Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Grimnir : vocals, bass, guitar Fjoelnir : guitar Ragnar : drums, violin Vidir : keyboards Grummbutz 'The Basstroll' : bass (live) Nordavind : guitar (live) HISTORY : Nastrandir is a pagan metal band formed in 2006, with lyrics about vikings and Norse mythology. RECORDINGS : Nastrandir - Des Kriegers Reise, demo 2006 Demo 2006 Zwischen Horizonten, album 2007 Prayer to Earth, album 2009 WEBSITES : Facebook Bandcamp Contact :  nastrandir@gmx.de

LOCATION :  Stratford, Ontario, Canada Status :  Active Music :  Celtic Folk MEMBERS : Loreena McKennit : vocals, harp, accordion, piano HISTORY : Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, C.M. (born February 17, 1957). She discovers Celtic music in the 70's and made her first performance in 1974 but her career will really begin in the 80's. She's most famous for writing, recording and performing world music with Celtic music and Middle Eastern themes. McKennitt is well known for her soprano vocals. RECORDINGS : Elemental, album 1983 To Drive the Cold Winter Away, album 1987 Parallel Dreams, album 1989 The Visit, album 1991 Live In San Francisco, live album 1994 The Mask And The Mirror, album 1994 The Book Of Secrets, album 1997 No Journey's End, DVD 1999 Live Paris And Toronto, live album 1999 An Ancient Muse, album 2006 Nights From The Alhambra, live DVD 2007 A Midwinter Night's Dream, album 2008 A Moveable Musical Feast, live DVD 2008 A Medite

LOCATION :  Stade/Hamburg/Potsdamm, Germany Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Stormmson van Zorn : vocals Aeringi : guitars Brand : guitars Druna : bass Hati : keyboard, clean vocals Vali : drums Skadia : recorders Past members : Árdis : cello, violin Hexra : lead guitar Allsvartur : bass Vargur : guitars Lord : guitars HISTORY : Founded in September 2007, Rabenwolf started as a classical pagan/folkmetal band with lyrics about battles and Norse mythology. After their first album "Aus alten Zeiten" their sound became much darker and they developed their own interpretation of folk metal, mixed with harsh black metal influences and a good portion of rock'n'roll. The band splits in 2019. RECORDINGS : Rabenwolf, demo 2008 Live at MADE in Buxtehude, live promo 2008 Aus alten Zeiten, album 2011 Stethu, EP 2015 [ details ] Zu Staub, album 2019 [ details ]  WEBSITES : Facebook Youtube Contact :   band-rabenwolf@gmx.

LOCATION :  Ohio, USA Status :  On hold Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Brock Bickelhaupt : vocals Derik Smith : guitar, vocals Ryan Mininger : guitar, keyboards Jason Reynolds : bass Jayson Cessna : drums Past members : Tom Sturniolo : vocals Ben McGeorge : bass HISTORY : Viking metal band HAMMER HORDE founded during february 2007. Their lyrics deal with paganism, Norse mythology and battles. RECORDINGS : Under the Mighty Oath, album 2009 Vinlander, album 2012 Fed to the Wolves, album 2015 [ details ] WEBSITES : Twitter Facebook Reverbnation Youtube Contact :   info@hammerhorde.com Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news

LOCATION :  Moscow, Russia Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Nikita Andriyanov : guitar Ksenia Markevich : vocals Alexey Kireev : accordion, vocals Past members : Alexander Shvilyov ( Rarog , Svarga ) : bass Alexander Oleynikov : accordion, keyboards Vasiliy Konyukhov : drums Kirill Perov : drums Andrey Ischenko : drums Ivan Andrianov : balalaika Alexey Mitrofanov : bass Denis Zolotov : drums HISTORY : Ksenia and Nikita founded the band in 2007. Kalevala appear in the Månegarm DVD - Live in Moscow 2008 and play five songs taken from Tow of Snow-white Flax album in the DVD. Several line-up change in the band. Do not mess up with the Italian Kalevala folk metal band. RECORDINGS : Demo  2007 Tow of Snow-white Fla, album 2008 Kolocolchick (Handbell), single 2009 The Cuckoo's Children, album 2009 Osen' v stile folk (An autumn in folk), live album 2012 Luna I Grosh (The Moon and Sixpence), album 2013 Dokhu Ya Kupila, EP 2014 Govori so mnoy,

LOCATION :  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Walt Fleming : keyboards Matt Petti : bass Kresho Klarich :ocals, guitar Jordon Bourgeault : drums Past members : Taylor Pierce : drums Johnny Ross Iocca : drums Terry Baldwin : bass HISTORY : Verbal Deception is a pirate metal band founded in 2002. Nowadays, we don't know the status of the band. However for the last news, we got back in 2009, the band was working on their second album. RECORDINGS : Verbal Deception, EP 2004 Aurum Aetus Piraticus, album 2006 WEBSITES : Facebook Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Lisbon, Portugal Status :  Active Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Pedro Dias : vocals Daniel César : keyboards Miguel Kaveirinha : guitar Bruno Henriques : bass Marta Brissos : drums Past members : Luis Abreu : drums João Paulo : rytmn guitar Ruben Almeida: vocals HISTORY : Gwydion formed in 1995 and goes on hold from october 2014 to the end of 2017. RECORDINGS : Debt to Morrighan, demo 1998 First Channeling, demo 2000 Augmentation, demo 2001 Ynis Mön, album 2008 Horn Triskelion, album 2010 Veteran, album 2013 [ details ] Thirteen, album 2018 Gwydion, album 2020 Through the Gates, single 2021 Ukrayina, single 2022 WEBSITES : Gwydion.org Facebook Twitter Reverbnation Youtube Instagram Contact :   info@gwydion.org Find more information on Sword Chant : - Band news