| 词条 | Skyforger |
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| name = Skyforger | image = Skyforger 16127 Cernunnos Fest 11.jpg | caption = | image_size = | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Riga, Latvia | genre = Folk metal Black metal (1995–2000)[1] | years_active = 1995–present | label = Metal Blade Records Folter Records Mascot Records | associated_acts = | website = www.skyforger.lv/ | current_members = Pēteris Kvetkovskis Edgars Grabovskis Alvis Bernāns Artūrs Jurjāns | past_members = Edgars Krūmiņš Imants Vovers Rihards Skudrītis Kaspars Bārbals Mārtiņš Pētersons Ģirts Kļaviņš Egons Kronbergs }} Skyforger is a heavy metal band from Latvia which was formed in 1995 out of the remains of doom metal band Grindmaster Dead. Musical style and lyrical themesMost of their songs are about Baltic mythology and warfare; they also play traditional Latvian folk songs and their metal arrangements. Although Skyforger is known for their folk metal, their style on their demo Semigalls' Warchant is essentially black metal.[1] The band also has performed and recorded a number of folk songs, including the entirety of their fourth album Zobena Dziesma (Sword Song), released in 2003.[2] Folk elements can be found on all of their albums. In December 2005, during the presentation of their album, Semigalls' Warchant (2005), the band announced their next album would be an experimentation with thrash metal. They later pointed out that Latvian history still has enough untold stories, meaning their lyrics will probably retain their folk/pagan fashion. HistoryIn 2010 Skyforger signed with American label Metal Blade Records and released their 5th studio album Kurbads about the deeds of mythical Latvian warrior Kurbads, son of mare.[3][4][5][6] Skyforger was also featured on BBC's series "Close-Up" episode on Latvian folk music.[7] In 2015 the band released their 6th studio album titled Senprūsija dedicated to the now extinct Baltic people Old Prussians. Two of the album's songs are sung in Old Prussian (Ei skīja, skīja and Rāmava), while the rest are in Latvian. When writing the album Skyforger recruited historian Agris Dzenis, who is noted in the credits as the historical consultant. After releasing the album the band embarked on a European tour on April 8.[8][9] In 2016 Senprūsija received the Latvian Gold Microphone award as the best hard rock/heavy metal album of 2015. In 2016 Skyforger also re-issued their 2003 album Zobena dziesma with 2 additional songs.[10] On June 3, 2017 Skyforger performed a one-time multi-medial concert – metal opera "Kurbads. The Son of The Mare" – at Lielezers open air stage in Limbaži as a part of Latvia's centenary programme.[11] On February 14, 2018 the performance was awarded Kilogram of Culture award as the "Surprise of the Year".[12] On June 17, 2018 Skyforger played a special concert at the festival "Zobens un Lemess" commemorating the 20th anniversary since the release of their first full-length album Kauja pie Saules in 1998.[13] ControversySkyforger were involved in some controversy with one of their former producers who believed they were affiliated with Neo-Nazism. The reason for this was the cover of their album Thunderforge, which depicts Baltic god of thunder Pērkons striking an anvil while bearing a pendant resembling depictions of Nazi "ancient Aryans", as well as the swastika incorporated in Skyforger's logo. Some websites have therefore listed Skyforger as a Neo-Nazi band. The band addressed the controversy on their website, saying: {{cquote|Skyforger has never been interested in any kind of national-socialistic ideology. Also not in any other ideologies whatsoever. All album themes and lyrics simply display pure Latvian pagan art and symbols, which have been used for thousands of years. (..) To our people, the swastika (or as called here - Thundercross) was a sign of the pagan god of Thunder, and it gives protection against evil things. On the first two album sleeves we even included labels which read "No Nazi stuff here" to avoid misunderstanding, and prevent false interpretation of the symbol. The Thundercross existed long before the NS regime of 1930s. Sadly, it seems that there is still prejudices against the symbol alive today; therefore Skyforger has removed the symbol from the logo permanently. |author=Skyforger |source=[14] }} Members
Timeline{{#tag:timeline|ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:170 bottom:80 top:0 right:50 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1995 till:{{#time:m/d/Y}} TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1995 ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1995 Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 Colors = id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:backing value:pink legend:Backing_Vocals id:guitar value:green legend:Guitar id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:folk value:purple legend:Latvian_Folk_Instruments id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:bars value:gray(0.95) id:studio value:black legend:Studio_Album id:other value:gray(0.5) legend:Demos BackgroundColors = bars:bars LineData = at:06/01/1997 color:other layer:back at:10/06/1998 color:black layer:back at:10/09/2000 color:black layer:back at:06/01/2003 color:black layer:back at:09/01/2003 color:black layer:back at:05/08/2010 color:black layer:back at:04/06/2015 color:black layer:back BarData = bar:Peteris text:"Pēteris Kvetkovskis" bar:Rihards text:"Rihards Skudrītis" bar:Martins text:"Mārtiņš Pētersons" bar:Girts text:"Ģirts Kļaviņš" bar:Egons text:"Egons Kronbergs" bar:Alvis text:"Alvis Bernāns" bar:Edgars text:"Edgars Grabovskis" bar:Kaspars text:"Kaspars Bārbals" bar:Imants text:"Imants Vovers" bar:Edgars2 text:"Edgars Krūmiņš" bar:Arturs text:"Artūrs Jurjāns" PlotData = width:11 bar:Peteris from:01/01/1995 till:end color:vocals bar:Peteris from:01/01/1995 till:end color:guitar width:3 bar:Peteris from:01/01/1995 till:end color:folk width:7 bar:Rihards from:01/01/1996 till:06/01/2000 color:guitar bar:Rihards from:01/01/1996 till:06/01/2000 color:backing width:3 bar:Martins from:06/01/2000 till:04/01/2001 color:guitar bar:Martins from:06/01/2000 till:04/01/2001 color:backing width:3 bar:Rihards from:04/01/2001 till:06/01/2004 color:guitar bar:Rihards from:04/01/2001 till:06/01/2004 color:backing width:3 bar:Girts from:06/01/2004 till:06/01/2006 color:guitar bar:Girts from:06/01/2004 till:06/01/2006 color:backing width:3 bar:Rihards from:06/01/2006 till:06/01/2008 color:guitar bar:Rihards from:06/01/2006 till:06/01/2008 color:backing width:3 bar:Martins from:06/01/2008 till:07/01/2010 color:guitar bar:Martins from:06/01/2008 till:07/01/2010 color:backing width:3 bar:Egons from:07/01/2010 till:12/01/2013 color:guitar bar:Alvis from:02/01/2014 till:end color:guitar bar:Edgars from:01/01/1995 till:end color:bass bar:Edgars from:01/01/1995 till:end color:backing width:3 bar:Edgars from:01/01/1995 till:end color:folk width:7 bar:Kaspars from:01/01/2004 till:06/01/2012 color:folk bar:Kaspars from:01/01/2004 till:06/01/2012 color:backing width:3 bar:Imants from:01/01/1995 till:12/10/1998 color:drums bar:Imants from:01/01/1995 till:12/10/1998 color:backing width:3 bar:Edgars2 from:12/10/1998 till:12/01/2015 color:drums bar:Arturs from:02/01/2016 till:end color:drums }} GalleryDiscography
References1. ^1 {{cite web |title=Skyforger |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/band.php?band_id=2362&bandname=Skyforger|accessdate=July 18, 2018 |website=Metal Storm}} 2. ^{{cite web |title=SKYFORGER'S Sword Song Shows that Modern Folk Metal can be Deeply Authentic |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/tbt/122164 |accessdate=July 18, 2018 |website=Metal Injection |date=May 17, 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=SKYFORGER Signs With METAL BLADE RECORD |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/skyforger-signs-with-metal-blade-records/ |accessdate=September 8, 2012 |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=February 8, 2010}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=Skyforger - Sign With Metal Blade Records |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=10347 |accessdate=September 8, 2012 |website=Metal Storm |date=February 9, 2010}} 5. ^{{cite web |first=Egils |last=Kaljo |title=Skyforger signs deal with Metal Blade Records |url=http://latviansonline.com/skyforger-signs-deal-with-metal-blade-records/ |accessdate=September 8, 2012 |website=Latvians Online |date=February 10, 2010}} 6. ^{{cite web |first=Egils |last=Kaljo |title=Skyforger’s gruff lyrics tell the story of Latvian warrior Kurbads |url=http://latviansonline.com/skyforgers-gruff-lyrics-tell-the-story-of-latvian-warrior-kurbads/ |accessdate=September 8, 2012 |website=Latvians Online |date=February 2, 2011}} 7. ^{{cite web |title=SKYFORGER Featured In BBC Latvian Music Special |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/skyforger-featured-in-bbc-latvian-music-special/ |accessdate=September 8, 2012 |website=Blabbermouth |date=May 5, 2010}} 8. ^{{cite web |title=Skyforger goes Prussian for latest album |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/culture/skyforger-goes-prussian-for-latest-album.a124418/ |accessdate=July 18, 2018 |publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia |date=April 7, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web |first=Egils |last=Kaljo |title=Heavy metal band Skyforger dedicate album to Ancient Prussia |url=http://latviansonline.com/heavy-metal-band-skyforger-dedicate-album-to-ancient-prussia/ |accessdate=July 18, 2018 |website=Latvians Online |date=August 26, 2015}} 10. ^{{cite web |first=Egils |last=Kaljo |title=Skyforger reissues folk song album “Zobena dziesma”|url=http://latviansonline.com/skyforger-reissues-folk-song-album-zobena-dziesma/ |accessdate=July 18, 2018 |website=Latvians Online |date=May 25, 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web |title=First metal opera to be staged in Latvia |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=17759 |accessdate=July 18, 2018 |website=The Baltic Course |date=April 5, 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web |title=9 ‘Kilogram of Culture’ awards presented at the official ceremony in Latvia |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=19114 |accessdate=July 18, 2018 |website=The Baltic Course |date=February 20, 2018 |quote=‘Surprise of the Year’ award for 2017’s achievements goes to the metal opera ‘Kurbads. Son of Ķēve’ by director Inga Tropa and the Skyforger Group with this production also being the first Latvian metal opera.’ }} 13. ^{{cite web |title=Internationally renowned "Skyforger" is calling for a grand concert |url=http://www.latvia.travel/en/node/325937 |accessdate=July 18, 2018 |website= Latvia Travel |date=February 16, 2018}} 14. ^{{cite web |title=SKYFORGER Latvian Folk/Pagan Metal Band |url=http://skyforger.lv/en/index.php?main_page_id=21&page_type=text |accessdate=August 26, 2015 |website=Skyforger.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227135415/http://skyforger.lv/en/index.php?main_page_id=21&page_type=text |archive-date=February 27, 2012}} 15. ^{{cite web |title=Members |url=http://skyforger.lv/en/band/members/ |accessdate=July 7, 2016 |website=Skyforger.com}} External links{{commons category|Skyforger}}
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