Bucovina - Straja - folk metal

Bucovina it is a viking metal/folk metal band from Iași, România. Was foundet in 2000.

Discography

• 2006 - Ceasul Aducerii-aminte
• 2010 - Duh

Týr - Regin Smiður - Viking Metal

Týr, (locally: [tʰʊɪːɹ], English /ˈtɪər/), is a folk metal band from the Faroe Islands. Their subject matter revolves almost entirely around old Nordic lore, mythology, and history,^[2] taking their name from a Norse god of war. They signed a worldwide deal with Austria's Napalm Records in early 2006, while signed to the Faroese record label Tutl. They performed at the Ragnarök Festival in 2007 and 2009

Albums

• How Far to Asgaard (January 2002)
• Eric the Red (June 27, 2003)
• Ragnarok (September 22, 2006)
• Land (May 30, 2008)
• By the Light of the Northern Star (May 29, 2009)
• The Lay of Thrym (May 27, 2011)

EPs/Demos/Singles

• Demo (2000)
• Ólavur Riddararós (October 2002)

Compilations

• Tutl 25 ár – Live 2002 (contributed "Sand in the Wind") (2002) (Live)
• The Realm of Napalm Records (CD/DVD) (On DVD, track #17 "Regin Smiður" and #18 "Hail to the Hammer") (On CD, track #13 "Regin Smiður") (2006)
• Black Sails Over Europe (2009) (Split album with Alestorm and Heidevolk)

Videos

• "Hail to the Hammer" (2002)
• "Ormurin Langi" (2002)
• "Regin Smiður" (2003)
• "Sinklars Vísa" (2008)
• "Hold the Heathen Hammer High" (2009)

Orkrist - The ancient war spirit - pagan folk metal

This Slovak band was founded in June 2000 by Crom, after he left the bands MEAN GEIMHRIDH and SINE NOMINE (do not exist today). The main reason to ground an own-band was the ambition to realize his own musical ideas and visions, that were not the same as he played in the two named bands.
The first members, who took up his quarrel, were the SINE… members: guitarist Khayo, the drummerMartin and female singer Lenka. 

Graveland - Born For War - Black Metal

Graveland is a Polish black metal band which was formed in 1992 by Rob Darken (born Robert Fudali). The lyrics of Graveland are strongly inspired by nature, paganism and nationalism.

Studio albums

• Carpathian Wolves (1994) - CD, MC
• Thousand Swords (1995) - CD
• Following the Voice of Blood (1997) - CD
• Immortal Pride (1998) - CD
• Creed of Iron / Prawo Stali (2000, released in English and Polish versions)
• Memory and Destiny (2002) - A5 digipak CD, CD, LP
• The Fire of Awakening (2003) - A5 digipak CD, CD, LP
• Dawn of Iron Blades (2004) - A5 digipak CD, CD, LP
• Fire Chariot of Destruction (2005) - A5 digipak CD, CD, DLP
• Will Stronger Than Death (2007) - A5 digipak CD, CD, LP
• Spears of Heaven (2009) - A5 digipak CD, CD
• Thunderbolts of the Gods (2011) - CD

Demos and promo tapes

• Necromanteion (1992)
• Promo June '92 (1992)
• Drunemeton (1992)
• Epilogue (1993)
• In the Glare of Burning Churches (1993)
• The Celtic Winter (1993)
• Following the Voice of Blood (1997, contains early versions of two tracks from the Album)

EPs

• The Celtic Winter (1994) - CD
• Impaler’s Wolves (1999) - CD
• Raiders of Revenge (2000, split EP with Honor) - DIGI-PACK
• Raise Your Sword! (2001) - CD
• Blood of Heroes (2002) - EP
• Eastern Hammer (2007, split EP with Nokturnal Mortum, North and Temnozor) - CD
• Wotan Mit Mir (2008) - EP, MLP
• Cold Winter Blades (2010) - Mini CD
• Tribute for Conan Barbarian Movie 1980 2010 - EP7"

Aes Dana - mer de glace et d'ombre - progressive folk metal

Born from the meeting of Vincent Villuis, former member of goa chill band Asura, and Sunbeam (aka Mahiane) who spins English progressive vinyls, Aes Dana stands as a coherent fusion of both styles.

They bring out deep sounds rooted in the psychedelic tradition, in a fluid down tempo morning trance. Both musicians tend to create evocative sound textures, opening as a travelling over their analogical dreams. Short tales made of samples and waves, energised by tribal beats. Soundtrack for the early party letting time for the moon and the tempo to set, or for afters to slow down the nocturnal excesses and celebrate the return of the Sun. Aes dana's music is to be enjoyed between the veils.

Albums

• 2002, Season 5, Ultimae Records INRE 007
• 2003, Aftermath (Limited Edition), Ultimae Records INRE 010
• 2004, Memory Shell, Ultimae Records INRE 014
• 2007, Manifold, Ultimae Records INRE 022
• 2009, Leylines, Ultimae Records INRE 034
• 2011, Perimeters, Ultimae Records INRE 045

Waylander - Born to the Fight - Folk Metal

Waylander is a Northern Irish band influential in the realms of Celtic folk metal. Formed in 1993, the band blends traditional Irish folk with 1990s heavy metal.

Discography

• Once Upon an Era (1994), Demo
• Dawning of a New Age (1996), Demo
• Reawakening Pride Once Lost (1998), Century Media
• The Light, the Dark and the Endless Knot (2001), Blackend Records/PHD
• Honour Amongst Chaos (2008), Listenable Records

Primordial - Empire Falls - Black/Folk Metal

Primordial is an extreme metal band from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. It was formed in 1987 by Pól MacAmlaigh (bass) and Ciarán MacUiliam (guitars). Their sound melds black metal with Irish folk music.

Studio albums

• Imrama (1995)
• A Journey's End (1998)
• Spirit the Earth Aflame (2000)
• Storm Before Calm (2002)
• The Gathering Wilderness (2005)
• To the Nameless Dead (2007)
• Redemption at the Puritan's Hand (2011)

EPs

• The Burning Season (1999)

Demos

• Dark Romanticism (1993)

Split releases

• Primordial / Katatonia Split 10" (1996)
• Primordial / Mael Mórdha (2006)

Re-Release

• Imrama (Re-Release) (2009)

enslaved - havenless - pagan progressive extreme metal

Studio albums and EPs

• Hordanes Land (EP) (1993)
• Vikingligr Veldi (1994)
• Frost (1994)
• Eld (1997)
• Blodhemn (1998)
• Mardraum - Beyond the Within (2000)
• Monumension (2001)
• Below the Lights (2003)
• Isa (2004)
• Ruun (2006)
• Vertebrae (2008)
• Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
• The Sleeping Gods (EP) (2011)^[8]
• Thorn (EP) (2011)^[9]

Demos

• Nema (1991)
• Yggdrasill (1992)

Splits

• Hordanes Land (split with Emperor, 1993)
• Yggdrassill (split with Satyricon, 1995)

DVDs

Enslaved also has two DVD releases, primarily consisting of concert footage.

• Live Retaliation (2003)
• Return to Yggdrasill (2005)

Emperor - I Am The Black Wizards - Black Metal

Emperor were a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth on drums and Ihsahn on guitar and vocals.

Discography

Studio albums

• In the Nightside Eclipse (1994)
• Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk (1997)
• Thorns vs. Emperor (1999)
• IX Equilibrium (1999)
• Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire and Demise (2001)

[edit]Videography

• The Loss and Curse of Reverence – promo video
• Emperial Live Ceremony (2000) – VHS/DVD
• Empty (2001) – promo video
• Live Inferno (2009)
• Live at Wacken Open Air 2006 'A Night of Emperial Wrath' (2009)

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Crimfall -- Wildfire Season - Folk Metal

BAND MEMBERS:

Jakke Viitala - Guitar, bass, programming

Mikko Häkkinen - Vocals

Helena Haaparanta - Vocals

Crimfall is a young soul; it came to being on a wildfire season, Autumn 2007 as one man’s vision. Jakke composed a demo of three songs just for himself but he soon noticed that the material was unique, diverse and strong to stand on its own feet in front of wider audiences. What was still needed was some talent to fulfill the forceful yet melancholic music he had composed, someone to bring the stories of songs to life with voice of both beauty and power. In the end Jakke decided to bring two people to finish his line-up, voices with contrast and variance, as Mikko and Helena joined the band. So was the first recording of Crimfall born, “Burning Winds”.

DISCOGRAPHY:

Burning Winds (DEMO 2008)

As the Path Unfolds… (CD 2009)

Cruachan - The Children of Lir - Pagan Metal

Cruachan [kroo-a-khawn] is a Pagan Metal band from Dublin, Ireland that has been active since the 1990s. They have been acclaimed as having "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand" the genre of folk metal.[1] They are recognised as one of the founders of the genre of folk metal. With a specific focus on Celtic music and the use of Celtic mythology in their lyrics, Cruachan's style of folk metal is known as Celtic metal.[2] The band named themselves after the archaeological site of Rathcroghan in Ireland also known as Cruachan.

Studio albums

• Tuatha Na Gael (1995)
• The Middle Kingdom (2000)
• Folk-Lore (2002)
• Pagan (2004)
• The Morrigan's Call (2006)
• Blood on the Black Robe (2011)

Singles

• "Ride On" (2001)
• "The Very Wild Rover" (2006)

Demos

• Celtica (Demo, 1994)
• Promo '97 (Demo, 1997, also included with 2001 bootleg of Tuatha Na Gael)
• Untitled (Demo, 2010, led to new record deal with Candlelight records)

Compilations

• A Celtic Trilogy (2002 boxed set of Tuatha Na Gael, The Middle Kingdom and Folk-Lore in picture LP format, limited to 500 copies)
• A Celtic Legacy (2007)

Vintersorg - Norrland - Folk Metal

Vintersorg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪntɛr ˈsɔrj]; "Winter Sorrow" in English) is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into progressive metal and avant-garde metal. Lyrically, the band deals with topics on fantasy, mythology, nature, the cosmos, and metaphysics. Vintersorg means "Winter Sorrow," but the name was taken from the The Legend of the Ice People series by Margit Sandemo, where the character Vintersorg is the son of a great pagan leader.

Discography

• Hedniskhjärtad (1998) ("Paganhearted")
• Till fjälls (1998) ("To the Mountains")
• Ödemarkens son (1999) ("Son of the Wilderness")
• Cosmic Genesis (2000)
• Visions from the Spiral Generator (2002)
• The Focusing Blur (2004)
• Solens rötter (2007) ("Roots of the Sun")
• Jordpuls (2011) ("Pulse of the earth")

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