Delirium - Franconian Pagan Metal

The Pagan Metal band Delirium from Franconia puts their listeners with great attention to varied, melodic riffing in combination with steadily present harshness in times past, when the Franconian culture was alive everywhere.

The lyrics deal with legends and legends from all over Franconia on the one hand,

as well as themes from the Germanic world of gods and historical events on the other.

Since its founding in 2006, the sound of the 5 musicians has changed from raw, raw Death Metal to a wide-ranging world of sound, using all aspects of rock and metal.

From black metallic chaos, swinging melody passages to crashing straight rock reefs you get everything served on a colorful mixed slab.

If you have an appetite, you can join one of the numerous live concerts

like to convince of the qualities and celebrate the old gods and life with us!

MEMBERS:

Steffen Schultheiß - Gitarre ≡

Tobias Herrmann - Gitarre ≡

Björn Bayer - Bass ≡

Simon Dittrich - Schlagwerk ≡

Manuel Hiller - Stimme

Delirium - Discography

Wolfshenker [2014]

Das Erbe der alten Zeit [2013]

Frankenblut [2011]

Asatru [2009]

Gwendolyn Snowdon

Gwendolyn Snowdon launched her solo career with release of first album, Three Strand Braid. Three Strand Braid was inspired by artist’s blended heritage of Dutch, English and Irish, and all three languages are interwoven on the album in traditional folk style. Gwendolyn Snowdon, is perhaps best known as lead singer for Celtic Folk band, Finvarra. She is a full time musician, and will continue to perform with Finvarra, but her passion for creating and performing her own music has taken flight.Three Strand Braid was well-received during her 2016 mini-tour, on many festival stages in the Netherlands and Belgium; and she made the long list for Netherlands Fantasy Awards for Best Live Act-2016.

Snowdon began her musical training at age of ten with guitar lessons; vocal lessons soon followed. Inspired by Tori Amos and Kate Bush in her early years, and impassioned by the energy of the fantasy folk festival scene, by the time she was a teenager the artist was performing on stage with the Dutch Lemmings. They say, ‘you can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl’ and this certainly holds true for Gwendolyn who was raised by horse enthusiasts and spent most of her youth in the stables. Her passion for animals and the environment have played an important role in her life and is apparent in her music videos. As an active environmentalist the artist strives to make a difference in the world, both on stage and off.

MEMBERS:

Gwendolyn Snowdon

Gwendolyn Snowdon - Three Strand Braid

Tracklist:

1.The North Star Grassman and the Ravens

2.Te Haarlem in den Houte

3.I wish I was in England

4.Johny Rau

5.Little Duke Arthur's Nurse

6.Lovely on the Water

7.Willow's Song

8.De Harpspeelster

9.Quiet Land of Erin

10.The Next Market Day

11.Komt Vrienden in 't Ronde

12.The Parting Glass

Celtic Coral

Coral is an eclectic & alternative singer/songwriter, with a professional singing career spanning two decades. Performing worldwide ,on festival stages or at intimate venues, Corals enchanting vocals and captivating stage presence, always leaves her audience wanting more of the magick.

Coral has fostered a relationship, with her love of spirituality, and the wisdom of the old Celtic religions, studying the methods of ancient healing & qualifying as a reiki master, healer and teacher.

Harnessing all of these talents has given Coral the chance to debut her new single “faery dance” with a most exciting album developing in the studio. Having made the decision to put herself on the global stage through new media technology , to share her commitment to life , love,healing and peace, Coral invites you on board to join her in this amazing and magical journey,....'to come and, 'dance', with us,....

Members:

Coral

Celtic Coral - faery dance

1.Faery Dance

2.Black Magick

3.Soft place to Land

4.Witchy Woman

5.Gypsy Sunrise

Terralta

Band from Spain named Terralta of music of Celtic tradition, and Pagana.

We have influences of trolska polska, sangre de muerdago, omnia, seed, faun...

Members:

brujo pagan (Whistles and winds)

Daniel Mesa Caballero (Guitar)

Mutant Monkey (Bodhran and percussion)

Cernunnos band

Cernunnos is a Folk Metal band formed in Buenos Aires in 2012 by the artist and compositor Pablo Schivo (Former member of Warknight), in association with Joaquín Gómez (Former member of Warknight and now member of Frater and Demon's Flesh). Cernunnos has influences such Eluveitie, Ensiferum, Turisas, Finntroll, Korpiklaani and many others.

The band is currently active and composing and recording new songs.

Members:

Martín Noe - Vocals

Pablo Schivo - Bass & Vocals

Hernan Barbieri - Electric Guitars

Joaquín Gómez - Electric Guitars

Juan Diego Muñoz - Violin

Ezequiel Remus - Drums & Percussion

Cernunnos - Discography

From Roots EP (2018)

Leaves of Blood (2016)

Mother Earth EP (2013)

The SIDH

The SIDH are a young and energetic band, always looking for new ideas and musical arrangements, without forgetting their roots. Original and innovative,The result is a combination of highly contemporary and Electronic Celtic music, made of Whistles and Bagpipes, Keyboards and Percussions, Hip Hop and Dubstep beats, able to recreate, according to Hevia, atmospheres with a distinctive scent of “future tradition”. 

Despite their young age, the SIDH shared stage with internationally renown artists such as Carlos Nuñez (Spain), Hevia (Asturie), Lindsey Stirling (Usa), Flook (Ireland), Barrage (Canada), Athy (Argentina), Celkilt (France), Red Hot Chilli Pipers (Scotland), Rocco Tanica (Italy) etc etc. 

The band is also working with INNOVA Irish Dance Company, Northern Ireland, famous dancers from Britain's Got Talent

2014 The last Album “NITRO” won the “Album of the Year” on RAI Vd'A, “Best Selling Album” category “World Music” on Amazon.it and “Top 10 Albums” category “World Music” on Itunes Italia in 2014 and 2016 The Single “IRIDIUM” was “Best Selling Single” category “World Music” on Itunes Italia in 2016 

The SIDH into the Nominations for Best International Celtic Band at the Australian Celtic Music Awards 2014

Members:

IAIN ALEXANDER MARR - Whistles & Bagpipe

FEDERICO MELATO - Keyboards, Sinth & Percussions

SALVATORE PAGLIARO - Guitars

MICHAEL SUBET - Electric Bass

The SIDH - Discography

Nitro (2014)

FOLLOW THE FLOW 82012)

EP - FIANNA (2010)

Tengwar

TENGWAR is a Folk Metal band formaly founded on Samhain of 2003.

Their music combines a powerful metal basis with both Celtic and Medieval Folk influences and skilful traditional playing bringing together the particular blend that is their mark.

The official debut of the band was on September 9th of 2004 with original founding members Thorvi, Fërin, Tryzwen and Khâli in addition to a whole bunch of invited musicians including Graëwyn, Halatir who immediately joined the band.

A first Demo-EP "The Pilgrim's March" was released on August of 2005. Along the intense live work of the band in 2006 and 2007 the Demo-EP sold out.

A new EP "Tengwesta Quendion" was released on October of 2008. The CD included four hymns of the band as well as presented the new band member: Feredur (fiddle). This EP rapidly sold out a first edition and a second.

In 2009 the band began the recordings of their first full length album.

The highly expected album "The Halfling Forth Shall Stand..." was then almost fully recorded along 2010 and was finally released in March 2011.

Members:

Thorvi - Vocals, Iberian lute & hurdy-gurdy

Fërin - Drums & percussion

Tryzwen - Bass

Halatir - Guitars, aditional lead and backing vocals

Khâli - Galician bagpipes & recorders

Feredur - Fiddle, mandolin & bodhrán

Tengwar - Discography

The Halfling Forth Shall Stand... (2011)

Tengwesta Quendion (2008)

The Pilgrim's March (2005)

SatanaKozel

The band “SatanaKozel” was founded in 2003 by Vasiliy Kozlov and Nickolay Kuskov. Soon the band grew up and started to rehearse. During the next 5 years the band had been taking part in some gigs and making few demos, which didn’t have wide distribution. The band had changed its members several times during all this time. SatanaKozel started to record their 1st full-length album in march of 2007, which is called “Rogatiya”. It consists of songs that were made in the very beginning of the band’s existing.

“Rogatiya” was released by the independent finnish label Varjot Productions in summer of 2008, russian digi-pack version was released by SoundAge Productions. Two years later the band released their second album named "Solntse Myortvih" (The Sun of the Dead).

The band SatanaKozel will never collaborate with any political movements or parties 'cause our creativity is aimed to glorification of the Nature and propaganda of Fun!

Members

Vasiliy Kozlov - guitar, vocals

Nikolay Kuskov - drums

Dmitriy Dobrynin - keys, back-vocals

Vladimir Savvateev - guitar

Chester - bass

SatanaKozel - Discography:

Sever (2015) 

Solntse Myortvyh (2010)

Rogatiya (2008)

Wolf Rahm

Wolf Rahm is a ‘Fake Folk-metal’band from Russia. They released an album through Sound Age Productions in 2014. They make a rather humorous kind of folk-metal.

MEMBERS:

Nikita Fedorov - Bass, Vocals (backing) (2009-present)

Stasya Sentyakova Drums (2009-present)

Alexander Velikonskiy - Vocals, Guitars (2009-present)

Denis Glukhov - Vocals, Keyboards (2010-present)

Svetlana Skripnikova - Violin (2014-present)

Wolf Rahm - Discography 

Фольклорище (2014)

Теремок EP (2015)

Hedninger

Hedninger is a project pagan metal band from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. Hedninger writes songs about Norse pagan gods and battle and is inspired by band

MEMBERS:

Cliff Beaver - Guitars, Drums, Bass, Vocals, and every other instrument that is in the music.

Hedninger - Discography

Blood, Mead, and Metal (2018)

Through the Forest Mist (2018)

Ragnarok (2018)

Horns, Mead, and Fire (2017)

Beginning (2017)

Laurelin

Laurelin is a musical project, dedicated to the natural flow of the soul’s sounds and landscapes. Some of those inner worlds might be familiar to the lover of dreams, myths and fairytales. Some might be new terretory, and worth an adventurous journey.

MEMBERS:

Anya Uth (Voc, Drums)

Ulrike Freistedt (Harp)

Ralf Freitag (Hang, Xylophone, Guitar, Flute, Keyboards)

OMEworld

OME more than a duo, is a concept. It is the creative world of composers, record producers, recording artists, narrators, writers and singers/songwriters Paola Treviño Todd & Rodrigo Garcia MZ.

OME means ‘two’ in Nahuatl.

Their musical creations are characterized by the combination of ethereal, dark, ethnic and operatic voices, unusual vocal harmonies and powerful melodies along with electronic sounds, pre-Hispanic instruments, guitars, instruments of the world and orchestral elements more commonly associated with film music, which are usually accompanied by stories.

Paola & Rodrigo have been in the music industry for over 25 years mainly as composers and producers for other artists. Met in 2000, married in 2001 and it was not until 2007 that they gave birth to OME.

MEMBERS:

Paola

Rodrigo

OME - Discography

Melancholy - Single (2018)

Celtic Dream by OME (2017)

Aztec Myths & Legends: A Narrated Concert by OME (2016) 

Pre​-​Hispanic Collection By OME (2015)

Perdóname (2015)

I Am Alive (2014) 

Steya Dust

Music can be considered one of the strongest ways to communicate with each other on an intimate and personal level.

Music created from within can convey pure feeling and universal emotions.

Therefore, music is a reminder that we are all part of the same world; this can cause the listener to wake up and see the beauty of the dream called life.

Fascinated by these phenomena, Alexia Huau learned to create, step by step, her own music and to capture the melodies that came from deep within ourselves. The solo project of Alexia Huau was born in March 2015.

STEYA DUST plays on a variety of historical and medieval instruments and contemporary, such as Esraj, Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, all kinds of flutes, drums, shruti-box, as well as a computer and an effects box : digital media to create electro-floral and ethnic rhythms.

The combination of Tribal melodies, darkwave, ritual and poetic texts, multi-layered songs and powerful bewitching and powerful pagan influences makes STEYA DUST a new genre for the stage.

So the first album "Between Two Worlds" was born with a whole story!

Here lies a part of his soul ... a story that is just beginning.


MEMBERS:

Alexia Huau :
vocals , harp , flute , construction , bells,kalimba,shruti
box ..
photos , visu , lights

STEYA DUST - Between Two Worlds

WEB PAGE: http://spellbox.wixsite.com/steyadust23

SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/stella-dust

Liholesie (Лихолесье)

Liholesie is an old Russian ethno-ambient act, with the first demo released in 2002. From 2004 to 2008 it released four albums and a split with metal bands. The music was changing from epic folk ambience to more ritual atmosphere. Liholesie became one of the most well-known Russian ambient bands.

Then there was a period of silence, which ended only in 2006 with the new album called «The Fog of Transition». It was now music of untouched nature, lucid dreams and shamanic trips inspired by a journey to the Altai Mountains. It was a start of a new chapter in the project's history with new sound and vision. As for now, the project is active, plays live and is working on new material.

MEMBERS:

Valentin Agapov

Liholesie - Discography 

Boundless Thirst For The Outside (2017)

The Fog of Transition (2016)

Беспредельная жажда иного (2008)

Видения (2007)

Родные просторы (2005)

Извечное коловращение (2004)

 

Shantalla

Formed and based in Belgium, five members of Shantalla are Irish, while singer Helen Flaherty is Scottish. Their first CD, 'Shantalla', was released in Belgium in 1999 and received rave reviews across Europe and North America. 

The band's second CD 'Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings' was released in 2001. Reviews were just as good as those of 'Shantalla', with many critics saying it confirmed the band's arrival as a major force on the international Celtic music scene.

In 2005, Shantalla disbanded and the individual members went their separate ways, playing and recording in different formations, including with Dave Munnelly, Philip Masure, Luc Pilartz, Valerio, Mel Mercier, Maeve Kelly, Snaarmaarwaar and OMNIA.

After a five year break the band re-formed, adding bouzouki & guitar player Simon Donnelly to the original line-up.

Their third CD Turas – an Irish word meaning journey – was released in 2011. Reviewers agree that the band is as good as ever and has matured into one of the best Celtic music acts on the international folk scene.

MEMBERS:

Simon Donnelly: Guitar, Bouzouki

Kieran Fahy: Fiddle, Viola

Helen Flaherty: Vocals, Bodhrán, Shakers

Joe Hennon: Guitar

Michael Horgan: Uilleann Pipes, Flute, Low & High Whistles

Gerry Murray: Accordion, Low & High Whistles

Shantalla - Discography 

turas (2011)

shantalla seven evenings, seven mornings (2001)

shantalla (1998)

Orfeo

“From fairytale metal to rocking balfolk” (Folkforum.nl). The five multi-instrumentalists of Orfeo come from different backgrounds like medieval music, classical music, rock, metal and celtic folk and all these influences are prominent in the music they make today. These friends do not only mix various genres but also different instruments like harp, hurdy-gurdy, flute, bass guitar, electric guitar and drums.

Several folkbals and stages have met Orfeo, also festivals such as the Elf Fantasy Fair, Folkwoods, Summer Darkness, Castlefest and the Midvinterfestival in Denmark.

In may 2014 Orfeo presents her second album Terra Amorosa. It contains one traditional and eleven tunes, composed by the band members themselves.

Orfeo is: Erica (wooden flute and overtone flute), Lies (harp and hurdy-gurdy), Marco (12-stringed acoustic guitar, electric guitar, alto hurdy-gurdy and theremin),  Richard (bass guitar, 8-stringed bass guitar, bass clarinet and Bes clarinet
) and Rutger (drums and percussion).

The members of Orfeo are also involved in other musical projects such as Rama, Ball Noir and Kelten zonder Grenzen. The Orfeo’s themselves are also very fond of dancing and can be found on many a folkbal!

MEMBERS:

Marco van Asperen (12-stringed guitar, electric guitar, hurdy gurdy and theremin),

Erica van Brenk (flutes), 

Rutger van Krieken (drums and small percussion)

Richard van den Hoven (bass guitar and bass clarinet)

Lies Sommer (harp and hurdy gurdy)

Orfeo - Discography 

Terra Amorosa (2014)

Inferno (2010)

Demo (2007)

Compilations

Folk for the People (2014)

Van Folkguerilla tot Balfolk (2008)

FängörN

Beginning concert activity in 2008, now FängörN takes one of the leading places among the variety of folk metal scene in St. Petersburg. For long time band is a well-deserved leader among Russian folk groups.In the asset of group - 5 years of activity, the two studio albums. Geography of regular gigs is constantly expanding and has long moved beyond his native city.

The first FängörN’s album «Mysterious Land» (2009) was mixed Anssi Kippo, known for his work with Children of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene, Norther, To / Die / For, in the Finnish studio Astia-Studios, and was released on the German label Purity Through Fire. Album immediately received positive feedback from the media and the audience, and the band's sound has caused comparison with the main "vikings" of folk metal Ensiferum. However, after the release of the second, the concept album «Where The Tales Live On» (2012), which was released on the Russian label Sound Age, it became clear that the band already has its own recognizable style and at the same time - a lot of musical ideas that are organically weaved together. So, on the album «Where The Tales Live On» flute, violin and percussion successfully complete the "classic" set of musical instruments, but certainly not lead away from the best traditions of heavy metal.

However, Fangorn is well-known on Russian folk metal scene not only by released albums, but first of all – by qualitive and as a consequence by unforgettable live performances. According to critics (both in Russia and abroad), Fangorn’s music is worthwhile example of European level’s folk metal. The band completely justifies its name - as well as the forest from Tolkien's trilogy (namely band named in his honor), music of Fangorn promises a lot of amazing discoveries.

Melodic and at the same time hard energy of the compositions, the conceptual lyrics - everyone will find under the arches of Fangorn what is meant by the term "real quality folk metal" exactly.

MEMBERS:

Grendel - keyboards/vocals

Pagan - guitar/vocals

Sergey Muravyev - guitars, vocals

Anton Gavrilov - guitars

VK - bass

Alexey Sivovna - drums

Fferyllt  - Discography

Inferno (2016)

Where The Tales Live On (2012)

Mysterious Land (2009)

Стожар

2005 - Creation of a group

Yaroslavl group Stozhar was founded in 2005. Initially, it consisted of two people: Yaroslav and Elena Lebedeva. Then the first demo "Pagan Rus" was recorded. In 2007 Elena Lebedeva left the group.

2009 - The beginning of concert activity

In 2009, the full group was recruited, and the band began rehearsing, and then giving their first concerts. For the period 2009-2010. Stozhar perform on the same stage with such teams as Krynitsa, Grandsons of Svyatoslav, Ros, Nebyro, Yaros, Arkon, Kalevala, BT, and others.

In 2010, new changes are coming in the composition, which is completed definitively. The work on recording a full-length album begins.

In 2011, the group ceases to speak for six months.

In early 2012, active concert activity resumes. The team performs in various cities in the central part of Russia and shares the stage with such collectives as Negură Bunget, Butterfly Temple, Nevid, Rarog, Path of the Sun, Kalevala, Stigmatic Chorus, Skolot, Smoot, Cruda, Oprich, Izmoroz, Emerald Night, Vedan Kolod and many others.

ni-shagu-nazad-20132013 year - Album «Ni Shagu Back»

The recording of the album is delayed due to corrections in the sound, the recording of live folk instruments. The album, entitled "Not a step back", is released on Stygian Crypt Productions in April 2013.

Slava-Perunu-20142014 - The Album "Glory to Perun!"

After the release of the full-length album, the group continues active concert activity both in Russia and abroad. The material for the second full-length album is being prepared. In 2014. the second album of the group "Glory to Perun!" is released.

MEMBERS:

Yarosvet (Guitars,Vocals)

Pavel Ivanov (Bass)

Sergey Glebov (Drums)

Evgenia Vitlugina (Vocals)

Fferyllt  - Discography

988 (2017)

Молотом гроз, в сумерки битв (2016)

Слава Перуну! (2014)

Ни шагу назад (2013)

Языческая Русь Demo (2005)

WEB PAGE: 

http://stozhar-band.ru/

Fferyllt

The story of the band with mysterious name “Fferyllt” is tracing its roots back to late autumn of 2003, when keyboarder Dmitry Eliseev began to think about creation of a musical project, which's main concept would be his native religion – Western-European Paganism. The path of it lies trough distant North, trough the traditions of Norsemen and Celts. Asatru and Druidism became main burdens in Diarmaid's songs. The first staff had gathered in spring of 2007, when Вю Eliseev together with guitarist Alexey Godlewsky start to work with the material and record first demos.

In May 2007-th female singer Yanina Zelenskaya, bassist Alexander Lebedev, vocalist Rustam Borzov, and guitarist Andrew Awdick had joined the staff.

After some gigs in such staff, the band begins recording of debut album called "Dance of Druids". The spirit of the album became authentic West-European instruments (bagpipe, flute, bodhran), as well as variations of celtic melodies. After signing of contract with the lable "Stygian Crypt Productions" in August, 2008, the band undergoes changes in staff. The bassist Alexander Lebedev, vocalist Rustam Borzov and guitarist Alexey Godlewsky had left the band. Soon after that, drummer Eugeny Martynov, guitarist George Tsedov, and bassist Sergey Gritsay had joined the staff.

On February 9-th, 2009, the band’s members’ most wishful event came true – Fferyllt’s debut album "Dance of Druids" was brought out on Stygian Crypt Prods. At the same time the band releases its first promo-video for the song “Yule”. Soon after the release, drummer E. Martynov and bassist S. Gritsay . A. Awdick and singer Y. Zelenskaya left the band.

In December 2009 two members – Alexander Lebedev and Alexey Godlewsky had returned into the band’s staff, and a new member, who had taken a part in songwriting for the debut album, Alexander “O’Kella” Davtyan, joined the staff again. On December 31-th, the band grants to its listeners an internet-single called “Thurisaz”.

In May 2010 Anastasia Ovcharenko had joined the band as a female singer.

The band gives a series of concerts. Krasnodar broadcaster NTK shoots a short-length documentary about the band. For this documentary Fferyllt had recorded 5 songs from their repertoire in “Studio Live” format.

In Autumn 2010 Anastasia leaves the band because of state of her health. Not long before A. Lebedev and A. Davtyan quited the staff. The bassist’s place was taken by Vladimir Poznyanskiy, and the frontman’s vacant seat – by Alexander Lopatin.

After productive three-months collaboration with the band as a guest musician, bassist Vladimir Poznyansky has joined the band.

MEMBERS:

Dmitriy Eliseev - keyboard;

Alexey Godlewskiy - guitar;

Ekaterina Godlewskaya - vocal;

Pavel Tuniy - bass;

Alexey Pushkin - guitar;

Michael Chikviladze - vocals

Fferyllt  - Discography

Achanterez (2015)

A Celtic Tale - Studio Live at NTK (2013)

Proritsanie (The Prediction) (2012)

Dance of Druids (2012)

Thurisaz EP (2009)

A Celtic Tale (Demo) (2006)