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 Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:11 pm
Cruachan is the name of an Irish Celtic metal band founded in 1992 by Keith Fay after the end of Minas Tirith which existed since 1989.
Cruachan mixes Celtic music, history and mythology with black metal. Cruachan's black metal influence, however, has become diluted in recent releases, and most fans only consider their first album Tuatha Na Gael to be black metal. Recent work has become more melodic, with softer vocals, courtesy of Karen Gilligan, who joined after the release of Tuatha Na Gael. Black metal elements remain on some songs, such as the primary vocals of Pagan's title track.
Cruachan probably took their name from the ancient city of the same name, which was the capital of the old Irish kingdom of Connacht.
Many of Cruachan's songs refer to this kingdom, such as Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an event in Irish mythology. Cruachan's lyrics also contain frequent references to the Viking Age, the Viking invasions of Ireland, and the defeat of the Dublin Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf by Brian Boru. Other songs touch on The Troubles and aspects of Irish myth and legend. Some of their songs, however, are based on various aspects of the works of Tolkien, such as The Fall Of Gondolin from the album Tuatha Na Gael and Sauron from the album Ride On.
Shane MacGowan of The Pogues fame appeared on Cruachan's single 'Ride On' for the 2001 single as well as on digipak version of Folk-Lore
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:45 am
I loved their album 'folk-lore'
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:43 pm
Victum Soul I loved their album 'folk-lore' Yeah, is it good? I went to their myspace to give them a listen but i never really decided to investigate further. Should i?
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:45 pm
I'd say you should. They're pretty decent. Also, you should probably fix this thread's title to say the name correctly heart
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:46 pm
Soleri I'd say you should. They're pretty decent. Also, you should probably fix this thread's title to say the name correctly heart Fixed
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:38 am
The new album is great... what a production... i love the way they have come back to their black metal roots a little, and how the girls voice has improved (i really like these ppl, but im terrible with names... and too lazy to look it up xp ).
Saw them again in Day Of Darkness 2007 and really enjoyed the gig... although they didn't sound the best (perhaps i was just too wasted sweatdrop )...
er, speaking of DOD, any threads for festivals??
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:51 pm
No, but that's a good idea! I'll whip one up for the main forum.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:53 pm
Finally, I contributed with s/t... emo
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:27 pm
The only album of theirs I have is The Middle Kingdom. I like it quite well, and I've been trying to decide if I should look for more of their stuff.
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:13 pm
I like what I have heard 3nodding
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