Sword Chant

FELLED are on their way to release their first full length under that name. The record available for preorders is entitled "The Intimate Earth"and be released on June 20 of this year, by Transcending Obscurity Records.    The Intimate Earth (Folk/Black Metal) by FELLED (US)

 The band unveiled one new track will be on april 1st, 2021 and shared the following : "We are very pleased to announce the release of a new single for Thursday 1 April 2021. It's not in the context of an album (don't overestimate our speed), it's just...like that, no special occasion, absolutely free, no tangible justification.  The song is called "Cent cops dé bastou" (one hundred strokes of the stick), it was composed and written in 1912 by Abbot Jean Taillères, from the diocese of Auch. A totally unknown author from the Armagnac region, who only wrote one collection of poems, "Passejade amourouse" (Love walk). We were lucky enough to get our hands on this rare work. The style is rather bold, even racy for a Church man, but it is nicely written. We may adapt more of it in the future.  Like many old songs, it's quite repetitive, but eventually it gets stuck in your head and becomes addictive. Hopefully it will become a local classic, this abbo...

Special guests feature in this new track by the band to be available in a future album.. The Cast: Masha “Scream” Arkhipova (ARKONA) – vocals  Boggarth – war drums  Väderhatt – 6-string bass, music and lyrics SLN – 5-string bass AR – 4-string bass, lyrics editing & translation, art & visual concept Sergey Lazar' (ARKONA) - mixing of vocal parts at CDM Records (Moscow Sound) Alex “Swede” (THE LONE DARK SIDE) – orchestral arrangement Alex Hellsound (BLOODSHOT) – mixing & mastering SOLЯRIS Video – visual digital wizardry  Nickholas Mortem (MERKNET) – art magick Konstantin Bogaevsky (1872 - 1943) – mysteries of the Cimmerian landscapes In memory of the great bard of Cimmeria,  Konstantin Bogaevsky,  whose Art will glorify  the majesty and mysteries  of the Cimmerian land  for all eternity.  …this song is taken from our maxi single “Cimmerian Fjords” (2021) leading up to Heather Wasteland’s upcoming full-length Heretical Folk Art album...

SURTURS LOHE  are commemorating the band´s 25th anniversary with a new album coming ou september 24th, 2021.  SURTURS LOHE made a nine songs' album entitled " Wielandstahl", that could not be more epic and primeval. This is old school Thuringian Pagan Metal. High velocity riffing is contrasted with mighty choirs and folky use of the flute embellishes acoustic guitar arrangements, reminiscent of early works of Ulver. Lyrically „Wielandstahl“ is an interpretation of the story of Wieland, the blacksmith.  Shir-Ran Yinon (Haggard) and Stephan Löscher (Fjoergyn) are featured as guest musicians. TRACKLIST 01. Sohn von Glut und Stahl 02. Mimes Reigen 03. Die Schwanenballade 04. Wielandstahl 05. Von albischer Hand 06. Nidungs Reich 07. Der Lahmende Schmied 08. Kelche von Gold 09. Nur ein Vogel March 19thn 2021, the band released an EP in vinyl titled Woland. You can get it over here . Wioland` is Old High German for Wieland. The name then gives the reference and the connection to...

FROZEN SHIELD unveiled details for their upcoming album titled Ínia, to be released september 10n 2021. TRACKLIST 01. A New Tale Is to Begin (Overture) 02. The Greatest Journey 03. Land Under Storm 04. The Grim Drought (Intro) 05. Ínia 06. Voice of the Tide 07. Facing the Gates of Stone (Interlude) 08. Warrior Woman 09. The Lair of the Mad Magician 10. In a Timeless Dream 11. Jaw of the Titan’s Mounts (Intro) 12. Canvas of Snow [The Army of the Frozen Shield] 13. One Last Page (Enclosure)

SALDUIE made an acoustic show online, now aavailable on youtube and for an EP length alike. Enjoy the following tracks  00:30 ​ Imbolc 04:50 ​ Sertorio 09:08 ​ Caído en Combate 14:26 ​ Descarnatio

Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen  new album "Seemannsgrab" will be released on march 5th, 2021. The band also released a new video. Find all details below. TRACKLIST 01. Seemannsgrab (40 Faden tief) 02. Hals über Kopf 03. Kaboom 04. Blakes Exitus I 05. Grogstar 06. Mann über Bord 07. Mit'n Hut 08. Dich und das Meer 09. Blakes Exitus II 10. Schattenschwarze Segel 11. Schotten dicht 12. Menschen haben auch Gefühle 13. Blakes Exitus III 14. Brand an Bord 15. Klabautermann 16. Schiff System 17. Wellenbrecher (Ihr seid der Wind) 18. Blakes Exitus IV The recoird is available here in CD, digipak and limited editions.

 The band unveiled a new video for Tuuleton track avaialble on their new album " Jylhä " out now. Tuuleton – The Windless A bird-themed story where Windless is an almost flightless bird. He groans when he flies, but it's not good to be on the ground either. He mourns his inability to fly like the others and is bitter because he is not accepted by the others just because he's different. Winter is coming and when the nightly frosts arrive it becomes increasingly difficult to survive in the cold ground. DIRECTOR'S WORD All of the music videos from the album "Jylhä" are made during the Covid-19 pandemic, and I wanted that to show somehow in this last story. Years have passed and the old man now lives in his hut with his grown-up daughter. Age starts to weigh, he feels feeble and dejected. On top of this he has caught some disease from one of his trips, and his time seems to be running out. The disease makes his mind wander, leading him to his deceased wife a...

"Kar Prensesi" album by Yaşru is now available on all digital platforms. Have a listen here : Kar Prensesi by Yaşru

 April 9th, 2021, WOLFCHANT will release a new album titled "Omega:Bestia". The record is available for preorder in various formats : CD, LP, digital, digipak 2-cd's and deluxe boxset. TRACKLIST 01 Omega : Bestia 02 Komet 03 Into Eternal Darkness 04 Im Zeichen des Tiers 05 Der Geist und die Dunkelheit 06 Bestie 07 Jäger der Nacht 08 Out in the Dark 09 The Flame Tracklist Digipak Bonus CD: 01 Kelch deiner Freiheit 02 Wolkenheer 03 The Last Storm 04 The Devil rides out 05 The End Tracklist Deluxe Box Bonus CD: 01 A Pagan Storm 02 Winterhymn 03 Hail and Kill 04 Rebellion (The Clans are Marching) 05 70.000 Tons of Metal The band also released a new video for the song "Komet" :

VALFREYA made a video for their track titled "Warlords", available on their second full length Promised Land released back in 2017.

The band will release a 12" LP vinyl on march 19th, yet available for preorder .  They call it "mini-EP", I call it "maxi single"... TRACKLIST Side A: 1. Happy Heroes 2. Cartoon Heroes (Aqua cover) Side B: 1. Don't Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin cover) 2. Happy (Pharrel Williams cover)

UTMARKEN will release "Svåra År" (Hard Times) through Einheit Produktionen on february 26th, 2021. You can preorder the record passing by their label . TRACKLIST 01. Svåra år 02. Jaktmarker 03. Hell Odin 04. Hedningablod 05. Älgtid, Björntid, Vargtid 06. Nordaland 07. Kampen är evig 08. Friheten 09. Triumfera 10. Vindlande stigar i natten 11. Livets stav

In 2020, RUNAHILD worked on three new tracks to be available in the  digital EP titled Sacred Feminine and planned to be released on march 12th. She explains the meaning for "Sacred Feminine" : " I would like to say that the sacred feminine doesn’t refer to a gender, but to an essence or energy within all of nature and by definition within all of us. “Sacred Feminine” is about nurturing and holding space for what once has been wounded and, by doing so, starting a process of transformation and regeneration to re-ignite a life-force from within.  The writing of this EP was initiated by forgotten memories coming back to the surface. Old wounds, concealed deep within my subconscious, longing for relief. For me, the only way onward has been to listen to those distant haunting whispers. As I hold space for my shadows and darkest emotions, it becomes clear that what they had been craving for all along was the nurture, safety and care I am now giving. As this part of me emerges...

VARANG NORD unveiled a new video for the third track "Cīņis Gors" of their new album titled " Pārķiuņa Uomurs " coming out on 23.02.21. "Cīņis Gors" is a battle anthem capturing the spirit of a hard long sea travels and conquests Northmen have been involved in.

LOCATION : Uppsala, Sweden Status : Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBER : Niklas Larsson: guitar, moutharps, singer, percussion, shaman drum, keyboards HISTORY : The Feskarn project was born in late 2010  when Niklas Larsson did experimental with a cheap 20$ guitar, keyboard and a soundcard with music daw software for PC. The man got better instruments and software for the third record.  His inspiration comes from Viking age, nature and other folk metal bands. Feskarn music is a mix of black and folk metal. Sanda Edberg appears as guest on Yggdrasil song and sings in this track.   RECORDINGS : Raise Your Swords, album 2012 Östra Aros, album 2014 [ details ] Ravens Way, album 2021 [ details ] WEBSITES : Facebook Soundcloud Instagram Contact : feskarn.band@gmail.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

10 years after their Midgardian Metal album, WULFGAR are about to release a new single titled "From the ashes". You can pre-order the single here due to be out on february 26, 2021.

March 5th, Season of Mist will release the four WINDIR albums in a vinyl boxset titled "The Sognametal Legacy" and limited to 1184 copies. Disc 1 - Sóknardalr 1. Sognariket Sine Krigarar  2. Det som var Haukareid  3. Mørket sin Fyrste  4. Sognariket si Herskarinne  5. I ei Krystallnatt 6. Røvhaugane  7. Likbør 8. Sóknardalr  Disc 2 - Arntor 1. Byrjing  2. Arntor, ein Windir  3. Kong Hydnes Haug  4. Svartesmeden og Lundamyrstrollet  5. Kampen  6. Saknet  7. Ending  Disc 3 - 1184 1. Todeswalzer  2. 1184  3. Dance of Mortal Lust 4. The Spiritlord 5. Heidra   6. Destroy  7. Black New Age   8. Journey to the End  Disc 4 - Likferd 1. Resurrection of the Wild   2. Martyrium 3. Despot  4. Blodssvik  5. Fagning 6. On the Mountain of Goats 7. Dauden  8. Ætti Mørkna

The fourth VARANG NORD album will be out this february 23rd. The record is entitled Pārķiuņa Uomurs and you can preorder . The band comments :  “Pārķiuņa Uomurs” (Thunder’s Hammer) is the fourth and in our opinion our best studio album! As with previous albums, it still combines harsh death metal riffs with epic accordion chants, creating a unique blend of northern pagan/folk metal, but for the first time in band’s history, all the lyrics are written in the Latgalian language (an eastern dialect of Latvian). The album is proudly dedicated to our homeland, the power and beauty of it’s nature and the depth of it’s cultural roots" . TRACKLIST : 01. Pi Tuoļim Krostym 02. Stuojīs! 03. Cīņis Gors 04. Pārķiuņa Uomurs 05. Dzeļža Ryuda 06. Svietņeica 07. Uperiešona 08. Syt Pa Seyi 09. Troļļs 10. Karaveiri 11. Ceļš Da Sātai

"Kvitravn" is the new WARDRUNA release available now.  TRACKLIST : 01. Synkverv 02. Kvitravn 03. Skugge 04. Grá 05. Fylgjutal 06. Munin 07. Kvit hjort 08. Viseveiding 09. Ni 10. Vindavlarljod 11. Andvevarljod Video :

EPHEMERALD is a new band with the following line-up : Joni Snoro (ex- Frosttide ) Vesa Salovaara ( Vorna ) Lauri Myllylä (Voidfallen) Juho Suomi (Apocryfal) Tuomo Sagulin (Mechanik Project) February 19th, 2021 will be released their debut album worldwide. TRACKLIST : 01. Grand Creation 02. I Bear Fire 03. Servant 04. Lost 05. All There Is 06. Reborn 07. No Fall Is Too Deep 08. Till the Sea Swallows Us Whole 09. Into the Endless

February 5th is the release of the forthcoming FESKARN album titled "Raven's Way" coming out in two formats. This is a teaser of the record : TRACKLIST : Standard CD : 01. Ravens Way 02. Broken World 03. Sigur 04. Vägen framåt 05. Parasite 06. War 07. Relics from the Past 08. Livets tid 09. Golden Age 10. Strong from Nature 11. Destroyed 12. Yggdrasil 13. The Frost of the Fallen 14. Ein bier Bonus Cd for the limited Edition : 01. Celtic Fist 02. Ninja Punch 03. Ghost Of The Seas 04. Warriors From The North 05. Skogens Supande Folk 06. Doomed On Iland 07. Gryningens Slag 08. Art Of Pain 09. Blodspill 10. Hidden Paradise 11. Ölvisan (Old Demo version) 12. Gurgla Ner Brännvinet 13. Suffering Souls (1st Feskarn recording ever)

PITKAN MATKAN unveiled the front and back covers for their second album "From Despair to Rebirth"  coming out february 5th.

Baskavígin is the new album by INCURSED and its coming on february 5th. The band had launched a crowdfunding for. TRACKLIST : 01. 1615 (intro) 02. Baskavígin 03. Who Stole My Beer? 04. The Black Hunter 05. Colossal 06. Eusko Troll Label 07. Into the Curse 08. Patxi Porroi 09. Paganauts 10. Souls on Fire 11. Saltus eta Ager Last year, the band unveiled one track that tells about a hermit from the Basque forests who has devoted his life to alchemy and brewing... being him the one who also consumes everything he creates. The original lyrics are written in Euskera (Basque language). The new record can be preordered in CD or digipack to the following link :  https://www.incursed.com/shop/

Jylhä is the name of the forthcoming KORPIKLAANI album to be released on february 5th. It will be available as a gatefold double vinyl. Green Grass 2-LP gatefold limited to 500 copies. Pre-orders can be on their website . You'll get band-signed Korpiklaani card and a free Jylhä sticker for. TRACKLIST : 01. Verikoira 02. Niemi 03. Leväluhta 04. Mylly 05. Tuuleton 06. Sanaton maa 07. Kiuru 08. Miero 09. Pohja 10. Huolettomat 11. Anolan aukeat 12. Pidot 13. Juuret

STORM SEEKER will release their new album titled "Guns Don't Cry" on january 29th, 2021. The record will be available in CD, vinyl and limited fan-box containing the album itself, a high quality embroidered handkerchief, a band-poster and a signed autograph card. TRACKLIST : 01. How To Be A Pirate 02. Naval Hitchhike 03. Shoot This Ship Down 04. Guns Don’t Cry 05. One more Day 06. Compass 07. row row row 08. Deathwatch Beetle Party (feat. Mr. Hurley & die Pulveraffen) 09. Maelstrom (feat. Tanzwut) 10. Sextant (feat. Seeb from Orden Ogan) 11. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu Strand Bikini

 Dear readers,                 I didn't forget you. Sword Chant At the New Year, I said on social networks that  Sword Chant will return in 2021. Today is the day, and with 2 Community groups added ! 😀           Community groups Back in march 2019, I had launched one discord group and server for Sword Chant - It didn't work well but probably that was too early for you as it was before the Covid-19 Pandemic. Today, I would like to renew that attempt. Music show from home or rehearsal rooms may be in with time. The new Discord is https://discord.gg/fAKqzNdtgT You can download the Discord App  here . The second group's available on Facebook , for you all to discuss over there - like in Discord, or sharing official news. This is the link : groups/swordchantfolk You can go to the Sword Chant Community Group, also passing by the usual Facebook page .           This ...