Wolfchant is a band formed in St. Oswald, Germany

Germany

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 in August 2003 by Lokhi, Gaahnt, Skaahl and Norgahd. Wolfchant's lyrics deal with legends and folk tales from Nordic mythology

Norse mythology

Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...

. In August 2005 they signed a record contract with CCP Records. With the first full length album Bloody Tales of Disgraced Lands (2005) the band gained supra-regional respect.

In February 2007 Nattulv became member of Wolfchant after former bass guitar Gaahnt quit the band for family reasons. Nattulv was replaced by Bahznar, for their album Determined Damnation, which was released in April 2009.

Current line up

• Lokhi - vocals
  Singing
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• Skaahl - lead guitar
  Guitar
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• Ragnar - rhythm guitar
  Guitar
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• Vik - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Norgahd - drums
  Drum kit
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  , backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Gvern - Keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Michael Seifert - Clean Vocals

Discography

• The Fangs of the Southern Death (2004)
• The Herjan Trilogy (EP) (2004)
• Bloody Tales of Disgraced Lands (2005)
• A Pagan Storm
  A Pagan Storm
  A Pagan Storm is the second full-length album by the German Viking / pagan metal band Wolfchant. It was released on April 6, 2007 through CCP Records.-Track listing:# "Growing Storms" – 1:55 # "A Pagan Storm" – 4:55 # "The Path" – 3:59...
  
  (2007)
• Determined Damnation (April 24, 2009)
• Call Of The Black Winds (2011)

External links

• Official Homepage
• Wolfchant at Encyclopaedia Metallum
  Encyclopaedia Metallum
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• Wolfchant at Massacre Records
  Massacre Records
  Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany.The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. The label is specialized on bands of the harder varieties of metal...