Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Brittany, France Status :  Active Music :  Celtic Folk / Celtic Harp MEMBERS : Gwenael Kerleo : harp, vocals HISTORY : When she was younger, Gwenael Kerleo learnt harp with Hervé Quéfféléant ( TRISKELL ) as teacher. She's inspired by celtic trad, French songs and jazz. She's got several sessions musicans. RECORDINGS : Terre Celte, album 1996 Chemin de Brume, album 2000 Yelen, album 2003 Pevar, album 2009 Retour en Terre Celte, album 2010 Quai n°7, album 2012 Last Prayer, single 2019 WEBSITES : Gwenaelkerleo.com Facebook Youtube Contact :   contact@gwenaelkerleo.com

Introduction : This demo is available for free download on their official myspace, and so I’m about to review that demo made of 4 tracks : 1. In the Name of Odin | 2. For Glory and Gold | 3. Draw Yours Swords | 4. Nine Steps of Sorrow  We can choose the quality of the content (mp3 320k, flac, ogg, aac, vbr high or low…) when we are about to download with legacy this material. Now, let’s talk about the songs : 1 – In the Name of Odin This intro of song, reflecting the chorus later, remind Alestorm pretty much. Big beats & strings instruments follow together the rhythmic part from this game, while the keyboard is leading that part.

LOCATION :  Reykjavík, Iceland Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Baldur Ragnarsson : guitars Björgvin Sigurðsson : vocals, guitars Gunnar Ben : keyboards Jón Geir Jóhannsson : drums Snæbjörn Ragnarsson : bass Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson : guitars HISTORY : Snæbjörn Ragnarsson and Björgvin Sigurðsson founded the band by august 2009. The band name means "Age of Sword". RECORDINGS : Baldur, album 2010 Börn Loka, album 2012 Skálmöld & Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands, live album 2013 [ details ] Með Vættum, album 2014 [ details ] Niðavellir, single 2016 [  details  ] Vögguvísur Yggdrasils, album 2016 [  details  ] Drink / Kvaðning, split 2016 Höndin sem veggina klórar / Blade Reflections, split 2017 Sorgir, album 2018 10 Year Anniversary - Live in Reykjavík, live album 2020 WEBSITES : Skalmold.is Facebook Soundcloud Youtube Instagram Bandcamp Contact :   skalmold@skalmold.is Booking :   merle@dr...

I remember that moment when I reviewed the first demo of the band. I had already good views on that band, even I made some suggestions... The songs from the demo are in the album by the way. But now, I gotta review their first album.  The cover art refers to the goddess Cathubodua. All elements are in: the goddess, raven, color used, warriors…  Plus, they have a song about the goddess. Also, its a good idea for their first album when I think to Ste’s definition of the bandname. By the way, the lyrics are in the album. Now, about music : Intro The tune starts with soft drums. Rather a good tempo. Secundo and after 2 seconds are the strings instruments & third is windy one (0.15). Its all acoustic but melodies remind some typical arias… Somewhere, It reminded me Ensiferum for example, but it’s well a composed introduction.  Voices enter after 44 seconds, spending sounds, and stop with the musical sentences at 0.56. Then the musical sentences begi...