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Hell yeah! It is official! So, I just copied the official text on website of the festival, for it could not be better said than in the following way. Classic metal mixed with traditional folk music, melodic 70s prog with a hammon organ spiced up with haunting black metal screams, and blast beats – if…

They say that we are unique in the market and they mainly refer to our sound. Less well known are my endeavors to include Germanic verse into my lyrics: the poetic form of our ancestors. I didn’t found any rock/metal lyricist who writes in this poetic form yet.* In short: These are poetic lines consisting…

This is gonna be great! Three bands from the Veluwe Location: Apeldoorn, Podium Gigant 15:30 – 16:15 Mouflon 16:45 – 17:45 Alvenrad (cd release) 18:15 – 19:00 Dr. Duval Entrance: €7,50 Combideals: Entree + CD Alvenrad: €20,00 Entree + CD en T-shirt Alvenrad: €30,00 Large stock of Alvenrad merchandise. Special beer Moreover on the party…

…we’re rehearsing for our show the 10th of December at the first installation of Veluwse Vuigheid. Hanna de Wijs van Gorcum will join us on stage as special guest playing nyckelharpa. Yesterday’s rehearsal promised this will turn out great! Meanwhile check out the first reviews on the press page and an interview as well! Mark…

It’s been a long-time dream for both me and Mark: a beer, made especially for our own band. And now it’s here! It’s called Wilde Beer which translates to wild male boar, referring to the boar – that you can find in plenty on the Veluwe – and it’s wild character. The story I got…

The Voice from the Dark Side, namely Legacy Magazine premiered a new song from Heer. It concerns a fast instrumental track dealing with the following theme. In Germanic mythology human beings are symbolized as trees (beautifully portrayed by David Thiérrée on the album cover by the way). Both warrior and lady were given the kenning ‘tree-of-gold’, referring to the…

More important news. The release party for Heer will take place on December 10th in Podium Gigant Apeldoorn. It will be the first edition of Veluwse Vuigheid, a mini-festival with local music, food and beer! Behind the scenes we’re preparing some great stuff. More info soon. Mark, on behalf of Alvenrad

Hello folks, Ready for some skaldic hard rock? This lyric video lets the viewer float over the artwork and look deep into the galaxy through the boar, a symbol of fertility and strength. My partner in crime Jasper did all the editing and found a great way to portray the work of David Thiérrée and Benjamin König. It…

Hi there, We hereby present you a new video of “De Raven Wodans”, spontaneously recorded on our second gig ever, supporting the mighty Empyrium and Les Discrets. Despite of questionable circumstances we had a great time. Where we are, is folk metal. 😉 Enjoy! Mark, on behalf of Alvenrad

Our long-awaited second long player Heer is on its way. We’ve got the release date from the record company for you: the 8th of December. It will come out as a box set with a bonus track, poster, detailed artwork and all the lyrics in Dutch and English. There will be some special editions too –…