Artist: SKYFORGER
Album: KURBADS LTD. EDIT. (DIGI)

Year: 2010
Media type: CD

SKYFORGER have been tempering their music in the smithy of the Thunder God 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 band’s latest album and Metal Blade debut, ‘Kurbads’, is a conceptual record about the legendary Latvian fairytale hero Kurbads, who was born magically from the white mare and did many great deeds. Musically, the album sees the band unfold its full potential with their blend of extreme metal and traditional folk elements reaching near perfection.

Through the years SKYFORGER has been busy on stages all over Europe; under the band’s collective belt are already four European tours as well as many festival appearances, and SKYFORGER is well known for their uncompromising live performances.

With ‘Kurbads’, SKYFORGER finally take their well-deserved place among the absolute elite of the booming folk / pagan metal movement.

TRACKLIST:

1. Curse Of The Witch
2. Son Of The Mare
3. The Nine-headed
4. Bewitched Forest
5. In The Yard Of The Father's Son
6. The Devilslayer
7. The Stone Sentinel
8. In The Underworld
9. Black Rider
10. The Last Battle
11. Kurbads

LINE-UP:

Peter – lead vocals, guitar
Edgars ‘Zirgs’ – bass, vocals
Edgars ‘Mazais’ – drums, percussions
Kaspars – folk instruments, backing vocals
Martins – guitar