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SKYFORGER is confirmed for European tour next March / April, together with Viking metal bands MÅNEGARM and EREB ALTOR (both Sweden). Exact dates / cities to be confirmed later. See you on the road!

Skyforger will perform metal concert in Riga center (next to Occupation museum) at Day of Lāčplēsis, on 11 November 2015. This is open air event, start with various folk music bands at 19:30 – 21:00. Skyforger playtime is from 22:00 – 23:00. Free entry!

As every year, Latvia on 11 November will light up numerous candles to honour Latvian Freedom Fighters. On 11 November of 1919 Latvian army and Riga residents much less in numbers defeated the 50,000-strong West Russian volunteer army led by Russian colonel Pavel Bermont and German general Rudiger von der Goltz. Later this day was named ‘Lāčplēsis Day’ after the Latvian epic hero Lāčplēsis who had bear ears and strength, and he has become symbol of heroism.

The DVD features a series of live recordings filmed between 2010 and 2015.

The backbone of the disc is the 15th of May 2015 SKYFORGER performance at the “Sapņu Fabrika” club in Riga , and includes a number of songs from their latest release “Senprūsija”, including the title track, ‘Tagad vai nekad’, ‘Rāmava’, ‘Melnais jātnieks’, ‘Zem Lietuvas karogiem’, as well as older hits, such as ‘Kauja pie Saules’ and ‘Migla migla, rasa rasa’. The video for ‘Melnās buras’, SKYFORGER’s latest, concludes the first chapter of the release.

The second half of ‘Senprūsija Live’ features live recordings of SKYFORGER’s greatest hits – ‘Kurši’ and ‘Jūras dziesma’ taken from “Kurbads” release party in 2010, ‘Tīreļa purvā’ from the band’s performance on Lāčplēsis day in Riga in 2011, ‘Kad Ūsiņš jāj’ recorded at the “Positivus” festival in 2012, as well as performances of ‘Nāves sala’, ‘Čūsku sieviete’, ‘Night of the Winter Solstice”, ‘Pērkoņkalve’, ‘Uz ziemeļkrastu’, ‘Ķēves dēls’, ‘Tumsā un salā’ and ‘Uz kariņu bāliņš jāja’ shot at various music festivals, including “Fono Cēsis” and “Kilkim Žaibu” in Lithuania.

135 minutes of pure folk and metal energy will transport every true SKYFORGER connoisseur back to that perfect rock festival, let you mash the Pause button on the remote to find yourself in the crowd, or throw a genuine SKYFORGER party right in your living room, provided you have a proper telly and loudspeakers to match.

PETER (vocals, guitar) says:

“As now we celebrate the 20 years of SKYFORGER, we thought it is a great moment to release our first ever DVD. We based it on the “Senprūsija” release performance we did at the “Sapņu Fabrika” and topped it off with a generous helping of live recordings from a number of gigs we have gathered over the past five years. Fans have been asking us for a live recording and videos, so – here it is, guys!”

All videos are professionally shot by Rock’n’films Studio.

This DVD release is supported by the Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia.
You can order it from our website: https://skyforger.lv/en/product/senprusija-live-dvd/

And of course, fans will have a first chance to get it at HEIDENFEST concerts next week across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. For tour dates see: www.heidenfest.eu

There’s report on Skyforger and its new album ‘Senprūsija’ on latest issue of leading Brazilian rock metal magazine Roadie Crew, nr. 198 with Slayer on cover.

Para nossos fãs brasileiros: a edição de julho da revista Roadie Crew (ed. 198), com o Slayer na capa, traz matéria sobre o Skyforger e entrevista com Peter. “Da Letônia para o mundo”! A revista está nas bancas até o dia 10 de julho.

Full report (PDF file)

This video transports you back into the grim times of the Great Northern War (1700-1721), when several plague outbreaks hit Europe, especially around the coast of the Baltic Sea. The plague spread from Central Asia via Constantinople into Poland as it followed the Swedish army route.

Prussia was struck hardest between 1709 and 1711, when about a third of the East Prussian population was killed by plague and famine. Unfortunately, it also took the last native speakers of the Old Prussian language. Also, it struck a devastating blow to the old pagan traditions around the Baltic coast, as many of those who still kept the old ways alive, passing them from generation to generation, died in the plague and with them went a great deal of the old lore and knowledge of the Balts.

It can be said that after the plague, the Old Prussians had ceased to exist as a nation.

The song is taken from SKYFORGER’s new album “Senprūsija”, which means “Old Prussia” and is dedicated to the Prussians, the now extinct third Baltic nation, the other two being Latvians and Lithuanians. Old Prussian tribes lived around the current territory of Kaliningrad (Russia), which formerly was known as Königsberg. This region is located between Poland and Lithuania next to the Baltic Sea.

The album is released and available from the band’s own Thunderforge Records.

SKYFORGER will embark on Polish and G/A/S tours in October – check details below.

POLAND, October 2015

With / Ensiferum, Metsatöll, Skyforger + supports

01.10.2015 Poland, Kraków, Kwadrat
02.10.2015 Poland, Wroclaw, Alibi
03.10.2015 Poland, Warszawa, Progresja

HEIDENFEST, October 2015

With / Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Korpiklaani, Varg, Skyforger, Winterstorm

+ *Finntroll, Hämatom

16.10.15 Germany Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn *Extended
17.10.15 Germany München, Backstage *Extended
18.10.15 Switzerland Pratteln, Z7 *Extended
19.10.15 Germany Berlin, Postbahnhof
20.10.15 Germany Frankfurt, Batschkapp
21.10.15 Germany Saarbrücken, Garage
22.10.15 Germany Hamburg, Markthalle
23.10.15 Germany Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle *Extended
24.10.15 Germany Leipzig, Hellraiser *Extended
25.10.15 Austria Wien, Gasometer *Extended

Skyforger veröffentlichen Video zum Song “The Black Sails” und gehen auf Deutschland-Tour

Die Schwarzen Segel

Dieses Video transportiert Euch direkt in die grimmigen Zeiten des Großen Nordischen Krieges (1700-1721), in welchem Europa von mehreren Ausbrüchen der Pest heimgesucht wurde – vor allem in der Küstenregion der Ostsee/des Baltikums. Die Pest breitete sich von Zentralasien über Konstantinopel nach Polen aus, da die Krankheit der Route der schwedischen Armee folgte.

Preußen, das Gebiet der so genannten baltischen (alten) Prußen, war dabei zwischen 1709 und 1711 am schwersten betroffen. Ein Drittel der Ostprußen wurde durch die Pest und die Hungersnot getötet. Unglücklicherweise wurden dabei auch die letzten Muttersprachler dieses Volkes dahingerafft. Die Krankheit hat auch den alten heidnischen Traditionen der baltischen Küste schwer geschadet, sind doch viele Menschen gestorben, die die alten Traditionen noch pflegten und diese von Generation zu Generation weitergaben. Mit ihnen verschwanden auch ein großer Teil der alten Sagen und des alten Wissens der Balten.

Man kann sagen, dass nach diesem Ausbruch der Pest das alte Volk der Prußen („Old Prussians“) als Nation nicht mehr existent war.

Der Song selbst stammt vom neuen SKYFORGER-Album „Senprūsija”, wobei der Titel mit „Altes Preußen“ („Old Prussia“) übersetzt werden kann. Die Langrille ist ein Tribut an das Volk der Prußen, die ausgestorbene dritte Nation des Baltikums. Die anderen beiden Völker waren die Letten und die Litauer. Die Stämme der (alten) Prußen lebten im Gebiet des heutigen Kaliningrad (Russland), welches früher unter dem Namen Königsberg bekannt war. Diese Region befindet sich zwischen Polen und Litauen, in der Nähe der Ostsee/des Baltikums.

SKYFORGER starten im Oktober ihre Tour durch Polen und Deutschland/Österreich/Schweiz – siehe Details unten.

POLAND, October 2015 / with Ensiferum, Metsatöll, Skyforger + supports

01.10.2015 Poland, Kraków, Kwadrat
02.10.2015 Poland, Wroclaw, Alibi
03.10.2015 Poland, Warszawa, Progresja

HEIDENFEST, October 2015 / with Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Korpiklaani, Varg, Skyforger,

Winterstorm + *Finntroll, Hämatom

16.10.15 Germany Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn *Extended
17.10.15 Germany München, Backstage *Extended
18.10.15 Switzerland Pratteln, Z7 *Extended
19.10.15 Germany Berlin, Postbahnhof
20.10.15 Germany Frankfurt, Batschkapp
21.10.15 Germany Saarbrücken, Garage
22.10.15 Germany Hamburg, Markthalle
23.10.15 Germany Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle *Extended
24.10.15 Germany Leipzig, Hellraiser *Extended
25.10.15 Austria Wien, Gasometer *Extended

Enjoy live video from Kilkim Žaibu festival on June 26, where we performed together with Lithuanian folk rock band SKYLĖ. This song “Don’t wait for me anymore” comes from their album “Broliai”.

Apart from ordering copy of our latest album “SENPRŪSIJA” here, on our homepage, now you can get it worldwide:

After one year break, the legendary Heidenfest will return for 10 dates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in October 2015.
For the first time ever SKYFORGER is part of this long going event! Check out tour dates and come to hear new and old songs live!

The 6th edition of Heidenfest will be co-headlined by DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER and KORPIKLAANI.

Also in the Tourbus will be the German wolfpack of VARG.

Special guest will be the Latvian Pagan metal band SKYFORGER, it´s SKYFORGER´s first tour in Europe since 2011.

The billing will be completed by the German epic power metal band WINTERSTORM.

Guests on the 6 Extended shows in Stuttgart, Munich, Pratteln, Oberhausen, Leipzig and Vienna will be FINNTROLL and HÄMATOM.

For tickets and news-updates, visit www.heidenfest.eu.

TOURDATES
16.10.2015 DE – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn *Extended Show
17.10.2015 DE – München, Backstage *Extended Show
18.10.2015 CH – Pratteln, Z7 *Extended Show
19.10.2015 DE – Berlin, Postbahnhof
20.10.2015 DE – Frankfurt, Batschkapp
21.10.2015 DE – Saarbrücken, Garage
22.10.2015 DE – Hamburg, Markthalle
23.10.2015 DE – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle *Extended Show
24.10.2015 DE – Leipzig, Hellraiser *Extended Show
25.10.2015 AT – Wien, Gasometer *Extended Show

For tickets and news-updates, visit http://www.heidenfest.eu

TICKETS
www.hardticket.eu

TOURPRESENTER
Metal Hammer
Musix
Legacy
Nuclear Blast Magazin
Metalnews.de

SKYFORGER invitation to biggest baltic metal music festival – “KILKIM ŽAIBU 16” (in lithuanian).

Old German chronicles tell of a legend about a central place of pagan worship in Prussia at Romuve or Rickoyot, which was sacred for all Baltic peoples of the time. In the centre of Romuve, there was a huge oak and besides it (or in its hollow trunk) stood idols of the three main gods: Perkuns, Peckols (or Patollo) and Potrimpus. In this sanctuary, lived the priests and priestesses (vaidelots), as well as the high priest Krive Krivaito himself. In Romuve, they conducted the most important pagan ceremonies and brought sacrifice to their gods. You will find more info in the CD booklet.

In this song, you can hear a little bit of the Prussian language, as we used an old Prussian/Lithuanian folk song (thanks to Jonas Trinkūnas and Kūlgrinda) as the main theme for this track.

If you like music, you can order album right here from our website at http://goo.gl/1msddJ