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Pērkoņkalve
''Pērkoņkalve'' (''Thunderforge'') is Skyforger's third full-length album. It was recorded and mixed from late 2002 to early 2003 at the Phoenix Studios and released on 1 June 2003 by Folter Records. The official presentation of the album took place on 21 September 2003 at the festival Baltijas Saule (''Baltic Sun'') in Riga. In a 2006 interview, frontman Pēteris Kvetkovskis referred to the album as the band's ''Reign In Blood'', i.e. Skyforger's best work, but also expressed hope the band's best album is yet to come. He also recalled an incident when a factory refused to press another batch of CDs after its boss saw the swastika in both the album's cover art and band's logo (see Skyforger#Controversy). In 2009 Folter Records released a red 12" vinyl edition of the album limited to 500 copies. Musical style and lyrical themes ''Pērkoņkalve'' indicates a departure from the war themes (Battle of Saule, Latvian War of Independence, and Latvian Riflemen) covered by the band's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyforger
Skyforger is a heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Latvia which was formed in 1995 out of the remains of doom metal band Grindmaster Dead. Musical style and lyrical themes Most of their songs are about Baltic mythology and warfare; they also play daina (Latvia), Latvian folk songs and their metal arrangements. Although Skyforger is known for their folk metal, the style on their demo ' is essentially black metal. The band also has performed and recorded a number of folk songs, including the entirety of their acoustic music, acoustic fourth album ', released in 2003. Folk elements can be found on all of their albums. In December 2005, during the presentation of their album, ''Semigalls' Warchant'', the band announced their next album would be experimentation with thrash metal. They later pointed out that Latvian history still has enough untold stories, meaning their lyrics will retain their folk/pagan fashion. History In 2010, Skyforger signed with American label Metal Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |