Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Saruman : vocals, bass Narhemoth : vocals Herjann : guitar Teja : guitar Winterheart : drums HISTORY : The band founded in 2004. RECORDINGS : Westfälischer Schlachtenlärm, album 2005 Der Untergang der alten Welt, album 2006 Ut de graute olle Tied - Deel I, album 2008 Niewelkraien, split 2008 Nichtorte ... oder die Geistreise des Runenschamanen, album 2010 Ekte Westfäölske Svatte Metal, album 2012 Verschüttet - Unvergessen, compilation 2014 Ut de graute olle Tied - Deel Twee (Land der Nebel), album 2015 Geisterseher, album 2016 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Heimdallswacht.de Bandcamp Contact :   band@heimdallswacht.de Booking :   booking@heimdallswacht.de Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

So, here we go : 1- The Gods Have Returned First of all, Lyrics for that song are amazing : Under nearly each first sentences is about nature (Once my land was green & was strong, Fight for our rivers & trees, Sunrise it will be, Now my land so green & so strong...) ; then is about something dark (strangers now are invading, we can't see our future, fight even thu death, ennemies found death, etc) ; next sentences from parts are more about religions (signs of gods, strangers here, when the gods return, etc) ; then is the notion of "OURS" & "WE" (want us to disappear, we 're drifiting away, they shall be ours, etc). So, litterature speaking, well done! ^^ Now the music :

LOCATION :  Le Havre, Normandie, France Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Thomas D'herbomez : vocals, percussions Olivier Davidas : guitars Frédérick Laney : bass, acoustic guitar Yoann Luce : drums, percussions Past members : Mathieu Loisel : guitars HISTORY : Yoann Luce founded the  band in 1997. They fired Mathieu in 2009 and found F. Laney as replacement. RECORDINGS : Spell Of The Kross, demo 2006 Mc Thorsen, album 2009 WEBSITES : Facebook Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Reki ( Helritt ) : vocals Alraun : vocals, flute Ragnfalt : guitar Heidenherz ( Menhir , Fimbulvet ) : guitar, backing vocals Ralph ( Menhir , ex- Odroerir ) : bass Max : drums Past members : Nidhöggr ( Helritt ) : drums HISTORY : The band was founded in 1996. Many members entered in and out the band that deals with norse mythology. RECORDINGS : Urda, demo 1999 Brennende Stürme, split 2000 Wo Einst Elfen Tanzten, album 2001 Vor Walvaters Thron, album 2002 Odal / Surturs Lohe, split 2004 Nornenwerk, album 2011 Seelenheim, album 2016 [  details  ] Woland, EP 2021 [  details  ] Wielandstahl, album 2021 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Facebook Bandcamp Contact :  surturslohe@gmx.de Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Interview 2016

LOCATION :  Thuringia, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Reki ( Surturs Lohe ) : vocals Tyrs Sohn (ex- Surturs Lohe ) : guitar Nidhöggr ( Surturs Lohe ): drums Boreas : bass Werner : guitar HISTORY : The band founded in January 2005. Their lyrics are all based on nature and paganism. RECORDINGS : Wälder, demo 2005 Trotzend dem Niedergang, album 2007 WEBSITES : Facebook Contact :   Helritt@gmx.net

LOCATION :  Madrid, Spain Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Autumn : vocals, guitar A. García "Winter" : guitar A. Mansilla : bass HISTORY : Autumn 2002 was founded Hordak. RECORDINGS : Demo 2003 War has just begun, album 2005 The last European wolves, album 2006 Under the Sign of the Wilderness, album 2011 Padre, album 2016 [ details ] Los gigantes del bosque, album 2022 WEBSITES : Paganhordak.net Youtube Bandcamp Contact :  paganbonfires@hotmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Runavík, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Heri Joensen ( Týr ) : vocals, guitar John Ivar Venned : guitar Ken Johannesen : guitar Ísak Petersen : bass Amon Djurhuus : drums HISTORY : Heljareyga is a side project by Heri Joensen and means "Hel's Eye". Heri described the band name as the following : "It is a geological phenomenon in the Faeroes. Namely holes in the ground close to the sea through which the surf comes up in bad weather. Or deep holes into the bedrock under waterfalls, where you can't make out the bottom. And it is even the name of a river. In early times people will have thought of these holes as passages down to the realm of Hel, or maybe as the very eye of Hel" . The band music isn't really part of "folk metal" but listening to Heljareyga is like listening to Týr since it sounds the same really : as progressive as Týr, the other Heri's band. RECORDIN...

LOCATION :  Dublin, Irlande Status :  Split-up Music :  Celtic Folk MEMBERS : John Sheahan : fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle, concertina Sean Cannon : vocals, guitar Patsy Watchorn : vocals, guitar Eamonn Campbell : guitar, mandolin Past members : Ronnie Drew (1962-1974 ; 1979-1995)  : vocals, guitar Luke Kelly (1962-1984) : vocals, banjo (5 strings) Ciaran Bourke (1962-1974)  : vocals, guitar, tin whistle, harmonica Paddy Reilly (1995-2005)  : vocals, guitar Bobby Lynch (1964-1965)  : vocals, guitar Jim McCann (1974-1979)  : vocals, guitar Barney McKenna : tenor banjo (4 strings), mandolin, melodeon, vocals HISTORY : Formely known as « The Ronnie Drew Group », the pionniers of the Irish folk « The Dubliners », was born in 1962, with Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Ciaran Bourke & Barney McKenna. The bandname comes from a book (from wikipedia: Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyc...

LOCATION :  Rhauderfehn, Niedersachsen, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Tobias Schröder : vocals Torsten Schmidt : guitar Hendrik Koolman : bass Jens Lottmann : drums Past members : Melanie Gerdes : guitar Lukas Klemenz : guitar HISTORY : "Frisian Blood" is the meaning for "FriesenBlut" band founded in 2007 by Mélanie, Lukas, and Jens. Tobias joined and half a year later was Hendrik turn, completing the line-up oncNowaday, Jens remains the only founder still in the band. The band splits during august 2018. RECORDINGS : Schwarz, Heidnisch, Tot, demo, 2007 Der Heidensturm, sampler 2010 Urgeist, album 2011 Seeteufel, EP 2015 WEBSITES : Facebook Youtube Contact :   friesenblut@gmx.de

LOCATION :  Põlva, Estonia Status :  Split-up Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Pimedus (Pagansarv) : vocals Oliver : guitar Sander : bass Thon : drums, fx Past members : Argoth (Pagansarv) : bass HISTORY : URT (Engl: "Soul of Death") is an Estonian Pagan Black Metal band formed in 2004. While their music is a mixture of black and death metal, the lyrics are quite epic and settled in pagan themes. RECORDINGS : The Four Fists of Armageddon, split 2004 Varjuring, album 2005 Saatanhark I - Püha sõda, album 2007 Tagasi Tumedaima Saarele, split 2007 Saatanhark II - Ussikuningas, album 2008 Saatanhark III - Ex Mortuis, album 2009 Dagaz, album 2014 [ d etails ] WEBSITES : Facebook Bandcamp Contact :   thonolan_bestia@hotmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Munich, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Andreas Königl : vocals, guitars Wolfgang Hermann : drums Boogi : bass HISTORY : Andreas Königl and Wolfgang Hermann founded Helvegr during autumn 2005. The band suffered from numerous line-up change. Their lyrics deal with mythology and legends. They were working on their debut album but it seems the band has split-up. RECORDINGS : Acoustic Demo, demo 2007 Im Mondschein, demo 2008 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Prague, Czech Republic Status :  On hold Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Jan "Radalf" Vrobel : vocals Jan "Pigboss" Knotek : guitars and vocals Petra "Ewenica" Jadrna : shawms, bagpipes, whistles, vocals Tomáš Nejedly : guitars Filip Skrdlík : violoncello Ondřej "Ondras" Novák : bass guitar Hanka "Honey" Slanařová : violin Michal Rak   (ex-Silent Stream of Godless Elegy)  : drums Past members : Ales Cipra : guitars, vocals HISTORY : CRUADALACH was found by Michal Rak in 2008. He thought about creating mix between metal and medieval music like ten years before this step, but the right impulse came when he met Ales Cipra. The band goes on hold after "Raised by Wolves" release. RECORDINGS : AGNI - Unveil what’s burning inside, EP 2011 Lead - Not Follow, album 2011 Shiva World Dance Party, single 2014 Rebel Against Me, album 2015 [ details ] Raised by Wolves,...