Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Ontario, Canada Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Morgan Rider ( Sig:Ar:Tyr ) : bass, lead vocals Frankie Caracci  : guitar Casey Elliott : guitar Dylan Gowan : drums Past members : C.W. : guitar Kyle Hammer : guitar Nikolai "Lai Hei" Rock : drums, backing vocals Al Usher : drums Cory Hofing : drums Alexander : keyboards, vocals Rob Rousseau : drums, vocals Tim Ferriman : guitar HISTORY : The band was formed as  Dark Abyss in 2005. 2 years later, the band name changes for Bolero, turning their musical path from black metal to folk metal within epic elements. In 2012, the band name becomes Vesperia . RECORDINGS : As BOLERO : Demo 2008 Through the Ages, EP 2008 Demo 2009 Voyage From Vinland, album 2011 As VESPERIA : The Swordsman, demo 2012 An Olden Tale, album 2013 The Iron Tempest, EP 2015 [ details ] WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Soundcloud Instagram Youtube Bandcamp Contact : ...

LOCATION :  Wittenborn, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Stefan : guitars, bass, clean/harsh vocals Christopher : drums, clean vocals, vibraphone Session members : Marco : transverse flute, conga, tabla, Mbira Amier : bass Loretta : piano, clean vocals Ingeborg : cello, horn HISTORY : The band with nature as main theme founded in 2000. RECORDINGS : Demo 2003 Auf Wilden Pfaden/Im Einklang der Gewalten, demo 2005 Der Erde entwachsen (Gewollte Wunden), EP 2007 O, album 2008 WEBSITES : Bandcamp Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Pennsylvania, USA Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Matti Frost : lead vocals, guitar Scott Breustedt : lead guitar Armen Koroghlian : drums Past members : Rich Berends : drums, percussions Jason Esbensen : bass Jonathan Smith : guitar, backing vocals Tom McEwan : guitar Brook Duer : bass Rachel Kolster : violin HISTORY : The band founded in 2005 calls their music as "a catchy mix of 90's Southern California punk, European folk metal, and American hardcore rooted in Norse mythology", RECORDINGS : Winter 2010, demo 2010 When Myth and History Merged into Mystery, EP 2012 The Harlot Star, Single 2013 Silver Dagger, EP 2014 The Harlot Star, album 2018 [  details  ] Once But Not Now, EP 2023 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Soundcloud Bandcamp Instagram Contact :   frostgiantofficial@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Saint Petersburg, Russia Status :  Active Music :  Symphonic Rock MEMBERS : Kirill J. M. : vocals, guitars, keyboards Dmitriy : bass Oksi : accordion Past members : Tima : drums Nelly Sorokoletova ( Fängörn ) : keyboards HISTORY : Kirill founded the epic folk metal band Trelleborg in 2005 after the Danish castle that you can see in their bandlogo. Lyrical theme were based on scandinavian mythology and history until they change their music style for symphonic rock in 2013. RECORDINGS : Gunbjorn (Birth Of Skerriz), single 2010 Lands Of Njord, album 2010 Jingle Bells, single 2010 [ In the name of love, single 2011 Mi Amor, single 2012 Going Down, single 2012 WEBSITES : Facebook Vkontakte Contact : N/A

The band explained the following regarding the upcoming "Godsaga" album : "The inspiration for the new album "Godsaga" is loosely based on the saga of Egil Skallagrimsson, and Odin’s sacrifice on the world tree Yggdrasil. The two key words that seem to come up in these themes are "loss" and "sacrifice".  In the saga of Egil Skallagrimsson, he loses both his sons, yet, in the poem he composes to deal with his grief, Sonatorrek ("the irreparable loss of sons"), he curses Odin the oath breaker for his great loss and misery, while reluctantly praising him for his gift of poetry and hatred towards his enemies. Odin, pierced on his own spear and hanging for nine nights, sacrificed himself on the world tree to discover the knowledge of the runes. Odin also sacrificed an eye to the Well of Mimir to gain the wisdom of all things, and lost his son Baldur.

LOCATION :  Ontario, Canada Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Daemonskald : all instruments, vocals Morgan Rider ( Vesperia ) : bass Nich Ireland : drums Mike Grund : guitar HISTORY : Before it became a full band, Sig:Ar:Tyr was a one-man band project by Daemonskald founded in 2003. Norse mythology like history of Northern Europe appear like the main lyrical themes.  The rune word set SIG:AR:TYR embodies three major aspects of existence: Chaos-Balance-Order. The words SIG:AR:TYR are the names of three runes that embody these characteristics in one form or another. These forces form the core materials of existence. RECORDINGS : The Stranger, demo, 2003 Sailing the Seas of Fate, album 2005 Beyond the North Winds, album 2008 Godsaga, album 2010 [ details ] [  review  ] Northen, album 2016 [ details ] WEBSITES : Sigartyr.com Facebook Twitter Bandcamp Contact :   daemonskald@sigartyr.com Find more infor...

LOCATION :  Rothenburg, Bavaria, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Invictus : vocals Svart : guitar, vocals Travos : guitar L.B. ( Hroptatyr ) : bass Vargbroder ( Hroptatyr ) : drums Past members : Messiah : bass Thomas Rauschert : drums Hannes Müller : guitar Wolfgang Serby (R.I.P. 2010) : guitar Stephan Huprich : drums Sebastian "Basti" Weber : drums Keltor : drums Devil's Advocate : drums HISTORY : Thy Wicked is a pagan metal band formed in 2000. Their lyrics are based on paganism and nordic mythology in general RECORDINGS : Skaldic Black Art, demo 2000 Wenn Heimdalls Horn Erklingt..., album 2005 Treu Dem Alten Weg, album 2009 Hoffnung und Zuversicht, album 2012 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A