Sword Chant

Words : Unofficial English translations Traditional/Sailors song : Le corsaire/Le grand coureur  (Corsair/Le grand coureur) Now Saltatio Mortis covered this song so, I tried to translate this sailors song that gets two different titles : "Le corsaire" and "Le grand coureur".

Like the band promised & said on their official website, Godsaga is about Odin's hanging on Yggdrasil but the artwork refers to Egil Skallagrimsson. More about Egill Skallagrimsson on wiki . You can find lyrics in the booklet but also on their official website. Now, lets talk about the content of the cd.

LOCATION :  Kiel, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Gerald : vocals Jan : drums Micha : bass Morten : guitars Stefan : guitars HISTORY : The band founded in 2007. Their music consists of folkish melodies with black metal riffs and clean vocals whilst their lyrics are kept in Norwegian language. Later in 2010, the band split-up. RECORDINGS : Ut I Det Fjerne, demo 2009 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A

Lets start this review with the cover-art.  I see it & I want to say “congrats” to the designer! The cover-art respects the bandname (harp), the genre & location of the band : “celtic” & the draw is particularly very good! The color itself reflects the metal aspect from the band. I open the jewel cd, and what do I see in my copy ? “to Krissy Dragonhead & Sword Chant”, signed Marc. :) But the font inside like the back cover, I don’t like much because its way too much of these big letters (like the big ones from their respective logo).

LOCATION :  Brest, Brittany, France Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Titan : vocals Marc : guitar, banjo tenor, vocals, bodhran Elli : guitar Victor : bass Guillaume : drums Morwenn : recorder Past members : Bertrand : bass, mandolin, vocals Tangui : whistles, bombard, mountain dulcimer Galaad : diatonic accordion Fanny : vocals Boris : vocals HISTORY : Marc and Boris founded the band during summer 2007. Boris left for personal reasons in 2009 and well, the band had several line-up change. Dur Dabla focuses on Celtic metal. RECORDINGS : Demo 2010 [ review ] Spered ar broiou kozh, EP 2013 Eñvor An Avel, album 2016 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Youtube Bandcamp Instagram Contact :   durdabla@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Interview 2013 ,  2016

LOCATION :  Eatonville, Washington, USA Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Jace Bruton : guitars Stephanie Knittel : bass Timothy Brown : guitars Michael Korchonnoff : drums, vocals HISTORY : Alda formed in 2007. Their music is connected with nature, the songs are changing from acoustic folk to black metal.  RECORDINGS : Demo 2009 Alda, album 2009 : tahoma :, album 2011 Passage, album 2015 [ details ] Stonebreaker, single 2021 Drawn Astray, EP 2021 A Distant Fire, album 2021 WEBSITES : Facebook Bigcartel Contact :   aldacascadia@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Forged in Folk discussion

LOCATION :  Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Status :  Split-up Music :  Black Metal MEMBERS : Adam Magnox : guitar, bass, vocals Ariale Miller : unknown Past members : As Ealdulf : William Thaeccan : vocals Tom Thaeccan : bass Alex Franks : drums HISTORY : Black pagan metal band EALDULF founded in 2008. They have released two records and changed the band name for SACRIMONIA in 2015 to play black metal. It remains not active again in 2022. RECORDINGS : Hrimcealde Sæ, album 2009 Wolven Sentinals, EP 2014 WEBSITES : Bandcamp Contact :   ealdulf@hotmail.co.uk