#damnagoras

[tomorrows-unknown]

The tiniest elven king in the realm.

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These 6 seconds of Damna walking around with his antlers on are so important to me. (x)

[ccsven]

I’m never beating the “my favorite band likes to hold blood” allegations

[sanguinemsaucius]

Happy Halloween! Bare bones Damnagoras from Elvenking~

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(c) S. Bollmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 

[metalsongoftheday]

Tuesday, May 29: Elvenking, “The One We Shall Follow”

Skyclad was and always will be the true north star for folk metal, but Italy’s Elvenking has more than done their part to wave the flag, mostly staying true to the cause over the course of 9 albums and in some respects picking up after Martin Walkyier acrimoniously left Skyclad in 2001.  Of course, such a description ensured that Elvenking would be a bit more conventional, and even recent tunes like “The One We Shall Follow” bore that out, as Damnagoras’ vocals rang clear and melodic while the rest of the band chugged along at a pace that veered toward the anthemic.  Every instrument was perfectly placed and mixed, with Lethien’s violins given equal weight alongside the guitars.  “The One We Shall Follow” was less frantic than similarly beer-swigging acts like Alestorm, but in a lot of ways felt truer to the latter band’s mission, since it was clearly designed as a jolly singalong and worked well enough on those terms. To their credit, Elvenking balanced the folk and metal aspects of their sound more or less evenly, which meant that while they weren’t original, they were among the best at what they did.

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Damna's silhouette at Paganfest 2025 in Lyon

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Flames ablaze in the cold winter haze