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Sacile, Italy (October 1997 – present)

Elvenking is a folk metal band formed in Sacile, Italy in October 1997 by guitarists Aydan and Jarpen. In March 1998, singer Damnagoras joined the band, but it wasn’t until the following September that the group found a definite stability with the arrival of Zender on the drums.

Right from the beginning, Elvenking set themselves the objective of finding a formula which can combine power metal, folk music and extreme sounds in a unique mixture. The one and only demo To Oak Woods Bestowed that was recorded in 2000 led the band to sign directly a contract with German leading label AFM-Records.

Meanwhile, Elvenking enriched their sound with the entry of new bass player Gorlan. He first appeared in the band as a session player, but soon he joined Elvenking permanently as a member at all events.

The first official album Heathenreel was released on July 23rd 2001 and received flattering reviews all over the metal world, becoming “album of the month” in many magazines and webzines.

Due to various reasons, singer Damnagoras was forced to leave the band in August 2002. With the new singer Kleid and the addition of the violin/keyboard player Elyghen, Elvenking records Wyrd, which was officially released on April 19th 2004.

A difficult period that followed the release of the second album led to a drastic line-up change that saw the return of the former vocalist Damnagoras and the split with Kleid and guitarist Jarpen.

On the live activity side, the band has always carried on hitting the stages around Europe, also playing at festivals such as Sziget (Hungary), Bloodstock (UK), Agglutination (Italy), Tradate Iron Fest (Italy), D:O:A (Germany) and several other venues.
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  • XevildollX

    Polish folk metal band Vecordia is searching for a female vocalist. If You're interested please write us / Polski folkmetalowy zespół Vecordia poszukuje wokalistki. Osoby zainteresowane prosimy o kontakt pod adresem: management@vecordia.pl Wydarzenie na facebooku - http://www.facebook.com/events/403678879666942/

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  • lucas_xs

    New album please!

    Thursday morning
  • mitth77

    Red Silent Tides <33333 I FUCKING LOVE IT *-*

    Monday afternoon
  • lucas_xs

    Romance and Wrath <3

    25 days ago
  • Metalknight88

    Sonntag in Wien hörner verdammtnochmal hoch \m/!!!

    last month
  • Ancalion

    I want more Pagan Purity style songs!

    last month
  • C0NVAIR

    Hope, that the suprise will be a bit better than the Red Silent Tides ^ ^

    last month
  • Lorlon

    Indeed, doesn't matter at all. I'm sure they will surprise us with something completely new as always.

    March 2012
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RED SILENT TIDES live party + New videoclip

22 Nov 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/elvenking

Alright guys, the time has come. This Saturday ELVENKING will present the new album “Red Silent Tides” live at Deposito Giordani in Pordenone (ITALY) with a great show full of …

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