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Heidevolk
Heidevolk () is a folk metal band from the Netherlands. The lyrical themes of their music are inspired by nature, the history of Gelderland, and Germanic mythology Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon paganism#Mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology. It was a key element of Germanic paganism. O .... Most of their lyrics are in Dutch; however, on their 2015 album, '' Velua'', they have one original English song, "Vinland", and several English covers. Their 2018 album, '' Vuur van verzet'', contains two English-language songs: "A Wolf in My Heart" and "The Alliance". History Heidevolk was founded under the name Hymir in 2002. They later changed their name to Heidevolk (Dutch for 'heath-folk' or 'heather folk'), inspired by the Veluwe landscape. The band started performing live in 2003. They have since released one demo, six full-length studio albums, and on ...
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Heidevolk () is a folk metal band from the Netherlands. The lyrical themes of their music are inspired by nature, the history of Gelderland, and Germanic mythology. Most of their lyrics are in Dutch language, Dutch; however, on their 2015 album, ''Velua'', they have one original English song, "Vinland", and several English covers. Their 2018 album, ''Vuur van verzet'', contains two English-language songs: "A Wolf in My Heart" and "The Alliance". History Heidevolk was founded under the name Hymir in 2002. They later changed their name to Heidevolk (Dutch for 'heath-folk' or 'heather folk'), inspired by the Veluwe landscape. The band started performing live in 2003. They have since released one demo, six full-length studio albums, and one EP. Their third album, ''Uit oude grond'', was released to generally positive critical acclaim, with one writer calling the album "A hugely enjoyable release combining aggressive metallic riffage with tastefully entwined traditional folk i ...
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Heidevolk
Heidevolk () is a folk metal band from the Netherlands. The lyrical themes of their music are inspired by nature, the history of Gelderland, and Germanic mythology Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon paganism#Mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology. It was a key element of Germanic paganism. O .... Most of their lyrics are in Dutch; however, on their 2015 album, '' Velua'', they have one original English song, "Vinland", and several English covers. Their 2018 album, '' Vuur van verzet'', contains two English-language songs: "A Wolf in My Heart" and "The Alliance". History Heidevolk was founded under the name Hymir in 2002. They later changed their name to Heidevolk (Dutch for 'heath-folk' or 'heather folk'), inspired by the Veluwe landscape. The band started performing live in 2003. They have since released one demo, six full-length studio albums, and on ...
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Heidevolk () is a folk metal band from the Netherlands. The lyrical themes of their music are inspired by nature, the history of Gelderland, and Germanic mythology. Most of their lyrics are in Dutch; however, on their 2015 album, ''Velua'', they have one original English song, "Vinland", and several English covers. Their 2018 album, '' Vuur van verzet'', contains two English-language songs: "A Wolf in My Heart" and "The Alliance". History Heidevolk was founded under the name Hymir in 2002. They later changed their name to Heidevolk (Dutch for 'heath-folk' or 'heather folk'), inspired by the Veluwe landscape. The band started performing live in 2003. They have since released one demo, six full-length studio albums, and one EP. Their third album, ''Uit oude grond'', was released to generally positive critical acclaim, with one writer calling the album "A hugely enjoyable release combining aggressive metallic riffage with tastefully entwined traditional folk instrumentation ...
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Viking Metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse religion, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cross-genre term than a genre, but it is typically heard as black metal with influences from Nordic folk music. Common traits include a slow-paced and heavy Ostinato#Riff, riffing style, anthemic choruses, use of both sung and harsh vocals, a reliance on folk instrumentation, and often the use of keyboards for atmospheric effect. Viking metal emerged from black metal during the late 1980s and early 1990s, sharing with black metal an Anti-Christian sentiment#Europe, opposition to Christianity, but rejecting Satanism and occult, occult themes in favor of the Vikings and Heathenry (new religious movement), paganism. It is similar, in lyrics, sound, and thematic imagery, to pagan metal, but pagan metal has a broader mythological ...
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Wodan Heerst
''Wodan Heerst'' is an EP by the Dutch pagan/ folk metal band Heidevolk. The first track is included on the band's following studio album, ''Walhalla Wacht''. The second track is a remixed version of a song featured on Heidevolk's previous release, '' De Strijdlust is Geboren''; it features more violin than the previous version. The third and final track is a cover of a song by the band Normaal Normaal () was a Dutch rock band from the Achterhoek region, who sang in Achterhooks, a local variety of the Low Saxon. , who was an arts student at an arts academy, stationed in Amsterdam in the 1970s, started the band in 1975 as a reaction t .... The lyrics can be read as a simple catechism of Wodan and his acts, mainly describing his quests for divine wisdom, interspersed with prayers to and praise of the god. Track listing References 2007 EPs Heidevolk albums {{EP-stub ...
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Batavi (album)
''Batavi'' is the fourth full-length album by the Dutch pagan / Viking / folk metal band Heidevolk. It was released on March 2, 2012 through Napalm Records. The album's title and album's theme are reference to the Batavi (Germanic tribe). ''Batavi'' is a concept album that deals with the early history of the Batavian tribe: from its beginnings to its daring revolt against one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. Set against the backdrop of war, alliances, intrigue, and betrayal, the nine songs relate the struggles of a people needing to redefine themselves in order to survive this turbulent time. Napalm Records , Heidevolk - Batavi - http://shop.napalmrecords.com/batavi.html Track listing Personnel * Joost Vellenknotscher - drums * Rowan Roodbaert - bass * Mark Splintervuyscht - vocals * Reamon Bomenbreker - guitars * Joris den Boghtdrincker - vocals * Kevin Vruchtbaert - guitars Guest musicians * Irma Vos - violin * Corinna Tenbuss - flute The flute is a ...
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