Primordial are a folk metal band formed in 1987 in Skerries, Ireland, by Pól MacAmlaigh (bass) and Ciáran MacUiliam (guitars). Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference O248606 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: sea level Population (2002) 7,612  Skerries (Na Sceirí in Irish) is a seaside town in North County Dublin, Ireland, and is now administratively part of County Fingal. ...

Although their debut album, Imrama, was characteristic as being in a more melodic black metal musical direction, they gradually came to refine their sound with A Journey's End, which included the use of mandolins and whistles and a more epic style. The two subsequent releases, The Burning Season and Spirit the Earth Aflame, showed the band's reflection of cultural geist and emotion, woven into an amalgam of black-, celtic-, and folk metal musical styles. They have toured with various metal bands in the extreme metal genre, including Norwegian black metal band Immortal. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carved and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument. ... A whistle is a one-note woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. ... Black metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Folk Metal. ... Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... Extreme metal is an umbrella term for the heavy metal subgenres of a more aggressive style than traditional heavy metal. ... Black metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. ... Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway. ...

In January 2006 the band played their first US show along side Thyrfing and Moonsorrow at the Heathen Crusade metalfest in Columbia Heights MN. Thyrfing are a Viking Metal band from Sweden. ... Moonsorrow is a folk/viking metal band formed in Helsinki, Finland in 1995. ...

They are currently signed with Metal Blade Records. Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ...

Discography

• 1993 - Dark Romanticism (Demo)
• 1995 - Imrama
• 1996 - Split 10"
• 1998 - A Journey's End
• 1999 - The Burning Season
• 2000 - Spirit the Earth Aflame
• 2002 - Storm before Calm
• 2005 - The Gathering Wilderness
• 2007 - To The Nameless Dead

Imrama is the debut album of the Irish pagan metal band Primordial. ... In 1996, a Split 10 EP was released on Misanthropy Records consisting of one song each from Katatonia and Primordial. ... A Journeys End is the second album of the Irish pagan metal band Primordial. ... Spirit the Earth Aflame is the third album of the Irish pagan metal band Primordial. ... Storm Before Calm is the fourth album of the Irish pagan metal band Primordial. ... The Gathering Wilderness is an album by Primordial released in 2005. ...

Members

• Alan Averill "Nemtheanga" - Vocals
• Ciáran MacUiliam - Guitars
• Micky Flynn - Guitars
• Pól MacAmlaigh - Bass
• Simon O'Laoghaire - Drums

Session (Live) Members

• Gerry Clince (Mael Mordha) - Guitars
• Steve Hughes (Slaughter Lord, Nazxul, Apocalypse Command) - Drums
• Dave McMahon - Bass

In addition to providing illustration for the group, vocalist Nemtheanga (Averill) is also a graphic artist for many other bands and artistic works. Alan has also guested as a vocalist on albums by Void Of Silence (Ita), Marduk (Swe), Desaster (Ger).

External link

• Official Website
• Official Myspace Profile