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Riga, Latvia (1995 – present)
Skyforger is a Folk / Pagan Metal band from (Semigallia) Riga, Latvia.
Skyforger have been tempering their music in the smithy of the Thundergod since 1995. For the last decade, the band has been fighting under the flag of Latvian pagan metal; an extreme blend of traditional Baltic Folk music and various Metal influences ranging from Norwegian inspired black metal through to 80s-rooted heavy metal. The band’s unique combination of ancient and modern influence has given them a wide appeal throughout both the Metal and Folk scenes, and has brought great variety to their song writing over the course of the five Skyforger albums.
The first of these was unleashed from the forge in 1997. Titled Semigalls’ Warchant, the demo-album told tales of the last free Pagan tribes of the Baltic peoples; and their struggles with Christian invaders throughout the thirteenth century. The album’s music is heavily inspired by the Scandinavian Black Metal of the early nineties. Harsh and cold, the extremity is balanced by traditional Folk instruments, which anchor the venomous brutality firmly in the past; never loosing sight of the ancestral legends the music seeks to describe.
These tales of ancient tribal Latvia and its Heathen tradition were to be expanded upon in Skyforger’s first CD, 1998’s Kauja Pie Saules (‘The Battle of Saule’). Later in 2000 followed their third release, the First World War themed Latvian Riflemen.
At the end of 2002 Skyforger signed to German label Folter Records.
Skyforger have been tempering their music in the smithy of the Thundergod since 1995. For the last decade, the band has been fighting under the flag of Latvian pagan metal; an extreme blend of traditional Baltic Folk music and various Metal influences ranging from Norwegian inspired black metal through to 80s-rooted heavy metal. The band’s unique combination of ancient and modern influence has given them a wide appeal throughout both the Metal and Folk scenes, and has brought great variety to their song writing over the course of the five Skyforger albums.
The first of these was unleashed from the forge in 1997. Titled Semigalls’ Warchant, the demo-album told tales of the last free Pagan tribes of the Baltic peoples; and their struggles with Christian invaders throughout the thirteenth century. The album’s music is heavily inspired by the Scandinavian Black Metal of the early nineties. Harsh and cold, the extremity is balanced by traditional Folk instruments, which anchor the venomous brutality firmly in the past; never loosing sight of the ancestral legends the music seeks to describe.
These tales of ancient tribal Latvia and its Heathen tradition were to be expanded upon in Skyforger’s first CD, 1998’s Kauja Pie Saules (‘The Battle of Saule’). Later in 2000 followed their third release, the First World War themed Latvian Riflemen.
At the end of 2002 Skyforger signed to German label Folter Records.
Top Albums
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Oh Fog, Oh Dew
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Intro
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The Shortest Night of the Year
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In Darkness and Frost
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Thunderforge
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When Usins Rides
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Long Dance
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Warlord of the Night Sky
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The Woman of Serpents
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Shoutbox
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AbbaOjcze wrote:
Zobena Dziesma is great!
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Subguy wrote:
what about kurbads?
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GeographyI wrote:
Braliukai :)
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HelmetedKiss wrote:
Latviesu Strelnieki!
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saulenskas wrote:
Thunderforge is awesome
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Frosthark wrote:
I guess most people don't see the difference between Latvia and Lithuania
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AntanasD wrote:
do you lack of latvian metal in latvia? becouse almost all similar artists are from lithuania...
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Iconochasm wrote:
Hurry the fuck up with the new album.
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deadgrave wrote:
jā es arī , drīz jau jābūt
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sigvard89 wrote:
zagrajcie w polsce, łakniemy was xD !!! Koncert we wrocławiu 2 lata temu był boski.
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klamzis wrote:
Nespēju nociesties līdz jaunā albūma iznākšanai.
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deadgrave wrote:
great Great
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Auguzt wrote:
... and its great that they are coming to Sweden for the first time and I'm going to see them!
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O8EY wrote:
Really really curious about the new upcoming album ;)
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HujersX wrote:
well it seems that ive misunderstood ur question.
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Auguzt wrote:
To the point I was trying to make: where on the (damn) CHARTS HERE ON LAST.FM ARE THE SONG NAMED KAVI? It's a great song. Period.
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upsednieks wrote:
Kavi = Aurora Borealis
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Auguzt wrote:
@ HujersX: Stop being such an ass. Go fuck yourself or get a life instead of making really, REALLY, bad jokes.
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plekjis_ wrote:
Well they apear in the sky sometimes, hehe :)
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RoRoRoflcopter wrote:
amazing concert at wolfszeit festival!
Videos
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Featured Tracks
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The Sacred Firecross full track | 6:32 |
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In Life's Darkest Hour full track | 5:01 |
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To the Northern Shores full track | 4:42 |
Events
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Dec
18
Cork Winterfest 2009
An Cruiscin Lan, Douglas Street, Cork, Ireland
10 shouts
| 23 attendees
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Dec
19
Eindhoven Metal Meeting
Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
155 shouts
| 302 attendees
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Feb
13
Winterfire Festival
Hessenhalle, Gießen, Germany
105 shouts
| 110 attendees
News
Skyforger At Cork Winterfest!
10 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/skyforgerofficial
We are happy to announce Skyforger's return on Irish shores! Skyforger will headline the Friday night of this year's Cork Winterfest festival!Tickets go on sale Oct. 1st from www.corkwinterfest. …
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4 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/skyforgerofficial
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Recent Activity
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Nidingaslakt and Comrade_495 added Skyforger to their libraries. 5 hours ago
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Semigallian tagged Skyforger with ‘black metal’. yesterday morning
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krisjanisp, slavic_man, Mummo666 and 1 other person added Skyforger to their libraries. Thursday morning
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BlackIdler tagged Skyforger with black metal, pagan metal and folk metal. Monday morning
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Celenelune and 3 other people added Skyforger to their libraries. Monday morning
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cable_guy connected Skyforger to the group Dzelzs Vilks. last week
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mysticcode, MarcelDeToni and empyriumfan added Skyforger to their libraries. last week
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guild tagged Skyforger with ‘seen live’. last week
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dasleid1 tagged Skyforger with mittelalter and folk metal. last week
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decapitateddoll, mjodr, lordpagan88 and 1 other person added Skyforger to their libraries. last week
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