Vindkaldr

Vindkaldr is an Atmospheric Black Metal / Viking Metal / Dungeon Synth one-man band from Australia.

MEMBERS:

Mauhulakh

Vindkaldr - Discography

Anti​-​Christ: Nine Odes Of Synthesized Contempt And Joy, Dedicated To Friedrich Nietzsche (2018)

Bragr (2017)

Enchantments Of Old Lore (2015)

Sword Of Moss (2015)

Ambient I (2015)

Önd (2015)

Stone As Flesh (2014)

Their Ships Sail From The Moon (2014)

Einherjer

Founded in 1993, Einherjer's albums are heavily folk influenced, while others have a more traditional symphonic black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of their albums has its own theme. The band split up in early 2004 after releasing the album Blot in December 2003, but later reformed .

The word Einherjer is the modern Norwegian version of the Old Icelandic Einherjar meaning either"Those who fight alone" or "Those who belong to an army". According to both the Poetic and the Prose Edda, the Einherjar are prominent fighters who, upon their death on the battlefield, are brought to Valhalla by the Valkyries to feast and battle with each other until the coming of the final battle of the gods, Ragnarok.

Historically, the concept of Einherjar is thought to have been linked to Odinic beliefs and cults spawned sometimes during the late Heathen-period.

Lineup:

Frode Glesnes - bass & lead vocals

Aksel Herløe - lead guitars & vocals

Ole Sønstabø - lead guitars

Gerhard Storesund - drums

Einherjer - Discography

Norrøne Spor (2018)

Mine Vapen Mine Ord (single) (2018)

Kill The Flame (single) (2018)

Spre Vingene (single) (2018)

Dragons of the North (2016)

Av Oss, For Oss (2014)

Nord og Ner (single) (2014)

Norron (2012)

Kjell Braaten Music

Kjell Braaten started his music career at the age of eight years, in the local school band. He started out composing his own music when he turned ten.

At the age of twenty, he had educated himself to be a conductor and worked as a teacher for the local school bands.

Kjell Braaten started to record and produce his own music when he was twelve.

In 1994 (at the age of nineteen) he entered the Norwegian academy of sound engeneering (Norsk lydskole – now NISS).

Since then, he has contributed as a musician on about forty and produced about thirty albums.

Current projects

Kjell Braaten - Acoustic music performed on ethnic instruments

Vikingmusikk - Nordic historical music and lectures

Skaldatal - Performances of myths and sagas

Sonono - Arabic-Nordic world music

Ran - Historically inspired pop music

Wardruna - Stand in musician

Kjell Braaten - Discography

Kyst - Single (2018)

Moonsong (2017)

Acoustic Oscillator (2016)

Barzonia

A Viking Folk band from Zuera (Aragón, Spain)

The Barzonia group, with its musical repertoire based on traditional bagpipes and percussions, recreates with its music and clothing the atmosphere of the viking raiders who, when seeing them, one imagines come from the northern countries, from far north its Zuera of origin. In 2014 he released his first album, El Asalto, and four years later, a new attack brings us his second album, Desembarco, in the purest folk-metal style or, as they define themselves, Viking-folk.

MEMBERS:

Victor (Tarota, fuego, sastre)

Miguel (Charrasco, fuego)

Juan (Percusion)

Jose (Tarota, Bajo)

Eugenia (Bombo)

Carlos (Dulzaina, Oratoria)

Anchel (Gaita, dulzaina, tarota, etc.)

Alberto (Gaita, dulzaina, adalid)

Ainhoa (Animacion, baile, P. percu)

Barzonia - Discography

Desembarco (2018)

El Asalto (2014) 

HUGSJÁ

After the success of their previous collaboration "Skuggsjá"; Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) and Einar Selvik (Wardruna) are now following up with an imposing new piece entitled "Hugsjá". The word 'Hugsjá' means to see with, or within, the mind - and it reflects the idea that one's mind has the potential to see further than the eyes can reach. By weaving together indigenous and contemporary thoughts, sounds and instruments, they are inviting you on a vivid journey - exploring the distant history and traditions along coastal Norway.

Hugsjá was first commissioned by, and performed at, Bergen International Festival in 2017, as part a series of concerts named Nordvegen ("the northern road"); inspired by local history and traditions in each of the places visited. Ultimately the material was recorded and became this full-length album.

MEMBERS:

Einar Selvik: Lead vocals, Kravik-lyre, Taglharpa, goat-horn, Bronze-lure, flute and percussion.

Ivar Bjørnson: Guitars and electronics.

Silje Solberg: Hardanger-fiddle and backing vocals.

Iver Sandøy: Drums, percussion and backing vocals.

Håkon Vinje: Backing vocals.

HUGSJÁ

Tracklist:

Hugsjá

WulthuR

Ni Døtre av Hav

Ni Mødre av Sol

Fornjot

Nattseglar

Nytt Land

Nordvegen

Utsyn

Oska

Um Heilage Fjell

 

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)

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)

Anabioz

Founded in 2006, Anabioz has begun active with concert activity from the beginning, 2 years after, they decided to release under CD-Maximum their debut album "Through Darkness" which has been recorded in Naberezhnye Chelny, at Kamysh studio. At that time the band's line-up was:

Olga - vocal, violin

Anton-vocal, guitar

Damir-guitar

Dmitry-dass

Alexander-drums.

The band go back to that same studio to record their second album "... To Light" and signed a contract deal with the largest Russian label Irond Ltd. And then, Black Tower Productions distributed the album all over the world from spring 2010.

In 2011, going a long way from the founding of the band to recording the second album, Dmitry (bass guitar) left the band. His place was taken by Alex.

July 2014, Anabioz released their next album named "There the sun falls" at SoundAge Productions.

In 2015, Alex left the band to continue his studies in Moscow. Anton changed his guitar to bass. Danil joined the band as a second guitarist.

Current line-up is:

Olga-vocal, violin

Anton-vocal, bass

Damir-guitar

Danil-guitar

Alexander-drums.

In September 2017, the band went to European tour with Grai and Satanakozel. At this moment Anabioz is preparing to record the fourth album and plans new gigs.

MEMBERS:

Olga-vocal, violin

Anton-vocal, bass

Damir-guitar

Danil-guitar

Alexander-drums.

Anabioz - Discography

There The Sun Falls (2014)

.​.​.​To Light (2010)

.​.​.​Through Darkness (2008)

Wyrdamur

Wyrdamur was founded in August 2009, in Murcia, by brothers Enrique and Guillermo Barranco.

From the beginning, they composed their first songs, but given the traditional origin of the group they made some adaptations of properly Medieval compositions.

At the time of putting a name to the group, they were inspired by the runic language, using "Wyrda / Wyrd", which would be the white rune of Destiny and "Mur", morpheme of the place of origin, so Wyrdamur means "Destination of Murcia "

Even so, the Wyrdamur Universe is a whole world, which we transfer to other times when necessary.

Narrated on the stories, myths and legends of Ireland described in the "Lebor Gabála Érenn".

We grow in a framework whose literary genre is the "uchronía", which is characterized by creating a plot, based on a past event.

Thus the passion for mystery and mythology, as well as a group of friends who for their experiences and way of being, definitely consolidate this path through the album "In Praebibo Mortis".

In this way, looking for our own style, which we have baptized as "Brutal Folk", we define ourselves as musicians who have moved Heavy Metal (including other forceful rhythms), to medieval times with instruments from that moment in history, although in an updated way.

MEMBERS:

Telna

Meliak

Arlek

Cirus

Wyrdamur - In Praebibo Mortis

Tracking list:

GÉNESIS DE LAS HUESTES 

2.ASKANIA, LA CAPITAL 

3.WYRDAMUR HA LLEGADO

4.CUERNO DEL SÁTIRO

5.OTRA TABERNA  

6.LA LEYENDA  

7.MARIONET

8.BALOR

9.LOS CINCO CLANES

10.IN PRAEBIBO MORTIS (4:47) 

Heimsgard

During the year 2012, the first compositions of Heimsgard are born, forged cold by the impulses of inspiration of Raido. Satisfied with his work still fragmenting, he reaped the fruits of his inspiration left to decant and allowed to improve all ideas until maturation. It is only in 2014 that the name of Heimsgard will adorn the label of its future first vintage: "Ordrag", which will be bottled at the autumnal equinox 2015. Shaped with the hammer of Thor, decked with melodies epic and folk, racy but with hints of paganism and Scandinavian folklore, Heimsgard offers a pagan / folk metal powerful and easygoing. The moorings are dropped and the Heimsgard raids are just beginning.

MEMBERS:

Robin (Bass)

Raido (verything)

Heimsgard - Ördrag (2015)

1.Intro 

2.For the Love of War

3.In the Shadow of Great Men

4.Wheel of Time

5.Immortal

6.The Unfallen Warrior

7.Flavour of Victory

8.Wanderer Song

9.Stone Field

10.Nothung

11.Through the Eyes of a Wolf

12.Outro

Pimeä Metsä

The musical project Pimeä Metsä (“Dark Forest” in Finnish) begins in Madrid, on a 2006 December’s night. Surrounded by beer and friends, the idea of founding a northern Viking/folk metal band grew up strongly. On February 2007, David (guitar), Juan (bass) and Miguel (keyboard) started playing and composing our first pieces. As thrill and expectations grew up, we felt it was time to look for new colleagues to share our exciting adventure. While we try to find new members, Juan had to leave the band due to his studies. During those months, Pimeä Metsä was lucky to have met great musicians and friends like Vladimir, Dima, Ernesto or Antonio (bass players), Alex (vocalist) or Domingo and Laura (drummers). The current line-up starts working on July 2008, when Ángel arrived to the band as singer. The same year, in autumn, Hugo and Pablo joined Pimeä Metsä crew to take charge of lead guitar and drums, respectively. Finally, at the end of 2009, Juanto started playing his role at the bass. And the clan of the dark forest was completed.

During this first period of changes and searching, the founding members of Pimeä Metsä didn’t waste time. We improved our musical skills, composing new songs and arranged the previous ones. Then, with newest incorporations playing their role, the band made its debut on 23rd January 2009 in Silikona (Madrid) for more than 170 people. Along this year, Pimeä Metsä gave other shows with Ernesto and Antonio (a good friend of David and Miguel) as live bass players. Finally, Juanto was brought in as resident bass player and gave his first show with them in Sala Live (Madrid). Our energetic shows and surprising staging gave us a good growing reputation.

After several weeks of hard working, gigs and rivers of beer, the clan decided to record a demo CD. So then, “Beneath the northern lights” appears as home-made demo on February 2010 (with a little help of Dani from Canalla Records making the final mix). Thanks to this, the name of the band began to sound strongly throughout the media, getting good critics of the demo and giving the chance of sharing stage with big bands like Kathaarsys (May 2011), Arkona (June 2011, in their first visit to Spain), Korpiklaani and Trollfest (April 2012) or Northland and Ravenblood (January 2013).

With a name that was known increasingly and the support of our families, friends, and fans, we decided that the time had come to record our first self-produced album at New Life Studios, in Madrid. Previous weeks of homeworking and hours of practice finished on March, 4th of 2013 with the first drums recording sessions at the studio. José Garrido and Daniel Melián are co-producers and recording engineers and the mixing will be done by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. After some months of huge working, “Legacy of the Heathen North” was released as our first studio album, offering a high quality jump in production and a musical and compositional evolution.

We continuing growing up as a clan, a family, to show the world the heathen spirit of the ancient gods is still alive. Welcome to the dark forest… welcome to Pimeä Metsä. See you soon at our gigs. Until then… KEEP ON VIKING!!!

MEMBERS:

David Chas (guitarra rítmica)

Miguel Morón (teclado, acordeón)

Hugo Pérez (guitarra solista)

Pablo S. Carmona (batería) 

Juanto Viana (bajo)

Ángel "Enkeli" Flores (voz, bodhram, arpa de boca)

Pimeä Metsä  - Discography

No Blood No Glory 82016)

Legacy of the Heathen North (2013)

Beneath the Northern Lights EP (2010)

Romuvos Band

Folk metal music from the baltic area,

romuva means reviving the religious practices and pagan traditions of the 

Lithuanians and baltic poeple before their Christianization.

Velnias the man who stands behind Romuvos was

born in Lithuenia, he expresses his love for ancient days of

knighthood and pagan tales throughout his music.

MEMBERS:

Velnias

Romuvos - Discography

Infront of Destiny (2016)

Romuvan Dainas (2014)

Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen

On the legendary pirate ship Lightning sails under the flag of the legendary Captain Blake a fearless and daring team of adventurous pirates. The most adventurous of course is certainly the gun crew by Mr. Hurley. From their escaping escapades the captain had enough in 2009 for the first time and sent them on land to get away. Since they were accustomed as gunners to make a great deal of noise, they continued this habit on land, and now they land on the platforms and pubs, making their instruments as devastating as we can their guns at sea.

MEMBERS:

Mr. Hurley (Gesang, Gitarre, Ukulele)

Buckteeth Bannock (Akkordeon, Flöten, Gesang)

Der einäugige Morgan (Cajon, Bodhran, Percussion, Gesang)

Ms. Ivy Cox

(1. Merch Maat, Animation, Krisenmanagement, Achterdeck)

Pegleg Peggy

(Merchandise-Verkauf, Animation, Holzbein)

CREW:

BlackBört

(Roadie, Tätowierter Bizeps)

Spille

(Ton-Maat)

Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen - Discography

Tortuga (2017)

Voodoo (2015)

Plankrock (2014)

Grog'n'Roll (2013)

Feier Frei (Split EP) (2013)

Affentheater (2012)

Odroerir

Odroerir exists since autumn of 1998, when Fix started Odroerir as a project with Fenrir, who wanted to provide him with lyrics... From the beginning, the music was intended to be a calmer and more epic form of “Pagan Metal”, where folklore/medieval melodies should dominate. Unlike other bands in the genre, we intended to perform ingeniously without speed-attacks or double-bass drumming, but with various natural instruments, eclectic vocals and other stylistic devices... The texts should also reveal the multifaceted topic of Germanic and Celtic mythology, the pre- and early history of the heathen Europe and all about the life, the death and the history of our ancestors... .. At the end of 1999 Fix (guitars, vocals) restructured the band to enable live activities... In spring of 2000, the first official 5-track-demo “Iring” was recorded together with Stickel (guitar, vocals), Ivonne (vocals), Ralph (bass-guitar) and Philipp (drums). Shortly after, the first shows were being planned... .. In 2001 Ars Metalli published the first album “Laßt euch sagen aus alten Tagen…” which, to our surprise, was sold out after a short time. The first album was re-released a few years later by ourselves... .. In autumn of 2003, we rushed to the studio once again with new music. Two of those songs, initially intended as promo material, were chosen in 2003 to be released as an illustrative 7inch EP by the young new label Det Germanske Folket... .. In 2005 we signed a new contract and “Einheit Produktionen” published the mammoth piece “Götterlieder”, which is the audio version of the first part of “Edda”. After some line-up changes over the years, Odroerir played a lot of gigs and festivals and started the first European Tour together with Eluveitie (Switzerland) in 2006. In 2007 we went on tour once again, this time together with Tyr (Faroe Islands) and Black Messiah (Germany)... .. In 2008 we started the long writing and recording process of the next album “Götterlieder II” which was interrupted by diverse live shows and another European Tour, this time together with two German Bands Helfahrt and Gernotshagen... .. The recording of our new album “Götterlieder II” was finished in 2010, so that we were able to release it in the same year. It’s the second part of the audio version of the “Edda”, therefore a consistent continuation of our previous album “Götterlieder”. After the release we played a lot of shows and were looking forward to the next European tour. Since autumn 2010 Odroerir has a new bandmember: Karlson has joined our horde to play the guitar, bagpipe, flutes and to complete the vocal arrangements.

In autumn 2011 we started to the „Black Trolls over Europe Tour III“ together with Suidakra, Waylander, our friends of XIV Dark Centuries, Cruadalach and Chain of Dogs.

MEMBERS: 

Fix - guitar, vocals and oll other plugged instruments

Stickel - guitar and vocals

Manuel - bass

Veit - violine, cello and vocals

Natalie - vocals

Philipp - drums and percussion

Karlson - guitar, flutes, bagpipe, vocals

Odroerir - Discography

Das Erbe unserer Ahnen (2017)

Götterlieder II (2010)

Götterlieder (2005)

Odroerir EP (2004)

Lasst euch sagen aus alten Tagen... (2002)

Iring Demo (1999)

Ka Gaia An

Over the mountains, across the plains, near the sea was a remarkable people: the Dacians "the most powerful of the Thracians", as Herodotus said. "Ka Gaia An" is a state of mind, a return to traditions, customs, emotions and spiritual life. The band was set up in February 2008 in Bucharest. The musical style approached is a combination of traditional Romanian folklore, with influences from different styles of rock. "Ka Gaia An" has had a concert activity in Romania and Hungary, whether it is a club or a festival, winning the 1st prize at the OST Mountains Fest 2011 preselection.

The first discography, the EP "Play Dacians", benefited from the double launch in Bucharest and Budapest in October 2012.

After a break, the band returned to the stage in spring 2016, in November released a new studio material titled "The Dacians"

MEMBERS: 

Ariadna Chitu - vocals

Florin Costachita - vocals

Gabi Andrei - lead guitar / backing vocals

Teddy Bejenaru - rhythm guitar

Tudor Nica - bass

Paula Gherasim - keyboards

Tudor Uscoi - drums

The members of the band have been known for many years, collaborating with other bands like "An Theos" or "Dark Fusion".

Ariadna, the female voice of the band, was co-opted last year, her extraordinary voice and experience being decisive.

Florin, the male voice, is the oldest member of the band, being one of the founding members. Over the years he has put his mark on the vocal part of several Romanian rock bands. He also signs the lyrics and some of the band's music.

Gabi is the solo guitarist of the band. In the past he also featured on the band's bass at a festival. He is responsible for the musical side, making himself "guilty" of improving and maintaining old pieces. The new songs will be his main composer.

Teddy ensures the rhythmic part, the guitar coming as a beneficial addition to the sound of the band.

Tudor Nica, through the bass, leads the low marks on the mioritic realm.

Paula is the feminine presence of the keyboards. With specialized studies, she studied both piano and violin

Tudor is the band's heart, his drums complete the folk-metal ensemble "Ka Gaia An".

Ka Gaia An - Discography

Neamul Dacilor (2016)

Joacă Dacii EP (2012)