“Legio Linteata”

Patricia Thomas Management has issued that the Pagan Black Metallers DRAUGR, who this year are celebrating their Tenth Anniversary, have debuted their latest video on the internet via Blank TV. The video, which features the track “Legio Linteata” from the band’s second full-length album “De Ferro Italico” was directed by Gianmarco Colalongo and filmed amongst the ruins of the ancient Italic town of Alba Fucens at the foot of Monte Velino in the Abruzzo region of Italy, where the band is based. The video can be seen below:

Since their formation in 2002, DRAUGR’s music has been rooted in an interest in the rich local history, where the last few brave Pagan warriors could be found fighting to uphold the archaic traditions of the Italic Cults against the ever encroaching teachings of Christianity, which, supported by Rome and Emperor Theodosius’ decree, instigated the persecution of all Pagan cults in 392 AD. According to DRAUGR’s keyboard player Ursus Arctos: “Legio Linteata” is a celebration of our ancestors who gave up their lives to try and defend their beliefs and traditions. It was a struggle they knew would end in an inevitable defeat, which makes their fight all the more poignant and their courage all the more amazing. It is pride in their courage and their sacrifice that lives on in our hearts and in our music”.

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DRAUGR’s debut album “Nocturnal Pagan Supremacy” was released on Christhunt Productions in 2006. Keyboards were added to the band in 2007, creating the much more epic feel which DRAUGR describes as “Italic Hordish Metal”. The sophomore album “De Ferro Italico”, which was Recorded and mixed by Davide Rosati at the ACME Recording Studio in Italy, and mastered by Mika Jussila at the Finnvox Studios in Finland, appeared on To React Records in 2011. Today’s line up includes Nemesis on Vocals, Triumphator and Mors on Guitars, Ursus Arctos on Keyboards, Stolas on Bass and Jonny on Drums. A new album is currently in the making. More information about DRAUGR can be found on the band’s website at http://www.draugr.it

Two tracks from DRAUGR can be heard below:

http://soundcloud.com/draugrofficial

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SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/draugrofficial
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/OfficialDraugr
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Last.fm: http://www.lastfm.it/music/Draugr?ac=Draugr

Patricia Thomas Management has issued as follows:

With a decade on the Italian metal scene under their belts, Pagan Black Metallers DRAUGR have been filming a video for the track “Legio Linteata” from their second full-length album “De Ferro Italico”. True to its subject matter and the ethos of the band, which harks back to the countrie’s Pagan warrior past, the video was filmed in the ancient ruins of Alba Fucens close to Aquila and was directed by Gianmarco Colalongo. It is anticipated that when ready the video will make its internet debut on Blank TV. Stills from the video have been uploaded onto DRAUGR’s Facebook page and can be seen at https://www.facebook.com/officialdraugr

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Recorded and mixed by Davide Rosati in 2011 at the ACME Recording Studio in Italy, and mastered by Mika Jussila at the Finnvox Studios in Finland, the album “De Ferro Italico” recounts the deeds of a group of warriors whose devotion to the archaic traditions of the Italic cults of their ancestors put them in direct conflict with Rome and Emperor Theodosius’ decree, which, in 392 AD, led to the persecutions of all Pagan cults and paved the way for the rise of Christianity. Commenting on the actual filming of the video, Ursus Arctos, DRAUGR’s keyboard player, said: “We especially chose the ruins of Alba Fucens in which to film the video because they have an ancient and solemn atmosphere which we thought was appropriate for a song celebrating the actions of our ancestors who risked all to oppose the forces of Roman imperialism and the Christian religion”.

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Formed in 2002 from the remnants of various Black Metal bands, and playing Black Metal in the style of bands such as DARKTHRONE, IMMORTAL and MARDUK, DRAUGR’s interests were always rooted in the Pagan spirit of the Abruzzo region of Italy. It was an interest they used to develop their musical style over the years, adding keyboards in 2007 to give their sound the more epic feel that was to become what the band itself calls “Italic Hordish Metal”. DRAUGR’s first full-length album “Nocturnal Pagan Supremacy” appeared on Christhunt Productions in 2006, and was followed by “De Ferro Italico” on To React Records in 2011. The band is currently working on new material for their third full-length album.

DRAUGR is set to celebrate their 10th Anniversary with a special two hour show at Devilraid 9 in Manoppello Scalo (PE), Italy, on the 8th June. More information about DRAUGR can be found on the band’s website at http://www.draugr.it

Two tracks from DRAUGR can be heard on the band’s SoundCloud page at

http://soundcloud.com/draugrofficial