Artist: Cruachan: mp3 download Genre(s): Metal: Death,Black Folk Metal Rock Discography: The Morrigan's Call Year: 2006 Tracks: 12 Pagan Year: 2004 Tracks: 13 Folk-Lore Year: 2002 Tracks: 11 Ride On Year: 2001 Tracks: 4 The Middle Kingdom Year: 2000 Tracks: 11 Promo '97 (Demo) Year: 1997 Tracks: 3 Promo Year: 1997 Tracks: 2 Tuatha Na Gael Year: 1996 Tracks: 9 Celtica Year: 1994 Tracks: 6 Ireland's Cruachan isn't the world's starting time, nor the world's only "tribe alloy" band (other well known acts organism Finland's Amorphis and England's Skyclad, to call only two), simply they give birth arguably gone to the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to spread out this silent largely undiscovered subgenre. Forming in 1992 from the ashes of an earlier band called Minas Tirith, Cruachan (which way "the big nifty deal" and doubles as the war blazon forbidden, or shibboleth, of the Argyll region's Clan Campbell) featured Keith Fay (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Jay Brennan (guitar), John O'Fathaigh (transversal flute), John Clohessy (bass), and Jay O'Niell (drums), whose meridian sonic objective was engagement Irish inheritance, Celtic history, and Tolkien mythology with death and black metallic element brutality. Also known to manipulation traditional instrumentation, on affair, to carry knocked out this delegacy, the band released their number 1 campaign, Tuatha Na Gael, severally in 1995, scarcely stony-broke up a duet of geezerhood later later prolonged negotiations failed to ease up a deal with Century Media Records. But Cruachan eventually distinct to reform and, afterwards retooling their card with new arrivals Joe Farrell (drums) and, loaning greater flexibility to their legal, vocalist/percussionist Karen Gilligan, they sign-language a new sell with Hammerheart Records. Now enjoying some stability, Cruachan proceeded to roil out 2000's The Middle Kingdom LP, 2001's Ride On EP, and 2002's Folklore LP. Keyboardist Ed Gilbert linked the gang in 2003 and performed on their next record album, 2004's Pagan. |