Sword Chant

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

PAGAN THRONE plans to release their new record by next year. Find below the track listting for  Pagan Empire : Against the Usurpers of the Throne EP : 01. Pagan Empire - Against the Usurpers of the Throne 02. Fallen Heroes 03. Beast of the Sea 04. Kingdom Rises 05. The Trial of the Gods Bonus EP “Pagan Heart” : 01. The Trial of the Gods 02. Disease of the New World 03. Pagan Heart

"Guardians", the new album by  SAOR  is now released and available in various editions and bundle to Bandcamp . TRACKLIST : 01. Guardians 02. The Declaration 03. Autumn Rain 04. Hearth 05. Tears of a Nation

CERNUNNOS band from Argentina  will release their first full length  by December 1st. The title is "Leaves of Blood".

YOMI  unveiled lyrics video for the seventh track of their new album titled Genpei .

LES DERNIERS TROUVÈRES  changed title for their new album by "Héros, Dites-Moi!". Expect the new album for March 2017.

Nadirs  EP by  DRENAÏ  will be released this november 18th. Pre-orders by French people are possible until this sunday  while others have to wait for the release date.

Next year, NORDHEIM will release their new album that is entitled "Rapthor". The band unveiled the artwork :

SERPENTYNE  unveiled their video for The Dark Queen song taken from their new album, " The Serpent's Kiss ".

HULDRE band released their second full length entitled "Tusmørke". You can get a copy to that store . TRACKLIST : 01. Jagt 02. Hindeham 03. Varulv 04. Underjordisk 05. Skifting 06. Fæstemand 07. Mørke 08. Tæring 09. Nattesorg

Digisleeve CD version  for  the DOWNFALL OF NUR /  SELVANS   split  record are now available. You can order through bandcamp   but golden vinyls are already sold out. TRACKLIST : I. Intro/ SOL II. Selvans – Pater Surgens III. Downfall of Nur – Mater Universi IV. Outro/ LUNA

The next  DRAUGÛL album is entitled "Winterspell" and will be available in the first week of january 2017. The Digipack will be released through Vegvisir Distribution. Artwork done in collaboration with the talented and friend, Wappenschmied . TRACKLIST : 01. Fjällstorm 02. Hagalaz 03. Winterspell 04. Chant of the Ravencult 05. Trollsbane 06. Wytches 07. Byssan Lull 08. The Fall of Gondolin 09. Smoke Rises from the Mountain of Doom 10. Lake of Unnumbered Tears

LOCATION : Skellefteå, Sweden Status : Split-up Music : Folk Metal MEMBERS : Hellcommander Vargblod : all vocals and instruments HISTORY : Draugul started back in 2009 when sole member Hellcommander Vargblod left his black metal band to form his new side project. Draugul focuses on various themes including Norse Mythology and History, Folklore, Tolkien Sagas and Nature. The project ends in 2021. RECORDINGS :  The Voyager, album 2013 Tales of Loot and Plunder, album 2014 [ details ] Chronicles Untold, album 2015 [ details ] Winterspell, album 2017 [ details ] Plagueweaver, EP 2019 [ details ]   WEBSITES :  Facebook Contact :   markinu666@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news - Interview  2016

ŪKANOSE shared with me the artwork for their debut album soon available.

YASRU band from Turkey now released their new album entitled "Börübay". You can get it passing by  Itunes . TRACKLIST : 01. 552 AD (Börü) 02. Börübay 03. Atalara 04. Nazar Eyle 05. Rüzgarìn Yìrlarì 06. Hafiz 07. Yaşru

SoundAge Productions will release by november, the debut and self-titled album by ŪKANOSE band from Lithuania. Heres the track listing : 01. Ko Liūdi? 02. Brolelių Pulkelis 03. Užupūtė 04. Ūkanose 05. Skrenc Bitela 06. Gintariniai Karial [ sound ] 07. Saulės Sodai [ sound ] 08. Gerkime (Corvus Corax Cover) 09. Trijų Seselių (2014 ) [ sound ]

As for their Wegweiser album back in 2013, ABINCHOVA started a new fund campaign for their new album planned for 2017. This time, they will send two previously unreleased songs to anyone that will help them in this project, additionnal to their chosen perks. The band shared lyrics video for one new song titled "Lichtfänge".

Italian band ÆXYLIUM founded in 2014 released their very first EP "The Blind Crow" and shared the full stream : Contact the band to order a copy.

PIRATES FOR SAIL are currently working on their next album entitled "Crabby Road". They plan to release it around April 2017 and have started a fund campaign From there can be pre-ordered the record and help to the band with the making process of the full length.

SOWULO will soon release their second album about the sun.  Heres one small snippet of the acoutic full length  :

YOMI band I interviewed late July now released their second album "Genpei". It will soon be available for ordering at Soundage Productions , their label. The album is based on the history of the Genpei War (1180-1185). It was a war between the Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genji) clans, who vied for power in the realm. Many scholars consider the Genpei war to be the first true samurai war, which established the samurai as the ruling class of Japan. The war ended with the destruction of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shgunate or bakufu - a military government, the power of which would surpass that of the Emperor for many years to come. Learn more in their interview for Sword Chant . TRACKLIST : 01. Gion Bells Toll 02. The First Battle of Uji 03. Scarlet Banners 04. Minamoto 05. All is Void

November 25th, PRIMORDIAL will release a live album "Gods to the Godless" available for pre-order . 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

Today, I learnt the UNREST FATALIST disbanded, while I asked them for a release date for the physical version of their album  " Rising Anger "  that will never see the daylight in the end.... Due to personal matters, they split-up five months ago. So it is a bit after they made their album available for streaming. That means the only way for us to enjoy their recordings. One official statement would have been welcome...

ELUVEITIE  are currently working on the so long-awaited Evocation II album and have made short videos :