Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Saint Petersburg, Russia Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Giftsvamp : keyboard Gnofkes : vocals Lindwurm : guitar Humla : guitar Fjällräv : bass Woopzy : drums HISTORY : The band founded in 2004. Svartby is Swedish for "blackvillage". RECORDINGS : Kom I Min Kittel, EP 2005 Tomte, EP 2007 Kom i Min Kittel, album 2007 Riv, Hugg och Bit, album, 2009 Scum from Underwater, EP 2010 Elemental Tales, album 2012 Mushroom Kingdom, single 2012 Karl's Egg Farm, single 2013 [  details  ] Clock Tower, single 2015 [  details  ] Swamp, My Neighbour, album 2015 [ details ] Under Frusna Stjärnor, single 2017 [  details  ] Festa Hårt, EP 2017 [  details  ] Big Boss, album 2019 WEBSITES : Vkontakte Facebook Bandcamp Contact :   gifcore@yandex.ru Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Alexander "Kutte" May : vocals, guitar Karl-Ludwig "Ludo" : vocals, guitar Marcel "Azalon" Kramer ( Elivagar ) : bass Cassian Heim : drums, backing vocals Past members : Steve Kuhnert (R.I.P. 2010) : bass Blinky : drums HISTORY : Steve Kuhnert and Kutte founded the band in 2003. TARABAS is from a magician from a fantasy movie. Lyrics deal with battles and brotherhood. October 2014, the band goes on hold. RECORDINGS : Live in Buckau, demo 2005 Aus alter Zeit, album 2007 Das Neue Land, album 2010 WEBSITES : Tarabas-metal.de Facebook Youtube Contact :   info@tarabas-metal.de Booking :   booking@tarabas-metal.de

LOCATION :  Arnhem, Gelderland, The Netherlands Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Rowan "Roodbaert" Middelwijk : bass, backing vocals Jacco de Wijs : vocals Mat van Baest : guitars Koen Vuurdichter : guitars, backing vocals Kevin van den Heiligenberg : drums Daniël Wansink : vocals Past members : Mark "Splintervuyscht" Bockting : vocals Reamon "Bomenbreker" Bloem ( Thronar ) : guitars Sebas Bloeddorst : guitars Joris Boghtdrincker : vocals Irma Vos : violin StefanieJesse Vuerbaert : vocals  Speervrouw : violin Niels Beenkerver : guitar Paul Braadvraat : bass Kevin Vruchtbaert ( Thronar ) : guitars Lars NachtBraecker : vocals Joost "Vellenknotscher" Westdijk ( Thronar ) : drums HISTORY : Heidevolk founded in 2002. Culture, history of their homeland, nature, and mythology are the main themes in their songs. RECORDINGS : Het Gelders Volkslied, maxi single 2005 De Strijdlust is Geboren, album 2...

LOCATION :  Schwerin, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Charon der Fährmann : vocals, bagpipes, fiddle Rondall der Schläger : drums, percussions, background vocals Ark der Schnitter : guitar, background vocals Der Koenig : guitar Bazuli Derol : bass, background vocals HISTORY : The band was founded in 2005 and plays medieval folk metal. RECORDINGS : Ragnaröek, MCD 2006 Horns Up, single 2008 Rache, album 2009 Eiskalt, album 2011 Dornig, album 2015 [ details ] WEBSITES : Facebook Reverbnation Youtube Booking :   booking@ragnaroeek.de Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Copenhagen, Denmark Status :  Split-up Music :  Nordic Folk MEMBERS : Anna Katrin Egilstrøð : vocals, percussion, santur, sansula Martin Seeberg : viola, flutes, jew's harp Søren Hammerlund : mandola, hurdy-gurdy Juan Pino : davul, frame drums, cajon, vocals, electronic and acoustic percussion Christopher Juul : samples and electronic HISTORY : Valravn means "raven of the slain" in English and they play Scandinavian folk with electronic influences. The band founded in 1999 split-up in 2013. RECORDINGS : Krunk, EP 2005 Krunk Krunk, double EP 2007 Valravn, album 2007 Koder på Snor, album 2009 Recoded, album 2011 Hánd í hánd, single 2013 [ details ] WEBSITES : Facebook Youtube Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Budapest, Hungary Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Tamás "Skrew" Érdfalvi : bass, vocals Márton "CLS" Nagy : drums Katalin "Katka" Szemerédi : violin, vocals Benjámin "Ben" Csóka : guitars Tamás "Rocker" Szemerédi : guitars HISTORY : Sacra Arcana formed in 2001.In 2004, They recorded one EP made of 4 tracks but due to high money asked, they refused to release it in the end. Later, they released their debut album, and split in 2011. RECORDINGS : Demo 2002 Untitled EP (unreleased) 2004 Titkos Szertartás, album 2005 WEBSITES : Contact :  N/A

Words : Unofficial French translations Song : Schildmaidentanz Release : Fjellfolk Saga Fra Forntiden Thanks to the band for the permission

Words : Unofficial English translations Song : Schildmaidentanz (Dance Of The Shield Maidens) Release : Fjellfolk Saga Fra Forntiden Thanks to the band for the permission

LOCATION :  Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Neofolk MEMBERS : Uwe Nolte : vocals, arrangement Andreas Arndt : guitars, vocals, arrangement Frank Schröder : drums, arrangement Burkhard Raue : bass HISTORY : BARDITUS founded in 2004. The band's name is the word the ancient Roman historian Tacitus gave to the Germanic battle chants. The music itself is quite martial, which is one of the reasons they named theirselves Barditus. Their lyrics are mostly poems of well-known German poets, such as Joseph von Eichendorff (Klage!) or Felix Dahn (Die Letzten Goten). RECORDINGS : Barditus/Donnerkeil - Schwarzer Heiland, MCD Split 2005 Die Letzten Goten, MCD 2005 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A