Elvenking
Elvenking is a genre-juggling Italian group that incorporates elements of progressive, power, and melodic death metal with mystic melodies and tankard-hoisting singalongs. Since emerging in 2001, the band has released a string of inventive and well-received pagan folk-metal LPs, with the occasional foray into prog rock (2007's The Scythe), straight up acoustic folk (2008's Two Tragedy Poets [...And a Caravan of Weird Figures]), and ambitious conceptual efforts (2019's Reader of the Runes: Divination and 2023's Reader of the Runes: Rapture).
Founded in 1997 by guitarists Aydan and Jarpen, the band coalesced into a quartet the following year with arrivals of Damna (vocals) and Zender (drums). A demo was recorded shortly thereafter, and fell into the hands of German label AFM, which quickly signed the fledgling group. 2001 heralded the arrival of bassist Gorlan, who made his studio debut on the band's first long-player Heathenreel. The following year saw the departure of Damna and the additions of vocalist Kleid and violin/keyboard player Elyghen to the fold. In 2004 the band issued their sophomore full-length, Wyrd, which was inspired by the book The Way of Wyrd: Tales of an Anglo-Saxon Sorcerer by English author Brian Bates. Multiple lineup changes occurred before the release of the band's next album, 2006's Winter's Wake, with both Kleid and founding guitarist Jarpen departing. This period did, however, mark the return of original vocalist Damna, who would go on to become the band's longest-tenured frontman. In 2007, the group released what would be their most successful outing to date, The Scythe, an acclaimed concept album that saw the group exploring darker, more muscular territory in the vein of contemporaries like In Flames and Blind Guardian. Elvenking went back to their folk roots for 2008's primarily acoustic Two Tragedy Poets (...And a Caravan of Weird Figures), but cranked things back up to 11 on 2010's power metal-propelled Red Silent Tides, which marked the debuts of new guitarist Rafahel and violin player Lethien. After a lengthy bout of touring, the band was joined by new drummer Symohn, who made his studio debut on 2012's well-received Era. 2014 saw the release of Pagan Manifesto, their eighth studio long-player, and in 2016, Elvenking issued their very first concert LP, Night of Nights: Live. Their ninth LP, Secrets of the Magick Grimoire, arrived in late 2017, followed in 2019 by the concept album Reader of the Rules: Divination. 2023 saw the release of the second half of the ambitious, narrative-driven set, Reader of the Runes: Rapture.
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Reader of the Runes - Divination
Hard Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 30 ago. 2019
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The Scythe (Anniversary Edition)
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 1 ene. 2007
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Reader of the Runes - Rapture
Varios - Editado por AFM Records el 28 abr. 2023
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The Moon and Magic
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 26 mar. 2021
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The Winter Wake (Anniversary Edition)
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 21 mar. 2006
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No Prayer for the Dying
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 2 abr. 2020
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From Blood to Stone
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 1 nov. 2008
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Two Tragedy Poets (...And a Caravan of Weird Figures)
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 14 nov. 2008
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The Pagan Manifesto
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 9 may. 2014
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Secrets of the Magick Grimoire
Hard Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 10 nov. 2017
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Red Silent Tides
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 17 sept. 2010
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Heathenreel (Anniversary Edition)
Rock - Editado por AFM Records el 28 may. 2002
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