Heidevolk is a

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band from the

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. The lyrical themes of their music are inspired by nature, the history of Gelderland, and Germanic mythology. Most of their lyrics are in

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; however, since their album '' Velua'', they also have one original English song, "Vinland", and several English covers.

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 The Veluwe () is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km2) in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Veluwe features many different landscapes, including woodland, heath, some small lakes and Europe's largest sand drifts. The Ve ...

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 and melody".Uit Oude Grond review on OneMetal.com

Collaborations

Vocalists Mark Bockting and Joris Boghtdrincker have contributed vocals to the Arkona song "Na Moey Zemle" (На моей земле) (In My Land). The track also features vocalists from

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(Sweden), Obtest (Lithuania), Menhir (Germany), and Skyforger (Latvia). Each sings in their native language, playing the role of warriors from that region, describing their homeland to a traveler.

Band members

Current

* Jacco de Wijs (Jacco Bühnebeest) – vocals (2015–present) * Koen Romeijn (Koen Vuurdichter) – guitar (2015–present) * Mat van Baest – guitar (2020–present) * Rowan Middelwijk (Rowan Roodbaert) – bass guitar (2006–present) * Kevin van den Heiligenberg – drums (2022–present)

Former

* Joris Boghtdrincker – vocals (2002–2013) * Jesse Vuerbaert (Ohtar) – vocals (2002–2005) * Niels Beenkerver – guitar (2002–2005) * Paul Braadvraat – bass guitar (2002–2006) * Sebas van Eldik (Sebas Bloeddorst) – guitar (2002–2011) * Joost Westdijk (Joost den Vellenknotscher) – drums (2002–2022) * Reamon Bomenbreker – guitar (2005–2015) * Mark Splintervuyscht – vocals (2005–2015) * Stefanie Speervrouw – violin (2007–2008) * Kevin Vruchtbaert – guitar (2012–2015) * Lars Vogel (Lars Nachtbraeker) – vocals (2013–2020) * Kevin Storm – guitar (2016–2018)

Timeline

Discography

* '' De strijdlust is geboren'' (2005) * '' Wodan heerst'' (EP, 2007) * '' Walhalla wacht'' (2008) * '' Uit oude grond'' (2010) * '' Batavi'' (2012)Heidevolk "Batavi" Release Date: 02 Mar 2012 / 06 Mar 2012 (US)
napalmrecords.com. Retrieved on 11 January 2012. * '' Velua'' (2015) * ''Vuur van verzet'' (2018) * ''Wederkeer'' (2023)

Music videos

*
Nehalennia
(2010) *
Als de dood weer naar ons lacht
(2012) *
Urth
(2015) *
Winter woede
(2015) *
A Wolf in My Heart
(2019)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Dutch folk metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2002 Viking metal musical groups 2002 establishments in the Netherlands Napalm Records artists