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SKOGSHALLEN released "Fara í Víking" album in this new year's eve day and for free download. CD version can be ordered to that page . <a href="http://skogshallen.bandcamp.com/album/fara-v-king-2">Fara í Víking by Skogshallen</a>

FELLED are back with a new track "Corvid", taken from their upcoming demo "Bonfire Grit" .

January will see the daylight of the second EP by TERHENETÄR that is entitled "Metsänhenkien Tanssi". Heres one first track :

AEGIR from France released one first track taken from their album "Ringhorn" coming out next month. The song title is "Fenrir".

ABINCHOVA  unveiled a new song "Sennenpuppe" taken from their upcoming album .

Awaiting a new album settled for 2017,  VARANG NORD  digitally released a maxi single "Call of Battle" made of 3 songs that will be available on the upcoming full length. You can support the band and their project 2017 from the playlist below. Call of Battle (EP) by Varang Nord Heres lyrics video for the song with Alvis Bernāns from  SKYFORGER  as guest appearance.

PIMEÄ METSÄ  released digital their new album  "No Blood No Glory". Physical copies will be available during 2017. No Blood No Glory by Pimeä Metsä

SALDUIE  now released their second album titled "Belos". The full length is available to their  webshop TRACKLIST : 01 Pax Sempronia 179 a.C. 02 Carus de Sekaiza 03 Hospitium 04 Bestias númidas 05 El aullido de Vaélico 06 Bosnerau 07 Matres 08 Los fuegos de Belenus 09 Tvrma Sallvitana 10 Netón 11 Atland

TVERD published a new video for the song  Зачин (Zachin) taken from their upxoming second album "Rus" coming out next year.

2017 will see the daylight of the second JONNE album that is entitled "Kallohonka".

Skymning is the new record signed  MIDVINTERBLOT  and available for free download . TRACKLIST :

  THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD  unveiled their " Star Wars Medley".

YGGDRASSIL will release in a month under Art Gates Records, a new album titled "All Shall Burn". Find below the tracklist and lyrics video for Yuletide song taken from that album.

HEATHER WASTELAND released  Under The Red Wolfish Moon EP Under The Red Wolfish Moon by Heather Wasteland TRACKLIST :

SOWULO released their new album titled "Sol" that you can order to their webshop .

Pagan metal band HELGRINDUR published one first track taken from their album titled "Von Einst"  coming out by the next year.

EPHYRA  released for free, their Jingle Bells version. Get it to their website  (right click and save).

WOLGEMUT band who launched a crowdfunding page to raise money for their projects planned during 2017, published a video as one Christmas gift to their fans.

ATLAS PAIN will release their first full length under Scarlet records on March 10th, 2017. The album title is "What The Oak Left" and has been recorded at Media Factory Esine studio with Fabrizio Romani (Skylark) and mastered by Mika Jussila - Mastering of the Universe (Nightwish, Children Of Bodom) at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. The beautiful artwork was made by Jan Örkki Yrlund of Darkgrove (Korpiklaani, MANOWAR) with the outstanding photosession by Ivano Tomba Designer. Atlas Pain singer Samuele describes the new album: "This is something we worked on for weeks and weeks, day by day with fun, sweat and passion. With 'What The Oak Left' we've tried to take all the aggressive and punchy aspects of our debut EP 'Behind The Front Page' and push them to another higher level. Every step in the production of 'What The Oak Left' has been planned and studied in the most accurate way, counting on some of the best sound enginee...

Words : Official English translations Song : Aşteaptă-Mă Dincolo De Moarte (Look Forth for Me from Beyond (Death’s Doorway) Release : Aşteaptă-Mă Dincolo De Moarte Thanks to the band for the sharing. Translated by Alex Diaconescu. Look Forth for Me from Beyond (Death’s Doorway) Autumn casts blood-freezing rainfalls Grief flowing down like a river Styx of old In mournful shroud attired Charon stands shuddering, stills his oars His boat he is loath to set forth in That you, hawk, may In yon deep be never mired Chorus See me haste my stride Join your gloomy tide To where sorrows abide Look forth for me from beyond death’s doorway Windstorms would gather their forces To thwart your drear advance And mountains would eagerly fall in To a dam in your way stood Knowing its strife unavailing Yet lest it should ever lose sight of you Time itself, death it would hamper If only it ever could There was no silken flutter No farewell ever received Not one s...

Words : Official lyrics Song : Aşteaptă-Mă Dincolo De Moarte Release : Aşteaptă-Mă Dincolo De Moarte Thanks to the band for the sharing. Aşteaptă-Mă Dincolo De Moarte Ploile reci ale toamnei Curg acum cu mâhnire Ca un Styx Încremenit de jale. Charon şi vâslele-i tremură Şi luntrea nu vrea să o mişte Să nu-ţi dea, şoim, Spre-adânc liberă cale. Vin şi eu acum Pe tristul tău drum Spre mâhnitul tărâm, Aşteaptă-mă dincolo de moarte Furtuni ar vrea să te-ntoarcă Din drumul tău cernit Iar munţi cu drag s-ar pune Zăgaz în calea ta Ştiind că zadarnic e totul Dar nevrând să nu te mai vadă Chiar timpul piedică morţii S-ar pune dac-ar putea Năframe n-au fluturat Şi nimeni n-a zis rămas-bun Săruturi de-adio Pe frunte n-au zăbovit Doar o umbră ce-nvăluie toamna A sădit în inimi frig Şi pe drumul către neguri Ai pornit.

February 24th, 2017 will be released the new TROLLFEST album entitled " Helluva ". Presales for this full length available in various vinyls and CD are to EMP  website.

"Taruja", the debut album album signed DRAUPNIR is out now and soon, it will be available to  http://draupnir.bigcartel.com/ . This album coudn't be without their raised  crowdfunding project . TRACKLIST : 01. Irrlicht 02. Die Jagd 03. Blutmond 04. Die Nibelungen 05. Lebenslust 06. Winterlied 07. Ruf zum Turnier 08. Für Rum und Ehre Find sound here .

BUCOVINA  released  Asteapta-ma Dincolo de Moarte official video with lyrics and song dedicated to their departed friend Adrian Rugina. He lost his life while saving other metalheads from the blaze at the Colectiv club in Bucharest, Romania, 30 October 2015. The band added :

Omens of Victory is the new TROLLWAR track available taken from the forthcoming The Traveler's Path EP . Omens of Victory by Trollwar

TROLLFEST  published a new video for "Steel Sarah" song taken from their upcoming album  " Helluva ".

HIDDENLAND  now released the full official video for  " Fuego en el Alma " song taken from the EP .

HEIDRA  plans to release a new single for free download that will be related to an old song, played acoustic. The single is scheduled for the January 10th, 2017. One good way to start the new year.

My friend founder of Mister Folk released the fourth compilation available for free onto his  website . Here are all details :

This is the artwork for "Urkraft", the new album signed  BYRDI  coming out next year. Nash Rothanburg of BYRDI comments, “the painting depicts a sunset in Vassfaret, an unbelievably beautiful forest and mountain area rich with history and culture. Heidi is a very skilled local artist, and knowing that the portrait is from the very same place where major parts of the album were written, we instantly knew that’s a connection we simply could not ignore. A marvelous painting that matches the intention of our music very well." So far no release date is set for “Ansur : Urkraft”, but more information shall be available in early 2017

Below is the lyrics video for the third track of the upcoming PIMEÄ METSÄ album titled "No Blood No Glory", already out in Spain . The full length will be available digital for Christmas, and physical copies will be in 2017.

ZMEY GORYNICH from Moscow, RU, released their first EP entitled "Malafya". TRACKLIST : 01. Welcome to Mother Russia! 02. Морозобой 03. Ой, Лёли-Лёли! 04. Айнанэ 05. Медвепляс 06. Борода Bonus-tracks : 07. Чуешь Мою Страсть? (Bring Me the Horizon lubok-cover) 08. Ой, Лёли-Лёли! (Hip-hop mix) Have a listen and then, order can be : MALAFYA by Zmey Gorynich

" Alba ", the debut album by  HEID  is now released. TRACKLIST : 01. Triste está el Rey 02. Rumbo al Sur 03. Mortal es el Hombre 04. Alba 05. Bosque de Nubes 06. Buenosdías 07. El Buey 08. El Traidor 09. Arde la Rebelión 10. Camino Sombrío

I interviewed the Pirate metal band IRON SEAWOLF about Music, the band and of course, their recent debut album out now. Hi Owen and Nick!  01. Owen : you and I aren’t foreign to each other since you were part of WOLFSWORD, one band with its page available here since the Sword Chant forum times. You have left that band that remains on hold now and so, you joined IRON SEAWOLF with Nick Wragg and the other bandmates at that time. I wonder how did you manage the whole and when did you join the current band ?

This december 17th, German band DRAUPNIR will release their debut album entitled "Taruja", that probably could not be without that successful crowdfunding project , also supported by Sword Chant.

Thanks to the people who contributed to their crowdfunding project , Spanish band  PIMEÄ METSÄ   now released in their country  "No Blood No Glory" album.  The rest of Europe & USA could get a hard copy on  January 27, 2017 or digital version on December 23rd.

VALFREYA  unveiled a new song taken from their album "Promised Land" coming out on january 13th.

WOLFCHANT  unveiled a new video for the song "Bloodwinter" that is taken from the eponym album, planned to be released on january 13th, 2017.

Harmony's Bastion is the title for the new  AKYRVIRON  album, available here . TRACKLIST : 01. Utopia’s Beacon 02. Harmony Sanctum 03. Solar Regeneration 04 Sovereign Realm 05. Idyllic Path 06. Serenity’s Sun 07. Creation’s Storm 08. Sapphire Seas

"10 years" is the title of the new single by  NINE TREASURES ,  10 Years by Nine Treasures

Hi everyone, Lately, I had so much things to deal with that I didn't notice the anniversary of this site, a month ago. I know that you enjoy all the changes on this site - or the transition - done in this year However, I planned nothing for this event but I would like to, for the next one. :) Thus, If some bands or labels get some ideas we can plan together for the event taking place in a year. (birthdate : november 10, 2007) Thanks to all of you for following Sword Chant! Cheers!

The Implosive  EP by HYPOCRAS is now released. Implosive by Hypocras

WOLCENSMEN released their debut album titled  Songs from the Fyrgen . You can play the full stream below. Songs from the Fyrgen by Wolcensmen

MÀNRAN will release their new work by January 20, 2017. The album is entitled "An Dà Là - The Two Days". However, the first 300 copies will be signed by the band and delivered before Christmas, around December 19th.  Pre-orders can be to their website .

IN EXTREMO  released afull length entitled " Quid pro quo - Live" that you can order here . TRACKLIST : CD 1 01. Störtebeker 02. Roter Stern 03. Quid Pro Quo 04. Pikse Palve 05. Lieb Vaterland, magst ruhig sein 06. Flaschenteufel 07. Dacw 'Nghariad 08. Moonshiner 09. Glück auf Erden 10. Schwarzer Rabe 11. Sternhagelvoll 12. Wenn das Licht angeht (Bonus Track) 13. Palästinalied 2 (Bonus Track) 14. Quid Pro Quo (Akustik Version / Bonus Track)

APPALACHIAN WINTER  gets a new site and five new tracks  that you can stream or download to this page .

E-AN-NA made a video for "Înșivă" song taken from Jiana EP that you can listen here .

"Leaves of Blood" is the title for the first album signed  CERNUNNOS  band from Argentina. TRACKLIST : 01. Leaves of Blood 02. Cernunnos 03. Birth of Galatia 04. Let's folk and Roll 05. Pagan Feast 06. Scarborough Fair 07. The battle of Moytirra 08. Make us Rebon 09. Mother Earth 10. Mabon 11. Bonus track You can purchase the album to the label page

The debut album "Eñvor An Avel"  by Breton band  DUR DABLA  is out now. I interviewed the band by october. while a crowdfunding was for the full length.

The band released "Smuta" single for free download. Smuta - Smuta (Single 2016) by Smuta

FUCHSTEUFELSWILD released their live album titled "... um Welten mehr!". TRACKLIST : CD 01. Prolog 02. Weltenmeer 03. Ehrenhandel 04. Till 05. Sieben Kugeln 06. Dein letzter Tanz 07. Wie der Wind 08. Sirenengesang 09. Feuer 10. Echter wahrer Held 11. Drei Bänder 12. Dorian Gray 13. Drosselbarts Tanz 14. Zauberkreis 15. Carpe Diem 16. Eisenhans 17. Venuskind DVD 

I interviewed the founder of  DRAUGÛL . This interview deals with " Winterspell " album coming out during January 2017. 01. Hi Hellcommander Vargblod ! First of all, why that artist name ? Hail! Thanks for the interview opportunity in the first place. The name started way back in 1998 when I was with my first black metal band..  I chose that name and it remained so ever since. 02. How have you got the idea to found this one-man band, DRAUGÛL ? The idea came when I started composing music that did not fit my band anymore and thus I decided to start this solo project which later ended up as my main band!

"Since people got caught in the doom and gloom on last post and apparantly didn't read the last line "This is not the end" ... let's make a special announcement today, continuing the introduction to "Förfallstid ".  Track #5 . Bröder i strid. Brothers in battle. Probably the most non-folkish track on next album, more of a power-metal hymn that celebrates brotherhood. If everything should fail (and it won't) worst case is that next album will sound something similar to this. Observant followers have already noticed that an excerpt of this track can be heard in one of the episodes of "Utmarken-TV" ,  UTMARKEN   said. Bröder i strid by Utmarken It was the previous announcement of the band : Important announcement (regarding Utmarken anyway, this has little effect on the overall global schemes of the world). Utmarken in its current form seems to be coming to and end. Members have decided to quit, no hard feelings for all I know, and ...

TROLLFEST  unveiled details for their new album "Helluva" coming out next year . TRACKLIST : 01. This is just the Intro 02. Professor Otto 03. Spelunking Sisters 04. Gigantic Cave 05. Steel Sarah 06. Trollachen 07. Hen of Hades 08. Reiten mit ein Fisch 09. Fräulein H*lluva 10. Kabaret 11. La Grande Finale 12. What a good idea! Bonus-Songs (Digipak-Version) 13. Don Gnomo Vega 14. Спутник HELLUVA will be available on following formats: - CD-Digipak inkl. H*lluva-Patch - Gold Vinyl incl. Poster (limited 100x) - Mint Vinyl incl. Poster (limited 100x) - Silver Vinyl incl. Poster (limited 100x) - Black Vinyl incl. Poster (limited 200x) - Download & Streaming

HIDDENLAND  released a clip cut for  " Fuego en el Alma " song

Indie Recordings  re-released " Dragons Of The North " in CD and LP, celebrating the 20th  anniversary of the record signed  EINHERJER . TRACKLIST : 01 Dragons of the North 02 Dreamstorm 03 Forever Empire 04 Conquerer 05 Fimbul Winter 06 Storms of the Elder 07 Slaget Ved Hafrsjord 08 Ballad of the Swords 09 Outro - After the Storm

PRIMORDIAL  released their new and live album "Gods to the Godless". The record is available to that  page . TRACKLIST : 01. Gods to the Godless 02. Babel's Tower 03. Where Greater Men Have Fallen 04. No Grave Deep Enough 05. As Rome Burns 06. The Alchemist's Head 07. Bloodied Yet Unbowed 08. The Coffin Ships 09. Heathen Tribes 10. Wield Lightning to Split the Sky 11. Empire Falls

The self titled and debut album  by the band  ŪKANOSE  is now available passing by facebook or their label .

TROLLGASM  shared the following statement : Last night Trollgasm played it's final show ever. It's been a fun 7ish years, and last night was definitely a bitter sweet moment. The band ended on good terms with each member..Thank you to everyone who supported our band over the last 7 years. We will cherish the memories of the shows, fans, and other rad bands we met along the way. But its time to move on to bigger, and hopefully better, more satisfying things. Thank you!

Awaiting their debut album,  MIDVINTERBLOT  shared to the world, one new track titled "Hörgr" that is chock-full of hints and references to both past and future of the band and reflects the first sounds of that album planned for this year.

HIDDENLAND  shared promesa track, from their " Fuego en el Alma " EP.

DRENAÏ  released  Nadirs  EP that you can listen here : Nadirs by Drenaï

METSATÖLL released "Vana Jutuvestja Laulud" compilation . TRACKLIST : 01. Veelind 02. Vimm 03. Kûû 04. Must Hunt 05. Kivine maa 06. Kahjakaldad 07. Terast Mis Hangund Me Hinge 08. Vaid vaprust 09. Vana Jutuvestja Laul 10. Vägi ja võim 11. Rauast Sõnad 12. Meri Ja Maa 13. Saaremaa Vägimees 14. Kuni pole kodus, olen kaugel teel 15. See On See Maa 16. Lahinguväljal Näeme, Raisk!

CERNUNNOS  unveiled one first track "Let's Folk and Roll"  taken from their album " Leaves of Blood " coming out by december.

This year, Norwegian Viking metal band  EINHERJER celebrates the 20th "Dragons Of The North" anniversary once relesed in 1996. The record that will be available in CD and vinyl is entitled "Dragons Of The North XX".  The album mixed and mastered by Matt Hyde (Slipknot, Deftones, Behemoth, Monster Magnet ++) is available for pre-orders to Indie Recordings  and will be out november 25th. TRACKLIST : 01 Dragons of the North 02 Dreamstorm 03 Forever Empire 04 Conquerer 05 Fimbul Winter 06 Storms of the Elder 07 Slaget Ved Hafrsjord 08 Ballad of the Swords 09 Outro - After the Storm VIDEOS :

ASGARDIAN band that was on hold since 2013 are now back and the band re-released their 2013's EP "Frozen For Eternity", remastered, for the event. Frozen For Eternity EP by Asgardian Guest Musicians : Micah Haniotis (Blizzard of Oz) - Vocals Mark Goddard (Blizzard of Oz) - Backup Vocals Liam Guy (Elkenwood/Dragonsmead) - Backup Vocals Laggy von Laggy (Malakyte) - Guitar Solo, Backup Vocals Dalton Quade Wilson (Malakyte) - Guitar Solo, Backup Vocals Ronn Power (ex High Plains Drifter, Valvetrain) - Bass Sam Ludinski - Backup Vocals

Now concept of their upcoming album was unveiled, the EXO DEO shared through their label, one teaser and the tracklist for “The Immortal Wars” album coming out this february 24th : 1 The Rise of Hannibal 2 Hispania (The Siege of Saguntum) 3 Crossing of the Alps 4 Suavetaurilia (Intermezzo) 5 Cato Major: Carthago delenda est! 6 Ad Victoriam (The Battle of Zama) 7 The Spoils of War 8 The Roman

DIABOL BORUTA now released their new album titled "Widziadla". You can get in CD and digital versions. TRACKLIST : 01. Nim Zawieje Wiatr 02. Wietrznik 03. Marzanna - Smiercicha 04. Nim Pierwsza Gwiazda Wzesla 05. Rusalka 06. Bledne Ogniki 07. Wyjce 08. Jarmark Widziadel 09. Sobotki 10. W Moim Ogrodecku 11. The Winder 12. Kupala Night