinen ( Cadacross ) : drums Netta Skog ( Turisas ) : accordion HISTORY : In 1995, Markus Toivonen, Sauli Savolainen and Kimmo Miettinen founded Ensiferum that means "sword bearer". They started as a cover band and then, Jari Mäenpää joined the next year so the band started to compose songs. Jari parts ways with the band sometimes after the second album in 2004 due to his new band project "Wintersun" and Petri Lindroos replaced him then. Several line-up change in the band and today, Markus Toivonen appears like ...

LOCATION :  Austria Status :  Split-up Music :  Pagan Folk MEMBERS : Mark A. How : vocals, guitars, nyckelharpa, dalslandspipa, flemish bagpipe, flutes, recordes, drums and percussion Steve E.(guest musician) : guitars, flemish bagpipes, recorders, percussions, additional vocals on "bring back the old gods" Riharc.(guest musician) : hurdy-gurdy, flemish bagpipe, nyckelharpa onv on "but warriors are marching", additional vocals at "another friend", "bring back the old gods" and "armageddon is a sunny day" HISTORY : The project ended after the release of the debut album in 2005. The lyrics were in English, and dealed with norse/germanic mythology, and life overall. RECORDINGS : Prayers To Othinn, album 2005 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Utena, Lithuania Status :  Split-up Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Ramunas "Munis" Pesonis : vocals, guitar Vilma Ciplyte : vocals Audrius Simkunas : drums HISTORY : Now split-up, this band founded in 1994 by the same members of the Ha Lela band project. RECORDINGS : Gimę nugalėt, album 1998 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A