Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Rodrigo Berne ( Tuatha De Danann ) : guitar, 12-strings guitar, banjo, acoustic guitar, vocals Giovani Gomes ( Tuatha De Danann ) : bass, backing vocals Adriano Sarto : lead vocals Wilson Melkor ( Tuatha De Danann ) : drums, bongos, drum, rattles, ganza de pratinela, half moon tambourine Felipe Batiston ( Tuatha De Danann ) : keyboards, acoustic guitar, banjo, backing vocals Marcos Teixeira : transverse flute, whistles HISTORY : Rodrigo Berne founded the band in 2010. The idea for Tray of Gift's name came from a man who lives in the mountains of a town near Tray of Gift one (Varginha, Brazil). In this town, covered by stones are many mystical stories, beautful waterfalls and a good place to consume mushrooms. That man, who lives away from the people of the town, would have met Rodrigo Berne and offered him a tray full of mu...

LOCATION :  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Gareth Graham : vocals, guitar, keyboards HISTORY : Gareth Graham founded this studio project "Asgardian" during 2010 and releases one first EP. The project goes on hold in 2013 despite a live line-up was in mind. The band comes back on november 13, 2016 and disappaers later. RECORDINGS : Frozen For Eternity, EP 2013 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Bandcamp Contact :  asgardianband@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

I interviewed Martha Gantner from HELROTH , also known as LilleFloytist in the forum.  Questons were made before the creation of that thread. 01. That new project HELROTH was born recently. How that project came to you all ? The idea to play together was in our minds already in July 2012, but those were just plans we didn't take very seriously at that time. We just felt our taste is very similar in music we like and we have a clear view of what we would like to play but that was back in our minds during summer, meanwhile we had a lot of concerts and the time went on and on. But then, we decided among us the “Under Folk Wings Fest” will be our last concert with VECORDIA, because the way that band took wasn't the one we wanted to go. HELROTH will be definitely heavier than VECORDIA and we would like to have more pagan oriented lyrics which VECORDIA never did. Maybe not in all our songs, but definitely in the majority of them. 02. You, Zapor and Ernest aren't ne...

LOCATION :  Gothenburg, Sweden Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Pontus Nilsson : bagpipes (sackpfeife), vocals Ida Persson : bass, violin Daniel Henriksson : guitar Mats Halldin : bass Björn Wallin : drums Past members : Johannes Hällström : bass Göran Hallmarken : hurdy-gurdy Kristin Svensson : violin, vocals HISTORY : Influenced by Garmarna, Nordman, Schelmish, Eluveitie, Apocalyptica or again Iron maiden, the band founded in 2008, with medieval themes in their lyrics. RECORDINGS : Black Magic Fools, EP 2011 A Jester's Confession, EP 2012 [ details ] Soul Collector, album 2016 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Blackmagicfools.com Facebook Instagram Twitter Soundcloud Youtube Bandcamp Contact :   blackmagicfools@live.se Booking :   tzbookingagency@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Forged in Folk discussion

LOCATION :  Moscow, Russia Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Aleksandra "Ris" : vocals Aleksandr "Shmel" ( Kalevala , Svarga ) : bass, vocals Vadim Semenov : drums Rostislav Frolov : guitar Past members : Pavel Kuz'min : guitar Nikita Akselenko : guitar Alexandr Sinitsyn : guitar Vadim "Leshiy" Prokofyev : guitar Anna Bodrova : keyboards Nikolay Filatov : keyboards Natalya Romanenko : vocals Yara : vocals Nikita Polezhaev : drums Pavel Zhdanovich ( Beer Bear ) : guitar HISTORY : РарогЪ (Rarog) founded in 2004, but it takes its roots in the mid-nineties. Their lyrics and music are related with Slavic mythology and paganism. The band split-up in 2014. RECORDINGS : Аз Бога Ведаю! (Az' Boga Vedau!), album 2006 Взойди Солнце (Vzoidi solnce), album 2011 Сыны Сокола (Sini Sokola), album 2012 Кологод, EP 2013 [ details ] WEBSITES : Vkontakte Facebook Youtube Contact :  N/A Find more info...

LOCATION :  Warsaw, Poland Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Shaman : vocals Zapor : guitar Bania : violin Morwin : bass Marcin Ścierański : drums Past members : Ernest : violin Orthank : vocals Martha : flutes, backing vocals Jan Machalski : lead guitar Merol : guitar HISTORY : Martha, Ernest and Zapor founded Helroth in 2012 once they left their previous band. RECORDINGS : Demo 2013 Wataha, EP 2013 I, Pagan, album 2016 WEBSITES : Twitter Facebook Youtube Contact :   helroth.official@gmail.com Booking :  helroth.management@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Interview  2012

I Interviewed Ermes Buttolo from AD PLENITATEM LUNAE  about the album, and more.  01. Your first album entitled « Tempus non est iocundum » will be out this December 29th and if I am correct, that title means “Time isn’t joyful” so I wonder, what is the album about ? Is it about the hard times of Europe facing economic crisis or is it something else like one reference in opposition to Carl Orff opera’s part from “Carmina Burana” so called Tempus est iocundum” (Time is joyful) ? Yes, it's an opposition to "Tempus est iocundum", which is a medieval song from "Carmina Burana". We chose this title to describe the life of the people in our region, Friuli (north-east of Italy), from 13th to 16th century. Life here has always been hard, until the Industrial Revolution, and we wanted to give voice to the people that could have lived here in those times. We didn't want to celebrate war heroes, kings or great men, but  rather the people you can consider "n...

LOCATION :  Madrid, Spain Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Gerald : vocals, bodhran, tin whistle Harlak : bagpipes, tin and low whistles Notwen : violin, mandolin Jyrki : drums Eion : bass Didrik : guitars Gael : guitars HISTORY : Kêltikah is a folk metal/core band founded in 2008. Their lyrics deal with celtic and medieval themes, battles, feasts, tales... Old Spanish is used in lyrics. The band split-up by november 2013. RECORDINGS : 7 Sombras, demo 2012 WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Youtube Bandcamp Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Devon, Canada Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Tev Tegri : vocals Zev : lead guitar, vocals and folk instruments Zelme: guitar, vocals Sorkhon Sharr: bass Bourchi : drums Sche-khe : keyboards, and folk instruments Past members : Wendy Maxwell : keyboards HISTORY : Founded in 2009, MONGOL's art pays homage to the Mongolian Empire. RECORDINGS : Leisurely Destruktion, EP 2010 The Altan Urug, album 2012 Chosen by Tengri, album 2014 [ details ] Warrior Spirit, maxi single 2017 [  details  ] The Return, album 2018 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Soundcloud Bandcamp Youtube Contact :   brandonknott@live.ca Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Quebec, Canada Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Maxime : lead guitar Nicolas "Nick" : rhytym guitars ,vocals Pierre Étienne Coté : rhytym guitars Keven : bass Cedrik : drums  Past members : Jean-Vincent : bass Nicolas F. : keyboards HISTORY : Maxime and Nicolas founded the band in 2012. They play melodic death folk metal and focus on themes about life, history, and fantasy. RECORDINGS : Triad of the Gods, EP 2014 Samonios, single 2020 WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Reverbnation Youtube Contact :   folkyria@outlook.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Espoo, Finland Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Emilio Souto ( Tengwar ) : guitars, mandolin, bouzouki Ignacio Lopez ( Tersivel ) : bass Pereg Ar Bagol ( Boisson Divine ) : bagpipes Paolo Ribaldini : vocals Joonas Nislin ( Frosttide ) : drums Past members : Fernando Marty ( Triddana ) : bass Pablo Allen ( Triddana , Folkearth ) : bagpipes, tin whistle Juan José Fornes ( Triddana ) : guitars Diego Spinelli : tin whistle, piccolo Esteban D'antona : viola Martin McManus : vocals Diego Valdez ( Triddana ) : vocals Matias Pena : drums HISTORY : Skiltron founded in 1997 under the name Century and then, the project by Emilio and Matias stands by until 2004. Century becomes Skiltron and tells about history, folklore and paganism. The band was born in  Buenos Aires, Argentina and now is located in Finland. RECORDINGS : Gathering the Clans, demo 2004 The Clans Have United, album 2006 ...

LOCATION :  Mar del Plata, Argentina Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Svein Terje Solvang : vocals, guitar Mortem : guitar Zupai : bass Asphodel : keyboards Kultrungh : drums Past members : Slaughterblack : drums Wodanaz : drums Naberius : drums Soth : drums Sthenno : bass Erat Delir : bass Elrond : clean vocals Asteroth : vocals Mauricio Pedernera : drums HISTORY : Ancestrum is a Black Pagan Metal band hailing from Argentina and founded late 2008 by Morten.  They released their first record "Paganstorm" one year later.  RECORDINGS : Paganstorm, EP 2009 Spiritual Winter, demo 2010 Spells by the Northern Winds, album 2011 Odens Ride Over Southernland (Bathory tribute), compilation 2012 Our Heathen Soil, album 2015 [ details ] Forleden, album 2022 WEBSITES : Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Youtube Contact :   ancestrum@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Int...

LOCATION :  Guadarrama, Spain Status :  Split-up Music :  Neofolk MEMBERS : Daniel Salmador : N/A Luis M. Folgado : N/A Iñaki Simón : N/A Andrés Barriga : N/A HISTORY : Keltika Hispanna is a Dark Neofolk band founded by  Daniel Salmador  in 2011. Their lyrics deal with Spanish history, paganism, Celtiberian tribes, folklore, culture, nature... promoting the culture of the Celts and Iberians people who have inhabited the Iberian Peninsula for centuries. RECORDINGS : Tauros Togias Sistat, EP 2011 Trashumante, album 2011 Aiurren Tot Abal, album 2012 Karpetovettonika, album 2014 Nekue Uertaunei, album 2016 Leyendas de la Sierra de Guadarrama, album 2019 WEBSITES : Keltikahispanna.es Facebook Bandcamp.com Contact :   info@keltikahispanna.es

Introduction : Well, longtime I should have ended that analysis but I have been prevented, for every time I came back on that album full of 10 tracks to analyze. 01 The song about Native Land \ Pesn’ o Zemle Rodnoy (Песнь о Земле Родной) 02. The wheaten song \ Pshenychnaya (Пшеничная 03. Winter tale \ Zimnaya Skazka (Зимняя сказка) 04. Spring \ Vesna (Весна) 05. Through the forests \ Sred’ lesov (Средь лесов) 06. Leshak \ Leshak (Лешак) 07. Go away, sorrow (Leave us, sorrow) \ Uchody dalyoko, gore (Уходи далёко, горе) 08. Lament about the lot \ Plach o dolyushke (Плач о долюшке) 09. Brave warrior \ Voin hrabryi, Yasnyi Sokol (Воин храбрый, ясный сокол) 10. Get up from your knees! \ Vstavay s kolen! (Вставай с колен)

LOCATION :  Boston, Massachusettes, USA Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Evan Anderson Berry : vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin Wayne Ingram - lead guitar, backing Vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin Daniel Müller : bass, backing Vocals, hammered dulcimer, autoharp Jonathan Teachey : drums, percussions, backing vocals HISTORY : Wilderun was conceived in 2008 by  Evan Berry and early 2012, it became a full band since Wayne Ingram, Dan Müller, and Jon Teachey joined. Wilderun combines original material with traditional folk tunes. Their goal is to bring these old and lost folk tales to a modern audience, giving them a fresh metal twist. RECORDINGS : Olden Tales and Deathly Trails, EP 2012 The Garden of Fire, single 2015 [ details ] Sleep at the Edge of the Earth, album 2015 [ details ] Veil of Imagination, album 2019 Epigone, album 2022 How Stands the Bossa 'Round ?, single 2022 WEBSITES : Wilderun.com Facebook Twi...

LOCATION :  England Status : Split-Up Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : N/A HISTORY : The black pagan metal band Ildra founded in 2004 sings UK history in old English. The internet lacks on details for this band. RECORDINGS : Beorna Beaducraeft, demo 2004 To Elreordgum Landum, demo 2005 Þær Swefende Hæleð Licgað, demo 2007 Eðelland, album 2011 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Santander, Cantabria, Spain Status :  Active Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Dux Briargh ( CrystalMoors ) : Everything HISTORY : The band with lyrics about history of the old time, nature, paganism.... was founded in 2003. The founder, Dux Briargh (Dux was a word to denominate a barbarian leader by the Romans), is better known as Erun-Dagoth, and played in many bands such as CrystalMoors. RECORDINGS : Funeral Howls / A Black Mark Over the Land, split 2005 En el Bosque de Erudinus, demo 2006 Kanttrug, album 2007 Ebro, compilation 2009 Krigas, album 2010 Un Antiguo Trono Olvidado, EP 2010 Pagan Spirit, split 2012 Restoration, split with Aasgard 2012 Omen of the Last Autumn, split with Heilnoz 2013 Eboros, album 2015 Autóctono, album 2021 WEBSITES : Bandcamp Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Paris, France Status :  Unknown Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Hartmann ( Ulfarkheim ) : vocals, whistle Seigvald : guitar Heras : keyboards Merlinoob : bass HISTORY : The band formed in Juy 2010. They planned ti release a material "Forest of Shadows" back in 2013 but they abandoned that project. RECORDINGS : N/A WEBSITES : Facebook Contact :   bor.metalband@gmail.com

I will introduce SKALDIC SOUL through this interview. All started from a joke between the band and me but then, the joke changed to one real interview. 01. Hello Skaldic Soul, how did the band start ?  Hej Folks, first we are glad to be here answering the questions for these amazing folks!! The band started in 2006. We ever loved Folk Metal bands. Many years ago, the band Bathory changed our lives and since that time, we ever listened to bands like Cruachan, Suidakra, Ensiferum, Borknagar etc… So, we created the band in 1999 to play some cover songs, and in the end of 2005, we decided to change it to play some folk metal made by our own. We had a lot of lineup changes mainly for drums. We have lost a lot of time working with new members. In 2007 we made our first single called “Forbidden eyes” that was very different from what we do now, and after that, between 2008/2009 we released our first EP “Paths In the Highlands”. We passed through several lineup changes again be...

LOCATION :  Greenville, North Carolina, USA Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Vincent "Jake" Jones : bass, vocals Heinrich Arnold : guitar, vocals Tyler Gresham : drums Donny Burbage : guitar Past members : Jack Rodriguez-Dougherty : guitar, vocals George Yiznitsky : guitar Robbie March : keyboards, guitar HISTORY : The band founded by June 2010. Their lyrical themes deal with the norse gods, fantasy and battle. RECORDINGS : Odin Will Provide, EP, 2011 Swampwitch, Single, 2012 One Chosen By The Gods, album 2013 The Magician, Single 2013 The Chariot, Single 2015  Tarot, album 2017 Death, single 2018 Goodbye, single 2020 Redneck Vikings from Hell, album 2020 Should I?, single 2023 WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Youtube Bandcamp Deezer Instagram Contact :   aether.realm@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Forged in Folk discussion

LOCATION :  Harderwijk, The Netherlands Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Rik van Schaaik : vocals Sebastiaan Pongers : lead guitar, backing vocals Birgit hartkamp : rhythm guitar Clance Vaasen : drums Rowan Schuddeboom : fiddle Peter-jan van Velzen : bass Past members : Pim Marcelis : drums Jobert-Jan van Nieuwenhuyzen : vocals Melanie van de Kaa : bass Gilian Hettinga: bagpipes (GHB, gaîta), tin whistle HISTORY : Rhovanion started in 2010 and split-up in 2017. Rhovanion was a large region of northern middle Earth in J.R.R. Tolkien's works, inspired by the band for their songs. RECORDINGS : Land of the Wild, EP 2012 WEBSITES : Facebook Youtube Contact :   info@rhovanionofficial.nl Booking :   booking@rhovanionofficial.nl

LOCATION :  Beijing, China Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Ashan : vocals, guitar Saina : balalaika Namra : drums Orgil : bass, vocals Tsog : morin khuur Past members : Bysal : drums Saqir : sampling Wills : balalaika Amila : balalaika Ding Kai : drums Aoger : bass, vocals HISTORY : The founder Ashan created the mongolian folk metal band NINE TREASURES (九宝乐队) during 2008 in Beijing, China and the other bandmembers joined in 2010. Some change in the line-up since 2012. Their lyrics tell mongolian myths since the roots of all the bandmembers are mongolians. RECORDINGS : Arvan Ald Guulin Honshoor (Ten inches brass mouth), album 2012 [ free download ] Sonsii, single 2013 Nine Treasures, album 2013 Galloping White Horse, single 2014 [ details ] Live In Beijing, live album 2015 [ details ] 10 years, single 2016 [  details  ] Wisdom Eyes, album 2017 [  details  ] Awakening from Dukkha, album 2021 ...

LOCATION :  Mutriku-Donostia-Ermua, Spain Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Beleak : guitars, vocals Mikelot : Guitars, clean Vocals Egoitz : bass, keys Jonas : drums Eider : keys Oihane : vocals Imanol : violins HISTORY : Aiumeen Basoa (Euskera for Forest Of Screams) is a folk/pagan metal Spanish band, born in 1994. Their lyrics are about nature and the folklore of Euskal Herria or Vasconia, a cultural region conformed by Spanish and French territories where Basque culture is very important. They have had many difficults to release their material, until in 2010, they released a LP called Iraganeko Bide Malkartsutik. In Spain, Euskal Herria has political connotations given by political parties, but Aiumeen Basoa rejects this. - Thanks to "Endovélico" user for those elements . RECORDINGS : Triarchy Of Vasconia, split 2001 Iraganeko Bide Malkartsutik, album 2010 WEBSITES : Facebook Contact :   promo@indarproductions.com Find m...

LOCATION :  Heerlen, The Netherlands Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Olaf Nijssen : vcals, mandolin Tim Skerka : guitar, bass guitar (studio) Remy Maes : bass guitar Rafke Hotterbeekx :vocals (session) Past members :  Tom Latten : drums Jelle Backhuis : bass guitar Sammy Thijssen : guitar, backing vocals Willem Timmer : guitar, backing vocals Arne Gerits : violin, flute, vocals Samana Rikers : vocals, acoustic guitar, tin whistle Kenneth Martens : drums HISTORY : The band founded while july 2005. Their first album named "Gebroake, Gehange en Gewroake” was about the history of their province of Limburg ; and the artxork for "Deathworld EP" is the Apotheosis of War  painting by Vasily Vereshchagin (Васи́лий Вереща́гин), 1871. RECORDINGS : Chain of Dogs, demo 2006 Burning Bridges In A World Of Death, EP 2008 Gebroake, gehange en gewroake, album 2010 Deathworld, EP 2012 Burning Bridges in a World of Death, comp...

LOCATION :  Venice, Veneto, Italy Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Sara Tacchetto : vocals, redpipe, tin whistle, choirs Leonardo Dalla Via : bass, vocals, harsh vocals, choirs, bass, programming Marco Povolo: vocals, choirs, keyboards, bouzouki, programming Massimo Benetazzo : drums Mattia Buggin : electric and acoustic guitars Past members : Matteo Patuelli : guitar, vocals Andrea ‘Demetrio’ Rampin  : bagpipes, accordion, tin and low whistles, xylophone Francesco Salviato : fiddle Alessandro Baldo : bass Fabio Ceccato : bass Martina Mezzalira : violin Marco Munari : guitar Paolo Pesce : accordion, keyboard, hurdy gurdy Folk : keyboards Riccado Gianni : violin HISTORY : The Vallorch idea came up in december 2010 when Marco Munari, Matteo Patuelli & Massimo Benetazzo were attended to a gig together. The band name comes from a Cimbrian village in Italy.  Sara Tacchetto, Leonardo Dalla Via, Francesco Salviat...

LOCATION :  Capital Federal, Argentina Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Pablo Trangone : vocals, keyboards, bombo legüero (drum), peruvian cajón Federico Bertoli : guitar, charantarra, vocals Leandro Ramogida: guitar, vocals Javier A. Espeche : bass Federico Prieto: drums, bombo legüero HISTORY : The members of Arraigo are influenced by a lot of musical genres like Grunge (Nirvana, Pearl Jam...), Punk Rock (Green day, Offspring), Metal (Helloween, Megadeth, Dream Theater...), local bands (Hermética, Almafuerte, Divididos, Pappo, Piazzola, José Larralde and Atahualpa Yupanqui) but they find the roots they were looking for into the traditionals argentinian musics & dance (Tango, Candombe, Zamba, Chacarera, Carnavalito, Vidala, Chamamé). From these influences, Arraigo founded during 2004 and two years later was released one first EP entitled "Rancho Sur”. RECORDINGS : Rancho Sur (South Ranch), EP 2006 Fronteras y Horizontes (Frontiers...

LOCATION :  Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Yari Ruiz : vocals, lead guitars Daniel Ramirez : bass Hector Orozco : keyboards Juan Felipe : rythmic guitar Jonathan Giraldo : drums Past members : Juan Jose :  rythmic guitar Alejandro Valencia : flutes HISTORY : MuyzKKubuN formed in 2009. MuyzKKubuN is a variation of the word Muysccubun that means (Muisca Language). Muisca is a colombian indian tribe. They combine in the lyrics a mystical concept about mother nature and pagan heritage. They splitted during july 2014 but come back with a new line-up in may 2017. RECORDINGS : Demo 2012 In The Name Of Our Gods, album 2013 WEBSITES : Facebook Bandcamp Youtube Contact :   muyzkkubun@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Beren Tol Galen ( Maglor ) : vocals, all instruments : - Electric guitars (mainly my Ibanez Prestige and occasionally an old Jay Turser vinta GE Series strat-style)  - Electric bass (simple Fender borrowed from a friend)  - 12 strings acoustic (Takamine G Series) as well as a little 6 string classical that I purchased from a small music shop in La Paz, Bolivia - Keyboards (M Audio Axiom 61 ~ using numerous software samplers including: Native Instruments as well as Nexus...I believe there was even some from Xpand 2 in there...) - Drum Programming (all completed through the included Digirack plugins [Xpand 2, etc.] with Pro Tools 8 (A DAW that I have decided I will never use again ~ I have since begun switching over to Reaper since the release of Maglor's "CotF")  * "The keys covered basically all instruments aside from guitars and drums heard on "From For...

LOCATION :  Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Rogério Malgor : lead vocals, rhythmic guitar Gordo "Goblin" Bardo : whistles, flutes, banjo André Fernandes : lead guitar Luca Bresciani : bass, vocals Julio Cesar : drums Past members : Odair Otávio : synth Emerson Arruda : drums Raul Pauletto : drums Murilo Martins : drums Guilherme Torresin : drums Rodrigo Menegatti : drums Pedro Diogo Bresciani : guitars Matheus Baren  guitars Gabriel Martins  : guitars Renato Whistler Santos : great highland bagpipes, uillean pipes, bodhrán, Irish flutes, tin whistles Lui Marestoni: lead guitar, clean vocals HISTORY : The band founded in 2006 in Brazil. They have released one single and one EP in 2007 and 2008 and then, they tried to release their debut album "Thunderforge", planned for 2014 but the band split up while october 2013. The "Thunderforge" album will never see the daylight in the future. April ...

LOCATION :  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Luthien : vocals, 12 strings, classical and electric guitars, keyboards Draendil : vocals, electric guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming Beren Tol Galen ( Eldensky ) * : vocals, electric guitars, 12 strings, bass, keyboards, drum programming * More details on Eldensky page. HISTORY : Emerging from the depths of the darkest forests, the deepest halls, and beyond towering mountains: summons forth sounds of long forgotten ages. Seeking to capture the very essence of the Old World, and bring together melodies of the woodlands with the thundering heathen rhythms that remain unconquered over time.. Essentially brought into being in the year 2002: and having undergone serveral changes since then ~ Maglor is helmed and led by Draendil, Luthien, and Beren Tol Galen. Each individual adding their own creative sound and style - giving life to the epic that is... Maglor  (w...

LOCATION :  Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Nandu : guitars, bass, kKeyboards, Leonese bagpipes, drums, percussions, hurdy-gurdy Eric : vocals Curto : bass (live) Past members : Belial Báez : guitars (live) Nacho : bass Oscar G. Comendador : guitar Lord Valius : vocals Huevo : bass David : drums HISTORY : Llvme is a Spanish doom-black-folk metal band created in 2007. They sing in Leonese, a historical Spanish dialect, spoken in the three Spanish provinces which, historically, form León: Zamora, Salamanca and León. "Llvme" means "Fire" in Leonese. They released their debut album Fogeira de Sueños (Bonfire of Dreams) in 2010 which is about Leonese popular folklore, and Yía de Nuesu (It's ours) album in 2012. This album is about Leonese history : medieval ages (Reino de León), Celtic era (Vettons). RECORDINGS : Fogeira de Sueños, album 2010 Yía de Nuesu, album 2012 WEBSITES : Faceboo...

LOCATION :  Gemona del Friuli, Italy Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Nakia Spizzo : vocals, tintinnabulum (bells), small percussions Ermes Buttolo : German medieval bagpipes, musette du centre, traverse flute, frame drums Maria Valentinuzzi : keyboards, shawm Giulio Martinelli : guitars, backing vocals Alberto Revelant : bass, backing vocals Past members : David Bressani : guitars Marco Cargnelutti : drums Giorgio Londero : vocals HISTORY : The band founded in 2005 "for fun" but the things became serious in 2010. Their lyrics written in Friulian, deal with their region that is their roots and force, They said the following in the Sword Chant forum when it was back in 2012 : "It's in this region that we have our roots, and our music speaks about those roots, about the history of our land, from the point of view of the less important, the outcasts, the paesants and the people who believed in ancient rural cults eradicated by the Roma...

LOCATION :  Eugene, OR, USA Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Jenn Grunigen : drums, percussion (djembe, tablas, gong, tambourine, and more), female vocals Cavan Wagner : growls, male vocals, guitars, bass, mouth harp, throat singing, programming, other instruments Isamu Sato : bass Robin McDougal : lead guitar Bighid Wagner : violin, female vocals HISTORY : Moss Of Moonlight is a neofolk metal metal band founded in 2010 with lyrics about nature, paganism and the conceptual nation of Cascadia, located in the northwest of the USA. In 2014, the band name changes for  Felled . RECORDINGS : As MOSS OF MOONLIGHT : Seed, album 2012 Winterwheel, EP 2013 As FELLED : Bonfire Grit, demo 2017 [  details  ] The Intimate Earth, album 2021 [ details ] WEBSITES : Moss Of Moonlight :  Facebook Felled :  Facebook  &  Bandcamp Contact :   felledband@gmail.com Find more information on...

LOCATION :  New York, USA Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Pat Reilly : guitar Greg Baker : double bass Randy Tesser : drum Muren : morin khuur Nature "张天然" Ganganbaigal (RIP 2019) : morin khuur, tovshuur, dombra, jaw's harp, vocals Past members : Hasi : morin khuur Wang Xin : morin khuur Mural : dombra Ding Kai : drums Yuri Liak : drums Uljmuren : strings instruments Alex Abayev : bass Josh Schifris : drums Robert McLaughlin : violin, Igil HISTORY : Nature started Tengger Cavalry in 2010 as a one-man band project in Beijing, China. He released some records and Tengger Cavalry became a full band with time. Then, Nature moved to the USA and found new band members. Throat singing can be found in their music inspired by Mongolian cultures and shamanism. The band splitup after Cian Bi album released, coming back with a new lineup, months later. June 13, 2019, Nature found dead, The cause of death was not publi...

LOCATION :  Pretoria, South Africa Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Ruan Malan : guitars, vocals Morné Erasmus : guitar Arno Smit : bass Werner Boshoff : keyboards Frederik Nagel : drums Past members : Louis Kruger : bass HISTORY : Balyios is a melodic folk metal band from Pretoria, South Africa. Werner Boshoff and Ruan Malan are the founders of the band born during 2010. Louis left in april 2012 and the band found Arno, one month later. Later came the full line-up within Louis Kruger and Frederik Nagel members, after a simple demo studio session. The band released their debut album by november 2012 and then, they split up in 2013. RECORDINGS : Niflheim, single 2012 [ free download ] Homeward, album 2012 [  free download  ] WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Bandcamp Contact :  N/A Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Forged in Folk discussion

Kastalija is the second album from the Slovenian band AVVEN. The album made of 10 tracks : 01. Zmaji 02. Ros 03. Nuala 04. Vvile 05. Ibo 06. Tarak 07. Hej Ti! 08. Spain 09. L.78 10. Tornach Lyrics can be found inside the booklet but I’m not sure to understand why it doesn’t follow the tracks order. Tarak is the only full English song while some English can be found in the last track entitled “Tornach”. Let’s see the music now:

LOCATION :  Buenos Aires, Argentina Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Cort Runyon : all instruments HISTORY : Northsong is a one man band project created by Cort Runyon during midsummer 2010 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He moved to Argentina in 2015. RECORDINGS : Winter's Dominion, EP 2011 The Final Journey, album 2013 Forgotten Tales, single 2013 Winter's Dominion: 5th Anniversary, album 2016 [  details  ] Northern Winds & Winter Hymns, album 2021 WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Tumblr Youtube Bandcamp Contact :   northsongmetal@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Bucharest, Romania Status :  Split-up Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Matei : vocals, tulnic, caval Sobo   : bass Andrei : guitar, backing vocals Sorin : guitar Paul : drums Sasa : violin HISTORY : Carpatica founded in 2009 and splits after the release of their debut album.  Their lyrics deal with old Romanian traditions and mythology.  RECORDINGS : La Capatul Vremii, album 2013 [ free download ] WEBSITES : Facebook Soundcloud Contact : N/A

LOCATION :  Barcelona, Spain Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Jön Thörgrimr : lead guitar, vocals Jormun : rhythmic guitar Alaricus Ficarus : bass Harald : drums Hyrtharia : keyboards Past members : Vilboög Dürsjen : rhythmic guitar Adrien : male vocals, rhythmic guitar Niniel : female vocals Zorak : piccolo, transverse flute, tin whistle Lynette : violin Neko : violin Yann : drums Gerard Chicote : vocals Aloysa : vocals Ripper Svarti : rhythmic guitar Nil : guitar Anibal : violin Daniel : flute, pipes HISTORY : Jön Thörgrimr Fjölnir founded the band in 2011 and then, the members Yann, Alaricus, Ireth, Nil, Gerard, Daniel and Anibal joined. Several line-up change since its creation. Lyrical themes are about vikings, paganism, medieval times and nature.  RECORDINGS : Demo 2012 The voice of the forest, demo 2013 The Legend, EP 2014 [  details  ] Tales Of A Forgotten Hero, album ...

LOCATION :  Buenos Aires, Argentina Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Wulfgar Walthar : vocals, violin Roderick Radulfrson : guitar Hrothgar Langurskegg : guitar Gunnar Gunthwulf : bass Past members : Bjölfur Kunsen : guitar Sigtyr : drums HISTORY : Einher Skald is a Viking Death Metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 2001. The line-up changed a little until their first demo. RECORDINGS : Einher Skald, demo 2008 Drinking in Valhalla, demo 2010 Battles at Midgarth, EP 2011 Mud and Blood, album 2018 WEBSITES : Facebook Reverbnation Youtube Contact :   einherskald@hotmail.com

LOCATION :  Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Patricia Téllez Francisco : vocals, bodhrán Sergio Galiano : guitar Alexander Patrick : bodhrán, bouzouki Carlos : bass Félix : drums Rafael Carlos Viúdez : tin and low whistles, bagpipes, piano Diego Guerrero : violin Past members : David Sánchez ( Celtibeerian ) : viola, harp, acoustic guitar, vocals Alex Téllez Francisco : vocals HISTORY : The spanish Mörrighan started as Celtic Folk band in 2010. Their drummer Félix joined in 2011 and the band became Celtic Metal. David Sánchez left the band to focus on Celtibeerian band, he joined and then,  Mörrighan band split-up in March 2015. RECORDINGS : Evocation, single 2011 Hear our cry, EP 2013 WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Youtube Contact :  N/A