Dalriada (band)
Encyclopedia
Dalriada is a folk metal
band from Sopron
, Hungary
that was formed in 1998 as Echo of Dalriada, but shortened their name to Dalriada in late 2006. Their third studio album Kikelet and all subsequent albums were successful in the official Mahasz
music charts with Szelek peaking at the second position in 2008. Their Arany-album
won the 2009 HangSúly Hungarian Metal Awards out of 70 contestants.
, a Hungarian poet from the 19th century.
.
with
Former/past members:
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band from Sopron
Sopron
In 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
that was formed in 1998 as Echo of Dalriada, but shortened their name to Dalriada in late 2006. Their third studio album Kikelet and all subsequent albums were successful in the official Mahasz
Mahasz
Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary....
music charts with Szelek peaking at the second position in 2008. Their Arany-album
Arany-album
Arany-Album is the sixth studio album of the Hungarian folk metal band Dalriada. The tracks are musicalized versions of popular works by János Arany...
won the 2009 HangSúly Hungarian Metal Awards out of 70 contestants.
Album titles
The titles of their albums are ancient Hungarian names of months, but not used today. So "Fergeteg" is the ancient name of January, "Jégbontó" is February, "Kikelet" is March, "Szelek" is April, "Ígéret" is May, "Napisten" is June, "Áldás" is July, "Új Kenyér" is August, "Őszelő" is September, "Magvető" is October, "Enyészet" is November, "Álom" is December. Arany-Album is an exception, because it contains the poems of János AranyJános Arany
János Arany , was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy, to mention his most famous works.-Biography:He was born in...
, a Hungarian poet from the 19th century.
Band name
Dalriada (also Dál Riata) was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western seaboard of Scotland with some territory on the northern coasts of Ireland. In the late 6th and early 7th century it encompassed roughly what is now Argyll and Bute and Lochaber in Scotland and also County Antrim in Ireland. For more information see Dál RiataDál Riata
Dál Riata was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland...
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Discography
| Year | Album | Release type | Label | Hungarian top 40 album charts Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | A walesi bárdok | demo | Self-released | — |
| 2004 | Fergeteg Fergeteg Fergeteg is the first album by Hungarian folk metal band Dalriada, released in 2004. It was released through Hammer Music / Nail Records. The songs "Rab Gólya" and "A Walesi Bárdok" are original poems by János Arany, and were later re-recorded in 2009 for the Arany-album.-Track list:-Line-up::*... |
Studio album | Hammer Music / Nail Records | — |
| 2006 | Jégbontó | Studio album | Hammer Music / Nail Records | — |
| 2007 | Kikelet | Studio album | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 4 |
| 2008 | Szelek | Studio album | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 2 |
| 2009 | Arany-album Arany-album Arany-Album is the sixth studio album of the Hungarian folk metal band Dalriada. The tracks are musicalized versions of popular works by János Arany... |
Studio album | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 4 |
| 2011 | Ígéret Ígéret Ígéret is the seventh studio album of the Hungarian folk metal band Dalriada. This is their first album that incudes a song not only in Hungarian, since "Leszek A Hold" has Finnish verses, sang by Jonne Järvelä of Korpiklaani... |
Studio album | AFM Records | 6 |
Members
Current line-up:- Laura Binder - vocals (1998-present)
- András Ficzek - vocals (1998-present), guitars (2000-present)
- Mátyás Németh-Szabó - guitar (2006-present)
- István Molnár - bass (2008-present)
- Barnabás Ungár - keyboards, backing vocals, harsh vocals (2009-present)
- Tadeusz Rieckmann - drums, harsh vocals, backing vocals (2001-present)
with
- Attila Fajkusz - violin, tambourine, backing vocals (2007, 2009-present)
- Ernő Szőke - doublebass (2009-present)
- Gergely Szőke - viola, lute, acoustic guitars (2009-present)
Former/past members:
- Péter Hende – guitars (1998 – 2001†)
- Marcell Fispán – guitars (1998 – 2005)
- György Varga – bass, harsh vocals (2002 – 2008)
- Gergely Nagy – keyboards (2003 – 2006)
- András Kurz – keyboards (2006 – 2009)
External links
- Official website
- Official Dalriada Profile at MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....