ARKONA - Liki Bessmertnykh Bogov (Official)

On “Goi, Rode, Goi” Arkona, the Pagan Metal mongers revolving around frontlady Masha Scream, give the legends and traditions of their Russian homeland new life and thus, forge steadfastly forth creating a captivating mix of metal and folk exceeding in a welcomed diversity. The characteristic signature sounds stemming from the mind of Masha run through the compositions in which folk melodies, delivered by authentic and at times medieval instruments, join the lively metal riffs, blastbeats, and double bass interludes. The songstress and concurrent band mastermind provides depth with varied vocal lines that include a wide spectrum of clean and black metal parts.

HEIDEVOLK - Nehalennia (Official)

Heidevolk create with “Uit oude grond” a musical and lyrical monument for the legends and sagas of their homeland Gelderland. The sextet stays tenaciously true by enveloping Gelderland’s history in a compactly woven garb of folk and metal. Authentic traditional folk instruments meet the heaviness of the electric guitars and the thundering drums, providing the perfect setting for the sweeping clean vocals of both frontmen. “Uit oude grond” (Eng. trans.: From old soil) is a harmonious and genuine work that covers the wide spectrum of sing-along hymns, acoustic ballads, and epic heroic anthems. A pagan metal album for raised fists and mead-filled drinking horns.
Video Credits: Produced by Framecat Film and Video, with Zaza Wouters as Nehalennia. Also starring Festus, Kai, Höarn, Dorian, Yrmwulf, Martina, Maria, Lena and Heidevolk. With a big thanks to: Paul Braadvraat, Mieze Miesijerus, Altaya, Anny & Peter Westdijk and BO-EL Guitars.

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Band: Heidevolk
Song: Walhalla Wacht (Valhalla Awaits)
Album: Walhalla Wacht 

Come, Saxon brothers, raise your sword to the heavens
Go to war for the gods and the land
Death to the Franks and their god Jehova
Destroy their crosses, set fire to their churches

Rise, Saxon brothers, show your loyalty to Odin
Hear how his ravens cry in the night
To arms, swear the oath to Gungnir
Don’t fear your death, though, because Valhalla awaits
Those who dishonored Irminsul for “God”
Will pay the price with their heads
Those who brutely murdered Aasgetrouwen
Now color the ground deep red with their blood

Rise, Saxon brothers, show your loyalty to Donar
Hear how his goats ride in the night
To arms, swear the oath to Mjölnir
Don’t fear your death, though, because Valhalla awaits

Never shall the christian god find peace here
Jezus will never live in our hearts
In vain is their battle to win our souls
Gruesome his death, who mocks the Saxons

Rise, Saxon brothers, show your loyalty to Saxnot
Hear how the women weep in the night
To arms, swear the oath to the dead
Don’t fear your death, though, because Valhalla awaits 

Saxon and proud. :)

(Source: dethound)

Eluveitie - Slanias Song

Eluveitie - Slanias Song Eluveitie use traditional instruments amidst guitars and loud vocals. The lyrics are often in the extinct language Gaulish. The name of the band comes from a graffito on a vessel from Mantua (ca. 300 BC). The inscription in Etruscan letters reads eluveitie, which has been interpreted as the Etruscan form of the Celtic (h)elvetios (“the Helvetian”), presumably referring to a man of Helvetian descent living in Mantua.

The Helvetii were a Celtic tribe or tribal confederation,occupying most of the Swiss plateau at the time of their contact with the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. According to Julius Caesar, the Helvetians were divided into four subgroups or pagi. Of these Caesar only names the Verbigeni and the Tigurini, while Poseidonios mentions the Tigurini and the Toygenoi (Τωυγενοί). They feature prominently in the Commentaries on the Gallic War, with their failed migration attempt to southwestern Gaul (58 BC) serving as a catalyst for Caesar’s conquest of Gaul.