Trollfest (sometimes spelled TrollfesT ) is a Norwegian folk metal band.
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| Genre | folk metal |
| Years | 2003-present |
| A country |  Norway |
| City | Oslo |
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| Language of songs | Norwegian Trollspråk Deutsch |
| Labels | Solistitium records Omvina Twilight vertrieb Noiseart records |
| Structure | Jostein (Trollmannen) Eirik Renton (Trollbank) John Espen (Mr. Seidel) Morten (Psychotroll) Per spelemann Manskow |
| trollfest.com | |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Group members
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Video Clips
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
- 5.1 Interview
History
The band released their first album, “Willkommen Folk Tell Drekka Fest” (“Greetings to the People at the Drinking Festival”) under the label Solistitium Records on March 15, 2005. Their second album, Brakebein, was released by Omvina on May 24, 2006. In 2007, the band's first concert ever took place at the Barther Metal Openair festival in Germany.
Most of TrollfesT’s texts are written in the fictional language Trollspråk, which is a mixture of Norwegian and German.
The group makes extensive use of non-standard musical instruments for metal groups, such as an accordion , trumpet , saxophone , bouzouki , bells , mellotron , etc.
April 29, 2011 the group released the album En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral [1] . The next Brumlebassen album was released on August 24, 2012. In 2013, A Decade of Drekkadence was released on vinyl and a full-length album, Kaptein Kaos , was released on March 28, 2014.
Group members
- Jostein Austvik (Trollmannen) - vocals
- Eirik Renton (Trollbank) - drums
- John Espen (Mr. Seidel) - Guitar ( Pantheon I , Abiotic , Sarkom )
- Morten (Psychotroll) - Bass
- Per Spelemann - Guitar (2009—)
- Manskow - accordion, banjo (2009—2015)
- Dag Stiberg (Drekka Dag) - saxophone (2011—)
Discography
| Year | release date | Title | Type of | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Promo | Demo | --- | |
| 2005 | March 15th | Willkommen Folk Tell Drekka Fest! | Full format | Solistitium records |
| 2006 | March 24 | Brakebein | Full format | Omvina records |
| 2009 | January 9 | Villanden | Full format | Twilight vertrieb |
| 2009 | July 17th | Uraltes elemente | EP | Twilight vertrieb |
| 2011 | April 29th | En kvest for den hellige gral | Full format | Twilight vertrieb |
| 2012 | 24 August | Brumlebassen | Full format | NoiseArt Records |
| 2013 | March | A decade of drekkadence | compilation | |
| 2014 | March 28 | Kaptein kaos | Full format | NoiseArt Records |
| 2017 | 28th of February | Helluva | Full format | NoiseArt Records & Merchandise |
| 2019 | Norwegian fairytales | Full format |
Video
- 2008 - Trinkenvisen
- 2011 - Karve
- 2012 - TrinkenTroll
- 2013 - “Toxic” (cover of a song by Britney Spears )
- 2014 - Kaptein Kaos
- 2014 - Solskinnsmedisin
- 2017 - Sputnik
Notes
- ↑ Headbanger.ru “The new TROLLFEST track on the Web”
Links
- trollfest.com - official site of Trollfest
- Trollfest at MusicMight
- Trollfest on folk-metal.nl
Interview
- Interview for Nocturnal Horde Online Magazine
- Interview with the drummer of the group (German)
- Interview on folk-metal.nl
- Interview on folk-metal.nl