Sword Chant

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...