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Morgarten (band)

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Morgarten
Band picture taken in 2019.
Background information
OriginSwitzerland
GenresBlack metal, Folk metal
Years activeSince 2005
LabelsInner Wound Recordings[1]
MembersPierric Weber
Ilann Porret
Cédric Volet
Maël Porret
Joël Volet
Websitewww.morgarten.net

Morgarten is a band of folkblack metal founded in Neuchâtel, Switzerland in 2005. The band performed in many European countries alongside in particular Finntroll, Wind Rose and Slechtvalk.[2][3]

Biography

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The group's name comes from the legendary Battle of Morgarten, which took place on 15 November south of Zürich. There, a few Swiss Confederates pushed back the Duke Leopold I, Duke of Austria, Lord of Habsburg. The themes of their songs are mainly taken from Swiss history and heroic fantasy.[4] They released their first self-produced album, "Risen to Fight", in 2015. Their second album, "Cry of the Lost", released in 2021, is distributed by "Inner Wound Recordings". It is freely inspired by the story of Arnold von Winkelried. The group's keyboardist, Maël Porret, is also Swiss champion of acrobatic paragliding solo in 2020.[5]

Members

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  • Pierric Weber: Vocals and Guitar
  • Ilann Porret: Guitar and Vocals
  • Cédric Volet: Bass guitar and Backing vocals
  • Maël Porret: Keyboard
  • Joël Volet: Drums

Discography

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  • Risen to Fight (2016)[6]
  • Cry of the Lost (2021)[7]

Videography

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Clips

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  • Wind from the Forest
  • To Victory

Lyric videos

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  • Tales of My Lands
  • The Last Breath

References

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  1. ^ "Inner Wound Recordings".
  2. ^ "Morgarten - Shows".
  3. ^ "Finntroll - Syn Metalium - Morgarten - Norvhar - 01/12/2018 - St Maurice - Wallis - Suisse | Agenda Concerts-Metal".
  4. ^ "Rhinoféroce". 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "La 11ème édition de l'Acro Show a fait le plein". 26 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Morgarten - Risen To Fight | Metalfan.nl Review". Metalfan.nl. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Morgarten – Cry Of The Lost Review • metal.de". metal.de. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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