Blóð Dýr takes us on a journey far beyond the borders of Paris, to the heart of ancient European cultures. Combining traditional and modern instruments, their songs, with their guttural, overtonic and ethereal chanting, invite us to reconnect with our own instincts. It is with great pleasure that we let the quartet evoke myths, the cycles of nature, and ancestral wisdom.
BANDS PLAYING
Lineup #cernunnos2024
BELORE
Sat. 18h00 – Abreuvoir
France – Black Pagan
Founded in 2019, Belore is a French epic and atmospheric black metal band. Following in the footsteps of Saor and Caladan Brood, this one-man band has developed its own personality. With their rapid success, it became urgent to invite them to Cernunnos. As they prepare their third album, we’re sure they’ll come up with a few previously unreleased tracks, and we can’t wait!
CAVE GROWL
Sat. 14h00 – Abreuvoir
France – Folk Metal
Cave Growl’s music has a Celtic and Irish flavour, with a metal background. The lyrics deal with alcohol, partying, beer and legends!
The band is unique in that it blends a lot of traditional instruments into their metal music, including bagpipes, bouzouki, fiddle, Irish flutes and banjo.It’s a rich mix of instruments, allowing the audience to be transported on a journey out of time!
Their influences include bands like Korpiklaani and Finntroll.
CESAIR
Sat. 16h20 – La Halle
Netherlands – Neo Folk
Cesair, Noah’s grand-daughter, was not allowed on the Ark. Sailing the raging seas, she led her people to the distant lands of Ireland, where they settled and became one of the founding peoples of the island. This is the story of the Lebor Gabála Érenn.
Worthy heirs to this glorious past, this group from the Netherlands sets these journeys to music in ethereal melodies, inspired by Celtic and Eastern folk music, and sung in multiple languages. Let yourself be carried away to these mythical lands, to the sound of Cesair’s neo-folk.
DOMHAIN
Sat. 16h10 – Abreuvoir
Ireland – Post Black
Domhain signifie “la terre” en Gaelique irlandais. Venant tout droit de Belfast, le groupe propose un black metal plutôt atmosphérique, dont les chants en harmonique et le violoncelle vous toucheront au plus profond de votre âme tout en contant le réveil et la vengeance de la déesse Nimue.
DRAKWALD
Sat. 21h00 – Abreuvoir
France – Pagan Metal
Créé en 2010 à Tours, Drakwald propose un Death Metal agrémenté de cornemuse et de flûtes irlandaises qui tend à s’éloigner des codes habituels du genre. Avec le quintet, c’est plutôt une atmosphère sombre et puissante qui vous attend, afin de vous faire rentrer dans une dystopie où l’humanité s’est repliée sur ses croyances païennes après une catastrophe environnementale.
HARP-TWINS
Sun. 21h00 – La Halle
US – Fantasy
Camille and Kennerly Kitt, twin harpists, have enjoyed great success on Youtube, thanks to their musically-rich approach to the harp. Navigating between covers of the great rock and metal classics, along with Celtic and Nordic-inspired compositions, their concerts are great moments of grace and festive beauty.
For their first European tour, they are joined by the Volfgang twins on Viking drums.
The Cernunnos Pagan Fest will be their only concert in France, a most exclusive performance not to be missed.
KANSEIL
Sat. 18h05 – La Halle
Italy – Pagan Metal
Founded in Italy in 2010, Kanseil gifts us with its folk metal, rooted in medieval melodies, mixed with death and black riffs that give them a unique sound. Named after the highlands of the mystical Cansiglio, the band pays tribute to their roots and their past. Through their songs, Kanseil will tell us the stories and legends of their land. Stories they want to keep alive by sharing them for the first time in France at Cernunnos.
LA MAISNIE HELLEQUIN
Sun. 14h30 – Abreuvoir
Belgique – Mediaval Rock
The merrymakers of this dynamic troupe came to visit in 2019. But we’re delighted to welcome them once again, as they’re sure to draw you in with their spirited, metal-accented heavy medieval music.
These lovers of the stage will be playing all weekend long, on 4 different occasions.
They’ll be playing on the Abreuvoir stage in a metal version, with drums and bass, and also an acoustic walk-around version (hurdy-gurdy, nyckelharpa, bagpipes and davul) in the medieval market.
They’ve got a sense of humor, they’re talented and we love them!
LYRRE
Sun. 20h00 – Abreuvoir
Poland – Rock/Folk
Lyrre offers us a powerful folk-rock, blending medieval inspiration and resolutely modern sounds. Led by Michalina Malizs, who we may remember from Eluveitie, here expresses her talents as a viellist player, accompanied by penetrating guitars and electronic loops. An overwhelming sound, wistful lyrics exploring mythological legends, Lyrre will set you on fire.
MORMIEBEN
Sat. 15h30 – Abreuvoir
France – Pirate Metal
Mormieben est un groupe né sur les rives de la capitale française du metal, Clisson. Qualifié de “pirate metal” Ils offrent un pagan/folk mélodique et énergique, sur du chant français traitant des légendes et histoires de la piraterie. Un thème qu’ils traitent avec sérieux, ce qui n’empêche pas une bonne humeur communicative, comme ont pu en témoigner les survivants des Hellfest et Motocultor 2022. C’est un pinte de rhum à la main que nous attendons leur escale au Cernunnos 2024.
NYDVIND
Sun. 15h15 – La Halle
France – Black Pagan
Active on the pagan metal scene for over 20 years, Nydvind is, in France, among the pioneers of the genre. The band has always stood out for its complex, multi-faceted pagan metal, drawing from the energy of black metal, the organic sensibility of folk metal and the melancholy ambiences of doom metal. The band is currently working on its 4th album, “Telluria”, which represents the 2nd chapter of a tetralogy devoted to the 4 elements of nature.
ORKHYS
Sun. 13h00 – Abreuvoir
France – Folk Metal
Orkhys is a melodic and epic folk metal band. Rich in diverse influences, from symphonic heavy to powerful thrash riffs, through Celtic music, with the presence of a harp (and bagpipes in the studio).
Carried by Laurène’s clear voice, the lyrics combine tales and legends of ancient times, human introspection and the power of feelings.
PERCHTA
Sun. 13h45 – La Halle
Austria – Black Pagan
Lady Perchta is a Germanic goddess revered in the High Alps of Austria and Germany. She is both a radiant beauty and wrinkled old sorceress, a nurturing guardian and merciless punisher, a gratifying creator and an obsessive destructress. Perchta draws inspiration from this, blending black metal with folk instruments, alternating between violence and contemplative pieces in rituals dedicated to nature and traditional cultures. Deeply-rooted in their region of origin (the band’s lyrics are in Tyrolean dialect), Perchta delivers intense, authentic performances!
SKYCLAD
Sat. 22h00 – La Halle
UK – Folk Metal
Is it even necessary to introduce Skyclad, the band considered to be the founders of folk metal along with Bathory? Since 1990, their style has evolved a great deal, from thrash to heavy, via acoustic albums, with an assertive punk edge. They’re not English for no reason! Summing up their influences would take far too long, so we’re looking forward to their concert, especially as they hardly ever play in France.
VANIR
Sun. 18h55 – La Halle
Denmark – Viking Metal
The Vanes (or Vanir) share the Nordic pantheon with the Ases and the Dises. From their humble beginnings in folk and festive style in 2009, accompanied by bagpipes and flutes, the Danish band has clearly progressed over the years towards a more death/black sound and a raging rhythm. They describe themselves as “true danish viking metal”, a good way of demonstrating their desire to conquer new lands. For their first visit to France, we feel they’re ready to make their mark at La Ferme du Buisson.
VANSIND
Sat. 14h45 – La Halle
Denmark – Viking Metal
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WIDILMA
Sun. 17h05 – La Halle
France – Celtic shamanique folk
A Widilma concert is an experience, one of epic, organic, and tribal immersion.
A neo-folk inspired by the mythical and esoteric elements of Celtic Europe, from the Neolithic peoples to the Vikings who settled in Brittany.
That’s because Widilma was created on those lands of legends in 2020 by Konan Mevel and female singer Kohann. These two artists are renowned on the Breton folk scene, and their performance here leaves no-one indifferent.
WORMWOOD
Sat. 19h55 – La Halle
Sweden – Black Pagan
Hailing from the far reaches of Sweden, Wormwood delivers a unique brand of atmospheric black metal, sometimes infused with touches of folk. Playing with both hot and cold, their songs often stray from the violence of metal to sounds reminiscent of progressive rock from the seventies. But do not let this fool you: the beauty of their melodies conceal deeply despairing lyrics. Melancholy is what best characterizes their music, with its carefully-crafted atmospheres and captivating riffs.
ZNIWA
Sat. 19h00 – Abreuvoir
Poland – Accoustic Folk
Zniwa, which means “harvest” in Polish, is an acoustic duo playing pagan folk inspired by the beliefs, history and legends of the ancient Slavs, Celts and Vikings. Their music draws from a variety of traditional repertoires, mainly Slavic and Viking, but also Celtic folk, medieval, Balkan and fantasy-inspired works.
Raido and Skjere are multi-instrumentalists, and will enchant you with their lute, harp, didgeridoo, fiddle and flute.
