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 top ten of the official Mahasz music charts. Their Arany-album won the 2009 HangSúly Hungarian Metal Awards out of 70 contestants.[1] In 2012, the band toured through Europe with Arkona and Darkest Era.[2]
Dalriada | |
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 Dalriada at the 2011 Ragnarök Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hungary |
| Genres | Folk Metal |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | AFM Records |
| Members | Laura Binder András Ficzek István Molnár Mátyás Németh-Szabó Ádám Monostori Gergely Szabó Ádám Csete |
| Website | www.dalriada.hu |
Album titles
editThe titles of their albums are supposed to be ancient Hungarian names of months (which are not used today). In fact they originate from the folk-history work "Arvisurák" by Hungarian writer Zoltán Paál and are not based on any scientific evidence. Specifically, "Fergeteg" is, according to Paál, 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, and "Álom" is December. Arany-Album and Forrás are exceptions, the former contains the poems of János Arany, a Hungarian poet from the 19th century, and the latter - which is an acoustic album - translates as "Source", or "Spring".
The band attempted to compete in Eurovision, but since their music contains traditional folk tunes, they could not qualify to enter.[3]
Members
editCurrent line-up
- Laura Binder – vocals (2001–present)
- András Ficzek – vocals (1998–present), guitars (2000–present)
- Mátyás Németh-Szabó – guitar (2006–present)
- Gergely Szabó "Szög" - keyboards, backing vocals (2014–present)
- István Molnár – bass (2008–present)
- Ádám Monostori - drums (2018–present)[4]
Session musicians
- Attila Fajkusz – violin, tambourine, backing vocals (2007, 2009–present)
- Ernő Szőke – doublebass (2009–present)
- Gergely Szőke – viola, lute, acoustic guitars (2009–present)
Former and past members
- Péter Hende – guitars (1998 – 2001†)
- Marcell Fispán – guitars (1998–2005)
- Tadeusz Rieckmann - drums (2001-2018)
- György Varga – bass, harsh vocals (2002–2008)
- Gergely Nagy – keyboards (2003–2006)
- András Kurz – keyboards (2006–2009)
- Barnabás Ungár – keyboards, backing vocals, harsh vocals (2009–2014)
- Ádám Csete – bagpipe, flutes, backing vocals (2012–2019)
Timeline
Discography
edit| Year | Album Name | Album Type | Label | Hungarian Top 40 Album Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | A walesi bárdok | demo | Self-released | — |
| 2004 | Fergeteg | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 29[5] |
| 2006 | Jégbontó | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 13[6] |
| 2007 | Kikelet | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 4[7] |
| 2008 | Szelek | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 2[8] |
| 2009 | Arany-album | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 4[9] |
| 2011 | Ígéret | studio | AFM Records | 6[10] |
| 2012 | Napisten Hava | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 3[11] |
| 2015 | Mesék, Álmok, Regék | compilation | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 11[12] |
| 2015 | Áldás | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 2[13] |
| 2016 | Forrás | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 11[14] |
| 2018 | Nyárutó | studio | Hammer Music / Nail Records | 1[15] |
| 2021 | Őszelő | studio | H-Music Hungary | 1[16] |
| 2021 | Hazatérés – 15 év Dalriada | live | H-Music Hungary |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Téli Ének | 2006 |
| A Nap és Szél Háza | 2008 |
| Hazatérés | 2008 |
| Hajdútánc | 2011 |
| A Dudás | 2012 |
| Áldás | 2016 |
| Búsirató | 2017 |
| Betyár-altató | 2021 |
References
edit- ^ "Dalriada készítette az év metal lemezét". Kultúra.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ "Hírek" [News]. Dalriada official website (in Hungarian). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ "Dalriada Interview @ Metal Female Voices Fest 2013". YouTube.
- ^ "Népszerű magyar zenekarban folytatja a megye legbrutálisabb dobosa | KEMMA". KEMMA (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ lightmedia.hu. "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ lightmedia.hu. "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista 2007.03.12.-2007.03.18". Slágerlisták (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista 2008.04.14.-2008.04.20". Slágerlisták (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista 2009.09.28.-2009.10.04". Slágerlisták (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista 2011.02.14.-2011.02.20". Slágerlisták (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista 2012.10.01.-2012.10.07". Slágerlisták (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ lightmedia.hu. "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ lightmedia.hu. "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista 2016.05.16.-2016.05.22". Slágerlistak (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista 2018.01.19.-2018.01.25". Slágerlistak (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista 2021.04.09.-2021.04.15". Slágerlistak (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
External links
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