Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Moscow, Russia Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Ilya Chechel : vocals, guitars Alexey Evseyev : bagpipes, accordion, trumpet, balalaika, rauschpfeife Alexander Minashkin : bass Tatiana Taima : vocals Hurry : accordion Ilya Jazz : drums Past members : Vampire : bass Beligor : drums Owl : guitar Volot : vocals, mouth harp, zhaleyka Bayan : backing vocals, percussions Olga Kondrus : vocals Koloyar : guitar HISTORY : The band founded in 2003 as Северный Ветер (Northern Wind) but changed their bandname the following year. Their lyrics both Russian and Ukrainian, deal with paganism and folklore. RECORDINGS : Temna Gudba, demo 2005 Ekho Drevnosti, live album 2006 Ekho Drevnosti, album 2009 Мир На Ладони (The world in hands), album 2011 Принцесса, single 2011 Waste Me, single 2013 Отголоски веков (Echoes of time), album 2014 Полуночный край, album 2016 [ details ] Winter Dreams, album 2017 [  details ...

The band shared the following news : "As previously announced, the album recounts the tale of the Black Death's incursion into Danish history from 1349 to 1350. The album begins the tale from just prior to the plague's arrival through to when the first bout relinquished its grasp, and focuses on the way the epidemic affected the population – from victim to survivor. We have taken more inspiration from medieval music than on previous albums, and the feel of the album in general has taken a darker and more emotive turn on this recording.