Sword Chant

From now, Physical copies for the first album " To the Shores of Nórthór " by BAUMBART can be ordered. Contact the band to purchase your copy. The digital version is always available on Bandcamp . You can read the interview I've done and find some more details here . "The Old Ways", the debut album by YONDER REALM is now released! This is the tracklist together with the artwork :

LOCATION :  Vienna, Austria Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Hias Müllner : lead guitar Cari "Käpt'n" Koren : drums Alena Täubling : hurdy gurdy Andrea Prinz : guitar Chiara Dezi : vocals Past members : René : guitar Robert Schroll ( Heathen Foray ) : vocals Ralf Haider : rhythm guitar Andreas "Andi" : bass HISTORY : The Heathen Metal band ALPHAYN founded in 2013 by Robert Schroll (Heathen Foray) together with the other bandmates even the line-up changed a little. They play "Heathen Metal“ influenced by the highest mountains, the deepest woods, the shining sun and the cold light of the moon. With a touch of nordic mythology and the responsibility for nature. You will find in the ALPHAYN music classical folk metal riffs and can go a little more doom times to times. Ralf Haider and Robert Schroll leaves the band in 2016/17. RECORDINGS : Heimkehr, album 2014 [  details  ] Wanderschaft, album 2018 [  details ...

TROLDHAUGEN released their second album entitled "Obzkure Anekdotez for Maniakal Massez" under  Bird's Robe Records . The following tracklist completes the record: 01. Table of Contents 02. Hunting Tactics for Mythical Creatures 03. The Good, The Bad and The Gristle 04. Buckle Up! 05. Lefty's Wild Ride 06. The Rabiator Teuthida 07. Día del Chupacabra 08. Phantom Acrobats 09. Catoptric Contortions 10. Viva Loa Vegas 11. CLANG! 12. Cut to the Chase 13. Swamp Rocket (пуск зажигание) The band will tour in Europe alongside ALESTORM and BRAINSTORM. You can purchase "Obzkure Anekdotez for Maniakal Massez" to that page .

August 25th, 2013, I opened this new website for Sword Chant. The forum for Sword Chant was born by November 2007  and I manage everything Sword Chant since that time... A long time I wonder how many page views could be for this new website after one year but today, I have the answer: 31,000 page views! Dear Jonne Järvelä & Korpiklaani: if you can see this post,  Yes, this website is still flourishing ! :-)

Today is a big day for MOXIE band and fans! The new & debut album "Planted" by the Irish band MOXIE under the flag of  Lyte records  is OUT NOW! Sword Chant is proud to have supported MOXIE during their crowd funding  time to make this album possible by sharing many times the fund page from this young and talented band that is MOXIE and now the record is here, you can purchase it to the following link: http://moxiemuso.bigcartel.com/product/planted

As you know, our bands battles will return, so you need to be ready! :) The following bands in alphabetical order have been chosen by our Community when our members opened the bands bio threads in our forum: 01 - ATAVICUS 02 - BAUMBART 03 - DELION 04 - ELDERTALE 05 - FOLKHEIM 06 - ILLUMINANDI 07 - JUODVARNIS 08 - KORRIGANS 09 - OFÄRD 10 - SIGFADHIR 11 - SVERDKAMP 12 - TERSIVEL 13 - TROLLGASM 14 - YONDER REALM However,

LOCATION :  Santiago, Chile Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Alecksi : vocals Erik : lead guitar Nelson : bass Pablo : drums Andres : keyboards Pedro Muñoz : guitar, vocals, ukulele Past members : Peter  : guitar, vocals HISTORY : The band founded in 2003. Their debut album deals with the fight of  prehispanic cultures against the past and actual society. RECORDINGS : Touched be thy undisturbed essence, demo 2004 Pachakuti, EP 2006 Mapu ñi Tiam, album 2012 Live, EP 2015 Kiepja, single 2019 WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Reverbnation Soundcloud Bandcamp Instagram Youtube Contact :   folkheim.info@gmail.com

LOCATION :  Oktyabrsky, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Olga "Helga" : vocals, violin Anton "JaZzZ" : vocals, guitar Damir "Mystic" : guitar Alexey "Alexis" : bass Alexander "Posox" : drums HISTORY : Founded in 2006, Anabioz has begun active with concert activity from the beginning, 2 years later was released their first record entitled "Through Darkness". RECORDINGS : Through Darkness, album 2008 ...To Light, album 2010 There the sun falls, album 2014 WEBSITES : Anabioz.my1.ru Facebook Vkontakte Instagram Bandcamp Youtube Contact :   anabiosium@mail.ru Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Forged in Folk discussion

From now, you can get your copy of the new EXCELSIS album. This album is acoustic and the title "Chrieger Lieder"  means "Songs of Warriors". TRACKLIST :

Today, the Spanish band ASTERIUM released their second demo entitled "Imperium".  The lyrical theme for this demo is the expansion of Roma and "Imperium" is available only for free and legal download to theit  Bandcamp page . Here is the back cover within the tracklist.

The Swords Of Victory will be the title for the Sword Chant's compilations already announced , added of the current year. The first compilation is settled for December 2015. Tracks from winners bands of our bands battles will complete compilation, if they send the track and their agreement through one form I'll send to the bands. Of course, this form of 3 pages is between bands and myself. I won't share it on the web. The first bands battle should start this September 1st, 2014.  The rules for battles are available to this page .

LOCATION :  Long Island, New York, United States Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Jesse McGunnigle : vocals, guitar, tin & low whistles : keyboards Jorge Dominguez : vocals, guitar Dana Lengel : keyboards, violin, accordion, jew's harp Eddie Carella : bass Johnny Gierak : drums Past members : Edward Delinden : drums Harley Wootton : bass Adam Carrella : bass Scott Burgess : drums HISTORY : Yonder Realm was founded in the summer of 2009 by Jesse McGunnigle and Edward Delinden as a side project. Reclaiming the Throne (Of Madness) was released and soon a live line up took form with the band's newly aquired bass player Harley Wootton and guitar player Jorge Dominguez in 2010. Soon after, the band parted ways with co-founder and drummer Edward Delinden and Harley Wootton, so they found new members. RECORDINGS : Reclaiming the Throne (Of Madness), demo 2009 Beyond a Long Lost World, EP 2011 The Old Ways, album 2014 [...

The German band released their debut album " To the Shores of Nórthór " lately. So, I think its time to learn more on them, I interviewed BAUMBART for.

LOCATION :  São Paulo, Brazil Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : André Frekihugr : vocals, bagpipes, jew's harp, flute Felipe Malavazzi : bass Fenris Fenrir : guitar Dubh Vandræðaskáld : drums Past members : Victor Maldonado : guitar HISTORY : Previously named as Drunkagård , the songs from the beginnings of the band were about trolls, drinks and tavern brawls but in 2008, they change the bandname for Sigfadhir that is a tribute to Odin and means "Father of Victory". The lyrical themes are now about battles, life and beliefs of ancestors.  RECORDINGS : Galdra Smidr, demo 2011 Floresta Ancestral, album 2017 WEBSITES : Sigfadhir.blogspot.com Facebook Twitter Youtube Bandcamp Contact :   sigfadhir@sigfadhir.com.br Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

The Moon and the Nightspirit released under Prophecy Productions their new album entitled "Holdrejtek". It means "lunar sanctuary". 

The Brazilian act TUATHA DE DANANN are back with a single available for free download on their new  website .  Lyrics for the two songs of the single "Dawn of a New Sun" & "We´re Back" to be recorded again for their new album, are in the file as well.

LOCATION :  Kiev, Ukraine Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Kirill "Kirya" Shapovalenko ( Kraamola ) : harsh and clean vocals, guitar, bass, choirs Evgeny Belozertsev : guitar, balalaika Josh O.Berg : keyboards, choirs Evgeny Kozakov : bass Alexander Desyatnichenko : drums HISTORY : The concept for ELDERTALE comes from its founder, Evgeny Belozertsev, and consists to combine metal within traditional folk melodies of the Northern Slavs. This idea came in his mind back in 1998 while he was in his other Heavy Metal band named TIARA. He had to wait the year of 2004 with the find of the first bandmate, Kirill "Kirya" Shapovalenko, to shape this project for real. Kirya started in the band as a bass player but now manages vocals and guitar lines while Evgeny Belozertsev also plays guitar. Therefore, ELDERTALE became a mix of Heavy metal, Power metal and Death metal influenced by Traditional Slavic Folk music. Due to many professional an...

The Celtic metal band  ELUVEITIE now released their new album entitled "Origins" which deals with aetiological tales from Gaul ( more details in our topic ). TRACKLIST :