Origin: Germany  
Genres: Black Metal, Death Metal
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Last update/review: December 8, 2024

Suidakra

Suidakra was formed in 1994, originally as Gloryfication, with the intent of blending black and traditional metal with folk influences. While their early material may well be described as folky black metal, the two albums reviewed here (The Arcanum and Emprise To Avalon) have only minor folk influences and virtually no black metal influences at all. Instead, the style here is crunchy, hardened melodic death metal, somewhat in the vein of Swedish bands such as Soilwork (unique for a German band), not quite in the Gothenburg arena but not too far away from that style either. The production and musicianship here is excellent, as it's clear that these guys have been maturing with each release. 2003 sees the release of their sixth album, Signs For The Fallen.

Recent album: Darkanakrad, released on November 7, 2024.

Current Members

Arkadius Antonik

vocals/guitars

Sebastian Jensen

guitars

Hauke Oje

bass

Ken Jentzen

drums

Former Members/Guests

Daniela Voigt

vocals/keyboards

Marcel Schoenen

vocals/guitars

Germano Sanna

guitars

Matthias Kupka

guitars/vocals (StormHammer)

Marius Pesch

guitars

Christoph Zacharowski

bass

Marcus Riewaldt

bass (ex-Equilibrium)

Tim Siebrecht

bass

Stefan Moller

drums

Lars Wehner

drums


Discography



Lupine Essence  
1997 self-released
  1. Banshee
  2. Dragon Tribe
  3. Heresy
  4. Sheltering Dreams
  5. Havoc
  6. Warpipes Call Me
  7. ... and a minstrel left the mourning valley
  8. Internal Epidemic
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Daniela Voigt
  • Marcel Schoenen
  • Christoph Zacharowski
  • Stefan Moller


Auld Lang Syne  
1998 Last Episode
  1. Auld lang syne
  2. Hall Of Tales
  3. A Menhirs Clay
  4. And Another Cist Looms
  5. An Dúdlachd
  6. Tuatha Dé Danaan
  7. Jeremiad
  8. The Fall Of Tara
  9. Enticing Slumber
  10. Calm...
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Daniela Voigt
  • Marcel Schoenen
  • Christoph Zacharowski
  • Stefan Moller


Lays From Afar  
1999 Last Episode
  1. A Darksome Path
  2. Chants Of Lethe
  3. The Well Of Might
  4. The Hidden Quest
  5. Morrigan
  6. Peregrin
  7. Wasted Lands
  8. Strayed In Nowhere
  9. Airne
  10. Lays From Afar
  11. Foggy Dew
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Daniela Voigt
  • Marcel Schoenen
  • Stefan Moller


The Arcanum  
2000 Last Episode
  1. Wartunes
  2. To Rest In Silence
  3. Dragonbreed
  4. Rise Of Taliesin
  5. Last Fortress
  6. Gates Of Nevermore
  7. Serenade To A Dream
  8. The Arcane Spell
  9. The One Piece Puzzle
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Daniela Voigt
  • Marcel Schoenen
  • Christoph Zacharowski
  • Stefan Moller


Emprise To Avalon  
2002 Century Media
  1. Darkane Times
  2. Dinas Emrys
  3. Pendragons Fall
  4. The Highking
  5. The Spoils Of Annwn
  6. The Quest
  7. And The Giants Dance ...
  8. Song Of The Graves
  9. Still The Pipes Are Calling
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Germano Sanna
  • Marcus Riewaldt
  • Lars Wehner


Signs For The Fallen  
2003 Century Media
  1. Revenant
  2. Crown The Lost
  3. Threnody
  4. Trials Of Gore
  5. The Ember Deid
  6. When Eternity Echoes
  7. Signs For The Fallen
  8. Dimorphic
  9. Bound In Changes
  10. A Vision's Demise
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Marcel Schoenen
  • Marcus Riewaldt
  • Lars Wehner


Command To Charge  
2005 Armageddon
  1. Dance
  2. By Infinity
  3. Of Cromdale
  4. Alliance
  5. Runic Rhyme
  6. Skin
  7. The Storm
  8. In Fear
  9. Strange Perfection
  10. Man's Reel
  11. End Beyond Me
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Matthias Kupka
  • Marcus Riewaldt
  • Lars Wehner


Caledonia  
2006 Armageddon
  1. Highland Hills
  2. A Blackened Shield
  3. The Ember Deid (Part II)
  4. Evoke the Demon
  5. Forth-Clyde
  6. Ramble
  7. Dawning Tempest
  8. The Distant Call
  9. On Torrid Sand
  10. The IXth Legion
  11. Farewell
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Marcel Schoenen
  • Marcus Riewaldt
  • Lars Wehner


13 Years Of Celtic Wartunes  VIDEO
2008 Wacken


Crógacht  
2009 Wacken
  1. Slán
  2. Conlaoch
  3. Isle of Skye
  4. Scáthach
  5. Feats of War
  6. Shattering Swords
  7. Ár Nasc Fola
  8. Gilded Oars
  9. Baile's Strand
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Marcus Riewaldt
  • Lars Wehner


Book Of Dowth  
2011 AFM
  1. Over Nine Waves
  2. Dowth 2059
  3. Battle-Cairns
  4. Biróg's Oath
  5. Mag Mell
  6. The Dark Mound
  7. Balor
  8. Stone Of The Seven Suns
  9. Fury Fomoraigh
  10. Otherworlds Collide
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Marcus Riewaldt
  • Lars Wehner


Eternal Defiance  
2013 AFM
  1. Storming The Walls
  2. Inner Sanctum
  3. Beneath The Red Eagle
  4. March Of Conquest
  5. Pair Dadeni
  6. The Mindsong
  7. Rage For Revenge
  8. Dragon’s Head
  9. Defiant Dreams
  10. Damnatio Memoriae
  11. Mrs Mcgrath (bonus track)
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Marius Pesch
  • Tim Siebrecht
  • Lars Wehner


Realms Of Odoric  
2016 AFM
  1. Into The Realm
  2. The Serpent Within
  3. The Hunter's Horde
  4. Creeping Blood
  5. Undaunted
  6. Lion Of Darcania
  7. Pictish Pride
  8. On Roads To Ruin
  9. Dark Revelations
  10. Braving The End
  11. One Against The Tide
  12. Cimbric Requiem
  13. Remembrance (Digipack version bonus)
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Marius Pesch
  • Tim Siebrecht
  • Lars Wehner


Cimbric Yarns  
2018 AFM
  1. Echtra
  2. Serpentine Origins
  3. Ode to Arma
  4. A Day and Forever
  5. Black Dawn
  6. At Nine Light Night
  7. Snakehenge
  8. Birth and Despair
  9. Assault on Urlár
  10. Caoine Cruác
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Sebastian Jensen
  • Ken Jentzen


Echoes Of Yore  
2019
  1. Wartunes
  2. The Quest
  3. Havoc
  4. Morrigan
  5. Rise of Taliesin
  6. Hall of Tales
  7. Pendragon's Fall
  8. Banshee
  9. Warpipes Call Me
  10. Lays from Afar
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Sebastian Jensen
  • Tim Siebrecht
  • Ken Jentzen


Wolfbite  
2021
  1. A Life in Chains
  2. The Inner Wolf
  3. Draconian Slave
  4. Faoladh
  5. Crossing Over
  6. Vortex of Carnage
  7. Resurgence
  8. Redemption
  9. A Shrine for the Ages
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Sebastian Jensen
  • Tim Siebrecht
  • Ken Jentzen


Darkanakrad  
2024 MDD
  1. The Weight of Worlds
  2. As Heroes Abide
  3. Unravelling Destinies
  4. Seven Sentinels
  5. A Tainted Dominion
  6. Ashes of Truth
  7. The Heart of Darkness
  8. The Last Guardian
  9. Cruinnath's Breath
  10. In Shadows Deep
  11. At the Gates Medley
  • Arkadius Antonik
  • Sebastian Jensen
  • Hauke Oje
  • Ken Jentzen



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