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Аркона

Аркона (Arkona) is a Slavonic folk metal band from Moscow, Russia, founded in 2002. In 2003 the band recorded their first demo at CDM-RECORDS studio: Rus'. In summer 2003 the band broke up and Masha formed a new collective boasting members from Rossomahaar and Butterfly Temple. With this line-up (and Lesiar as guest musician) the band released three albums. Masha remains the heart of the project, being responsible for the music, vocals (including grunting) and lyrics. The lyrics focus on the desired revival of Slavonic pagan religion, patriotism, ancestors, battles.

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Eluveitie

Eluveitie (pronounced el-vey-ti) is a celtic folk metal band from Switzerland, formed in 2002. They use both traditional Swiss and Celtic instruments alongside electric guitars and drums. Their music is known to be inspired by Gothenburg's Melodic Death Metal Scene and their lyrics are written in a mix of English, Gaullic and Swiss dialects. Their first album was the self financed "Vên," released in 2003.

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Creature

There are currently 9 bands named Creature - please check this is the one you were looking for: 1) Creature is a black metal band from Germany founded in 1997. They play a solid mix of raw black metal and melodic parts their lyrics mainly focus on paganism and antichristian themes.
Down to the present day they released 2 Demos and 3 Full-lengths : 2002 - Mysteria Germania (demo)
2003 - Heidenzorn (demo)
2004 - Der Ursprung
2006 - Kreuzlaub
2008 - Feindtbild

There is also a track by a different "creature" on The Orbs Back To Mine compilation.

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Be'lakor

A dark, melodic death metal band from Melbourne, Be'lakor has quickly come to be regarded as one of Australia's most promising and creative metal acts. The band's international reputation has grown rapidly since the release of their 2007 debut, "The Frail Tide," its 2009 follow-up, "Stone's Reach," and most recently, the band's third album, "Of Breath and Bone." 2012 will see Be'lakor return to Europe to play at Germany's Summer Breeze Festival and the Czech Republic's Brutal Assault Festival.

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Winterfylleth

Winterfylleth are C. Naughton (vocals, guitar), S. Lucas (drums, backing vocals) and N. Wallwork (bass, backing vocals); a black metal band from Manchester, UK celebrating themes of England's Anglo-Saxon Heritage. In 2007 they released 'Rising of the Winter Full Moon', a 3 track demo limited to 50 copies. In autumn 2008 they released their debut full length 'The Ghost Of Heritage' on Profound Lore.

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Ex Deo

Ex Deo is a Canadian metal band formed in 2008 in Montreal, Quebec, a new Roman themed death metal group led by Maurizio Iacono (Kataklysm) released their debut album Romulus to the world on June 19, 2009 (Europe) and June 30, 2009 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. The album was recorded with producer (and Kataklysm guitarist) Jean-Francois Dagenais (Misery Index, Despised Icon, Malevolent Creation).

Read more about Ex Deo on Last.fm.

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Swarga

Group was established in the U.K in April 2010. The oficial father of this iniciative was the ex -founder and the bass guitarist of the bands: Extinct Gods (Death Metal,Wrocław,Poland) and Infernum (Black Metal,Wrocław,Poland)-Michael Adamus.
Our band is a very powerfull musice mixture of : Black,Death and Power Metal, which is inspired by the old slavic history,religion and culture of the dark-pagan Miedieveal Times....
Our music is inspired by bands like : Death,Rotting Christ,Children of Bodom,Amon Amarth,Thy Worshiper,Arch Enemy,Sabaton,Kataklysm,Eluveite,Inflame​s.....

Read more about Swarga on Last.fm.

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Skyclad

Skyclad is a British band with strong folk influences in their music. They were formed by former Sabbat vocalist Martin Walkyier, and Satan / Blind Fury / Pariah guitarist Steve Ramsey in 1990 to represent the "ultimate band". From the start, they have incorporated a diverse range of influences from British folk music to German which has fed their constantly evolving sound. They are widely considered the inventors of .

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