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The album by SKELFIR is entitled "Streifzug" and this is planned for November. TRACKLIST: 01. Wächter des Wissens 02. Falsche Propheten 03. Hoch den Humpen 04. Das Murkelmännchen von Eschelbach 05. Schlachtruf 06. Der Stein auf dem Bühl 07. Heidrun 08. Hidden Track

Finnish bnad VORNA will release their second album on December 4th. Seven tracks complete the full length entitled "Ei valo minua seuraa" (No Light Follows Me). The lead-vocalist Vesa Salovaara shared a few words about the album & recordings : This year has most certainly been Vorna’s busiest one to date and the whole album making process was quite intensive experience as well. The song material was constantly evolving from the earliest demo sessions in April all the way to the mixing which took place in July. As a result we think we’re holding our most mature, diverse and also, in a way, darkest album yet. Still, neither risks nor untamed intuitive ideas were avoided and we believe that one might find even somewhat surprising shades from it’s depths. Lyrically ”Ei valo minua seuraa” is dealing with quite universal and timeless themes. The story is fundamentally about a journey towards mental or spiritual equilibrium which is being torned by contradictive identities ...

TROLL BENDS FIR band from Russia are currently working on their next release.  It will be one DVD available to Soundage productions soon.  Beside is the artwork.

RABENWOLF band revealed thru a teaser, the release date for their upcoming EP entitled " Stethu " which will come on October 9th of 2015.

VALKENRAG released their new album entitled "Twilight of blood and flesh" as a jewel case in a cardboard cover+12 page booklet with the lyrics and a band photo. Contact the band to purchase your copy. TRACKLIST: 01. Intro 02. Halls of the Brave 03. Belongings of Thor 04. Bolthorn 05. Twilight of Blood and Flesh 06. Waves of Coming Future 07. The Price of Wisdom 08. Redemption Time 09. The Ultimate Prize 10. Wild Hunt

WINTERHYMN revealed details for their upcoming album “Blood & Shadow”: The twelve-track saga follows their 2011 debut Songs for the Slain. The album is comprised of never-before-heard material, as well as four songs fans will recognize from their 2014 Paganfest Sampler EP released in conjunction with their North American tour with Korpiklaani, Turisas, Chthonic, and Varg. “The only issue we’ve encountered with the title ‘folk metal’ is that it’s one that’s very resilient to change,” says violinist Umbriel. “Many people have a fixed conception of what that means – what’s allowed and what isn’t. With this album we’re hoping to help change that.”  The preview of “Dream of Might” showcases a distinct shift in the band’s sound. “It’s straightforward, barbaric metal with half the pomp and twice the balls,” adds singer/guitarist Draug. “It’s darker and more expressive, without sacrificing any of the guts and glory. It’s the purest our voice has ever been and speaks to what we a...

EPHYRA announced the following : We are pleased to announce our signing with Bakerteam Records and the upcoming release of our new album “Along the Path”. It will be distributed since November 20th in Europe and December 4th in the USA. Many guest musicians appear on this record and we want to thank them for the collaboration. Listed below, some of them: Davide Cicalese ( Furor Gallico), Silvia Bonino ( Folkstone), Lisy Stefanoni (Evenoire) and Mattia Stancioiu. Stay tuned, further news coming soon!

HAEGEN will release their debut EP entitled Tales From Nowhere on October 15th of 2015.

WOLFHORDE are currently working on their upcoming album which is entitled "Towards the Gates of North". Nine tracks including one intro and one storyline loosely based on Norse mythology will complete the record on mixing step by now.

While FIMBULTYR unveils to the world, the artwork for their upcoming album entitled "Niddikter", the band reveals the tracklist to Sword Chant. :) TRACKLIST: 01. Oförgätlig Erinran 02. Bergtagen av Sorg 03. Lindisfarne 04. Själaberövad 05. Balders Död 06. Av Resen Snärjd 07. Såda Hels Arme 08. Hedningens Tid

The new album "Until Our Tale Is Told" by the Italians VALLORCH is out now and can be ordered to the Bandcamp page of their label. TRACKLIST: 01. Whatever May Befall 02. Until Our Tale Is Told 03. Unspoken Echoes 04. Slèrach 05. Howling Hysteria 06. Khéeran Hòam 07. Crystal Rememberance 08. Tanzerloch (Of Love and Loss) 09. Ais Un Snea 10. Dancing Leaf Overture 11. Carnelian Masquerade

Lately, I interviewed Piotr Martuś from the band NETHERFELL regarding their upcoming album "Between East And West" (Między Wschodem a Zachodem) and more. 01. Hi Piotr! First of all, can you explain us the band name? What does it mean for you ? I found the name in some end-notes of one of Tolkien's books. I remember that it is supposed to mean something like "Underground hill" in some elder english dialect. I have to admit that I have tried to found that fragment of the book later, but I didn't managed. I choose that name only because it sounds cool for me and I think it does not restrict us.

WINDFAERER released "Tenebrosum" album.  CD's and digital are now available on  Bandcamp . TRACKLIST: 01. Celestial Supremacy 02. Finisterra 03. Tales Told in Oblivion 04. Santería 05. The Everlasting 06. Morir en el olvido 07. The Outer Darkness

Today, DISTORIAM released their "Chapter I : Vinlanders" album in digital. The physical version of the record will be availble in 3 days. You can order both digital and CD on their Bandcamp page . TRACKLIST: 01. Hymn To Mead 02. Duel Of A Hundred Lights 03. I - Us, Travelers 04. Northern Sea Journey 05. Steel And Steeds 06. Exiled 07. II - The Call To Freedom 08. Thùnn Kivavit Ankris 09. Flaming Sails 10. Vinlanders (Defend The Land) 11. Deadly Shores Of Wasted Hopes 12. Venturing Forth [ video ]

Idris Awaits EP is the new work from the  ANNWN  band from Wales, UK. The release is available since today and can be ordered on Bandcamp . TRACKLIST: 01. Mountain's Sunrise 02. Mountain's Peak 03. Mountain's Farewell 04. Suo Gan (Traditional Welsh lullaby)

Currently, DRENAÏ are working hard on their next album. The French band is making new songs for a full length record planned for 2017.

DELIRIUM band are currently on their next album planned for 2016, which will be the 10 years of the Franconian Pagan metal band.. 10 tracks may complete the full length.

Yesterday,  MORMIEBEN released their debut EP and today is their video for "Le Principal Défaut" song revealed :

Officially released in....Let's say " less than one hour :P ", the debut EP "Hissons le Pavillon" by MORMIEBEN   can be ordered if you contact the band . Some days ago, I  interviewed the French band regarding this record and the band itself. TRACKLIST: 01. Hissons le Pavillon (Pull up/Hoist the flag) 02. Le Principal Défaut (The main flaw) 03. Tavernier (Innkeeper) 04. Le Vent qui Hurle (Screaming wind) 05. La Vie de Forban (Pirate life)

DRAUGÛL released their new album entitled "Chronicles Untold". The record is available to the label shop . TRACKLIST : 01. Vargens Förbannelse 02. Dark Waters 03. The Voice of Huldra 04. Nordens Enslighet 05. The Jötnar Chronicle 06. Herr Mannelig [ video ] 07. Cry of the Vittra [ video ] 08. ...In Dreams 09. Vargens Förbannelse Pt. II 10. Awakening of the Forest Spirit

SAXORIOR band released under the flag of Einheit Produktionen, their new album they entitled " Saksen ". You can purchase it to this page . TRACKLIST: 01. Hinreise 02. Saksen 03. Litus Saxonicum 04. Irminsul 05. Blutbad von Verden [ video ] 06. Sax 07. Stellinga 08. Rückkehr

HARPYIE released their album "Freakshow". You can get it here . TRACKLIST : 01. Freakshow 02. Monster 03. Elisa [ video ] 04. Dunkle Wissenschaft 05. Fauler Zauber 06. Tanz auf meinem Grab 07. Karneval der Kreaturen 08. Lebendig begraben 09. Der schwarze Mann 10. Wilde Reise durch die Nacht 11. Goblin 12. Das Zweigesicht 13. Wahnsinn

Last week, I interviewed the Swedish band GRIMNER  regarding their acoustic EP entitled "De Kom Från Norr".  They told a lot of things on this EP released since today. For example, they revealed this tracklist over there : 01. De Kom Från Norr (They Came From the North) 02. Sorgesaga (Tale of Sorrow) 03. Etterpolska (Venom Reel) 04. Gungner (Gungnir) 05. Forna Dagar (Swing version) You can get this record passing by Bandcamp .

SAOR announced the following :  I'm happy to announce that the extremely talented Meri Tadić will be performing fiddle on the new Saor album. She was fiddle player/vocalist for Swiss Folk Metal band Eluveitie from their first album until 2013. She is now currently working on her awesome solo project Irij which she describes as "Electro Folk Rock with a macabre twist!".  The next SAOR album is planned for 2016.

Canadian band TROLLWAR are currently working on their second full length which is planned for 2016. The band said : We are currently working really hard on the 2nd album. The songs have been written for a long time now! At this stage, the pre-prod is part of the past, the 9 new songs are fully completed. We are training our drummer so he can kick ass in studio like never. This album will be much different musically. It will be way darker and way deeper than Earthdawn Groves, but Trollwar is always following the same path. Starting from a blend of blackened folk metal, we worked really hard to develop the melodic and dynamic aspects that forges our sound. Prepare for something really epic. Adding an orchestral aspect to both the album production and live act will be a great phase for us. We made a final choice regarding the recording process of that full-length. Mysteries will be enlightened soon! Stay tuned, as great news are coming fast. 

As you know , the new and self-titled album by MÅNEGARM will be released on November 20th but from now, it can be pre-ordered as Limited Digipack (200 copies) to Napalm records . You can listen to "Odin Owns Ye All (Snippet)" song here .

OCELON revealed the title for their album planned for the next year . The record is entitled "Of the Lost Heritage" and there are 12 tracks inside the full length available for pre-order through their campaign . 3 out of the 12 tracks were part of their demo. The band also revealed the tracklist for their upcoming debut album : 01. To Ocelon 02. The Moon Hunter 03. Amber Blood 04. Homeland 05. Communion 06. Forest of Mist 07. Pilgrimage 08. Introll 09. Battletroll 10. Among Mountains 11. Raven's Crown 12. Ashen

Soon will be released in digipack the new IMBARU album through GS Productions. The record is entitled "El Inherente Sentir en los Árboles" and will be available for free download on Bandcamp. Find the tracklist to this page .

Herr Mannelig, a Swedish medieval ballad, will be part of the DRAUGÛL album entitled " Chronicles Untold " coming pretty soon. Find their version here : All vocals and instruments by Draugul, except the Nyckelharpa parts played by Mathias Gyllengahm.

Folk n' Troll Metal band HORDE THOR revealed a new track taken from their upcoming album "Glorg's Tale". "Troll tea party" is the track title.

The mini-album entitled "Ozimina" by THY WORSHIPER is now releasesd and available on Bandcamp . This is the tracklist within English translations/explanations: 01. Brzask (eng. Dawn) 02. Halny (the name of kind of strong and warm wind in south of Poland, blowing mostly on early spring time) 03. Ozyny (old Slavic name for Bramble) 04. Wietlica (eng. Athyrium) 05. Wsrod Cieni i Mgiel (eng. Among Shadows and Mists) 06. Ozimina (eng. Winter Corn)

I had the opportunity to share some words with one passionate of rum  Clément from the  MORMIEBEN crew. The pirate metal band will release their debut EP within four days and then, I thought that would be a fine time to dig them better. :) Here is the interview : 01. Hi! The bandpage for your band has been freshly added on Sword Chant. Can you describe us what is MORMIEBEN ?  Hi Dragonhead and thank you for the add to Sword Chant, it’s really great! There are only a few websites like yours and what you do is wonderful so keep going on !

LOCATION :  Buenos Aires, Argentina Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Lucas "Tako" Taquino : vocals Lucas Dios : lead guitar, choir Lucas Urri : rythm guitar, choir Facundo Alvarado : drums, percusions David Funes : whistles, flutes, kantele Gabriel "Lex" Sturniolo : fiddle, vocals HISTORY : Early 2015 was founded the band by Lucas Dios and Lucas Urri and then, David Funes, Tako, Facundo Alvarado, and Lex joined. RECORDINGS : Stay Where You Can Hear Us, EP 2015 [ details ] WEBSITES : Facebook Twitter Soundcloud Youtube Bandcamp Contact :  vynkordfolk@gmail.com

Early 2015 was founded VYNKORD band from Argentina. Now, they released their debut EP entitled "Where You Can Hear Us" available for free download . Stay Where You Can Hear Us by Vynkord

Italian band HAEGEN shared the first track taken from their EP "Tales From Nowhere" coming soon. The song is entitled "Dal Castello Alla Foresta".

VALKENRAG will release their album "Twilight of blood and flesh" on September 27th through Art of the Night Productions. TRACKLIST: Tracklist: 01. Intro 02. Halls of the Brave 03. Belongings of Thor 04. Bolthorn 05. Twilight of Blood and Flesh 06. Waves of Coming Future 07. The Price of Wisdom 08. Redemption Time 09. The Ultimate Prize 10. Wild Hunt

LOCATION :  Osimo (AN), Marche, Italy Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Leonardo Lasca : vocals Michael Anderlucci : guitar Samuele Secchiaroli : guitars, backing vocals Nicola Scalzotto : bass, backing vocals Tommaso Sacco : drums Eugenio Cammoranesi : keyboards, backing vocals Past member : Federico Padovano : tin and low whistles, backing vocals HISTORY : The project "Haegen" founded in 2012 at Osimo, Italy and is the result of the union of 2 formations, one made by Eugenio, Nicola and Leonardo, born from the idea to have fun and play together. The other one composed by Nicola, Samuele and Tommaso, a Groove Thrash Metal band, within the goal to try and taste heavy sound. Federico Padovano joined in summer 2014 but left the band early 2018. RECORDINGS : Haegen, demo 2014 Tales From Nowhere, EP 2015 [ details ] Immortal Lands, album 2017 [  details  ] WEBSITES : Facebook Youtube Bandcamp Contact : ...

Australian band TROLLGASM revealed some elements regarding their new record coming soon. Seven tracks will complete the record entitled "Play Folk Or Die".

Below is a new VARANG NORD track entitled "Beer & Vodka". The song is taken from their upcoming full length "Master of the Forest", coming out during Winter.

October 2nd will be released the new and double album by SAUROM.  27 tracks will be inside the box :

Here it is.  The new DRAKUM EP entitled "Trollmin" can be purchased to this page if you like what you hear : TRACKLIST : 01. Introll 02. Wall Of Deadly Trolls 03. Magic Potion Of The Evil Jester 04. Troll Recipe 05. Drunk Troll 06. Outroll

A THOUSAND WINTERS band are back and for a new start within their new EP out now and avaialble in digital on Bandcamp .  2 previously released songs from 2011 now re-worked (new vocals, new drums, new sound) plus 2 new ones complete the record. Recordings had started back in 2012 but the band met some problems, forcing them to delay the release. Next months will be available the physical version of this EP limited to 50 copies hand numbered thru 40 Dead Records. Find the tracklist here .

LOCATION :  Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Black Pagan MEMBERS : Oliver Glaser : vocals Niels Nußhart : guitars, backing vocals Paul Oesterwitz : guitars Simon Müller : bass Fee Glaser : hurdy gurdy, backing vocals Carsten Beiersdörfer : drums Past members : Patrick Römer : guitars Phileas Brecht : bass Mathias Hollunder : drums Jessica Rhodes : hurdy gurdy HISTORY : ANGUR founded in 2006. They have released their debut album "Hôrt mîn Sagen" in 2011 and then, the line-up changed a little. They probably split-up without a word, years ago - looking at their hacked facebook and dead website for so long. RECORDINGS : Hôrt mîn Sagen, album 2011 Ego, EP 2015 [ details ] WEBSITES : Bandcamp Contact :   kontakt@angur.de Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Forged in Folk discussion

"Ego" is the title for the new ANGUR EP available for free download passing by Bandcamp . TRACKLIST: 01. Eifergott 02. Eitles Schicksal 03. Sine Capite Regnabant 04. Trümmer

NORSEMYTH band from Venezuela, uploaded their very first track titled "Our Viking Song" for you to download it from Soundcloud. The band, founded in 2011, plans to release their debut EP in 2016.

"Áldás" is the new album by DALRIADA  out today, and means "Blessing".  I tried to get the tracklist from official source for some times now but without success.

Debut album " Age of the Gods " by Latvian band YOMI is now entirely available for a listen on the youtube channel of the band.

Founded 2 years ago, the French folk metal band VELIOCASSES are currently working on their first tracks. 3 of them are already available for free download on Bandcamp . The tracks titles are the following : Sequana / Tempus / Samonios. Next year, I may return with them since they are thinking to release their debut album or EP during that time.

If you follow this site, you probably know that soon, the Swedish band GRIMNER will release one EP entirely acoustic, entitled "De Kom Från Norr".  The vikings unveiled in this new interview with Marcus, the tracklist and more related with their forthcoming record. Enjoy ! 01. Welcome back, Marcus! He he. Last year, I interviewed you once and now is your second interview for Sword Chant. Are you ok ? Hi, and thank you! I am very well and really hyped for the band and our current progress. I am happy to do another interview since the last time was great!

TRIDDANA announced the following: Dear friends from around the world!  A new era is starting for us. After months of hard work and production, we have chosen what we consider is the best way of carrying on, keeping the spirit of our music intact and holding on to our essence in the purest way.  Juan José Fornes, the band’s guitarist, will from now be the band’s singer as well! Follow the link and listen to this song from our forthcoming album “The Power & the Will”. Hope you enjoy it!  We are thankful to everyone of you for your patience and support!  There'll be more news soon!! Cheers!

YOMI , the other band from Artiom ( VARANG NORD ), released their debut album entitled same as the demo earlier : "Age of the Gods". Contact the band to purchase your copy. TRACKLIST : 01. The August Countenance of Amaterasu 02. Yamato-Takeru 03. The Eight-Forked Serpent 04. Onogoroshima 05. Slaying the Disobedient 06. The Creation of Inugami 07. The Sacred Scrolls 08. Yomi 09. Fearsome Emishi 10. Downfall of the Soga

LOCATION :  Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine, France Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Gobrian : lead vocals Damien "Damned" : guitar, backing vocals Hugo : guitar, backing vocals Jordan : bass, backing vocals Josselin : drums Past members : Quentin : bass Nicolas : guitar Clément : guitar, backing vocals HISTORY : The Pirate metal band MORMIEBEN influenced by Eluveitie, Alestorm or again Lagerstein, founded in 2011. The line-up completed in 2013 and 2014. RECORDINGS : De la Terre à la Mer, demo 2013 Hissons le Pavillon, EP 2015 [ details ] L'Armada en Chasse, album 2017 [  details  ] De Charybde en Scylla, album 2022 WEBSITES : Facebook Soundcloud Youtube Instagram Bandcamp Contact :   mormieben@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Interview  2015

VIGRID shared a new single that you can listen here :

Nordic ritual folk band NYTT LAND released "Hávamál" album through Crush The Desert Records. You can order the record on Bandcamp . TRACKLIST: 01. Opnun 02. Gáttir allar 03. Bú er betra 04. Ár skal rísa 05. Frysta 06. Þagalt og hugalt 07. Veit-a hinn 08. Þat er þá reynt 09. Fyrsta Vindur (bonus) 10. RavnFjord (bonus)

Spanish Folk Metal band OCELON will start the recordings for their debut album by November. The record is planned for Jaunary / February 2016 but they need some help to make it possible. They started a crowdfunding project which gives you the opportunity to pre-order their upcoming full length.

NIDHOEGGR are currently working on their debut album planned for this fall.  The album title is "Nach Der Schlacht". Their single " Sturmwind " is part of the full length. TRACKLIST: 01. Eure Hoheit 02. Sturmwind 03. Nach der Schlacht 04. Wolfssage 05. Einherjer 06. Schicksal 07. Mittsommer 08. Entfesselt 09. Vergeltung 10. Zeit 11. Jägermeister 12. Weltenbrand

GWAREMM KORRIGED are currently working on their debut album. The Breton title is "Dirak ar Stang" which means "Front of the pond". The tracklist is the following : 01. Intro 02. Korils ar Ploaren 03-Sword Maiden 04. Une nouvelle aurore 05. (Stop dirtying the) Celtic Cross 06. Gazing at the moon 07. Soul of stones 08. Ar stang ha mari morgan The band is also in the need of new bassist and drummer. Contact them through their  Facebook page if interested.

French band UNREST FATALIST made a video for a song taken from their upcoming second album which will be entitled "Rising Anger".

IN EXTREMO released the boxset made of remastered LP's or CD's for their 20 years anniversary.  You can purchase the boxset to that link .

HARPYIE band launched a new video for "Elisa" song taken from their forthcoming album "Freakshow" to be released on September 18th but available now for pre-order . The artwork and tracklist are available to this page .

French black pagan metal band SUS SCROFA founded in 1991 are coming back after a long break, and with a first album entitled "Sinistre Sylve" planned for Autmun. Below is a teaser. "Sinistre Sylve is a long march from an ancient land to an ancient land. A naked body, lost and smooth nestled in the semi-obscurity of a pine forest. The fog and the windchill on the heaths of the highest deserts. It's the soul of a vulture god perched on a vertical crest. Animist, rustic, poor and sylvan".

The new single "Creatures Of The Night" by ZRYMGÖLL is out now and available for free download . Lyrics for the two tracks of the single are part of the content. Tracks are : 01. Wood Morning 02. Creatures of the Night

Australians TROLLGASM released a new single available for free download . "Quest For Honour" is the title of the song featuring Wulfstan, from the band FOREFATHER .

"The Prophecy of the Highlands" is the title chosen for the upcoming album by STEIGNYR band. This new record will be available from 2016 but you can already have a taste with this teaser :

VALLORCH unveiled one first track taken from their new album entitled "Our Tale Is Told" which is planned to be released on September 25th. You can listen to the song and pre(order the record on the Bandcamp page of their label.  Vallorch - Until Our Tale Is Told by Vallorch The tracklist is the following : 01. Whatever May Befall 02. Until Our Tale Is Told 03. Unspoken Echoes 04. Slèrach 05. Howling Hysteria 06. Khéeran Hòam 07. Crystal Rememberance 08. Tanzerloch (Of Love and Loss) 09. Ais Un Snea 10. Dancing Leaf Overture 11. Carnelian Masquerade

SKYFORGER unveiled their new official video for the song  "Melnās buras" (The Black Sails) taken from their album " Senprūsija " (Old Prussia) out since April 2015. The band said :  It transports you back into the dark times of the Great Northern War (1700-1721), when the plague reigned over coasts of the Baltic Sea, where it killed about a third of the Prussian population. Unfortunately, it also took the last native speakers of the Old Prussian language and those who still kept the old ways alive. It can be said that after the plague, the Old Prussians had ceased to exist as a nation..

Polish band NETHERFELL will release their new album "Between East And West" on October 30th. The album was planned for March within the following title "Między Wschodem a Zachodem" but then, they entitled the record by the English translation. The band also unveiled a new video for the 9th track of the upcoming release. Below are the video, artwork and tracklist for the new NETHERFELL album :