1054 Cruachan - The Gael

1054 Cruachan - The Gael

I thought for sure that I added at least one of this great Irish Celtic Metal band's songs to my list, but I guess haven't. For those unaware of this band or the Celtic Metal genre, Celtic Metal is a sub-genre of Folk Metal, which in itself is a sub-genre of Black Metal. Cruachan fuses Metal sounds with traditional Irish Folk music stylings; and thus you get what has been referred to as Celtic Metal.
The band's name, Cruachan, is pronounced Kroo-ah-Kahn; evidently this is the name of an important ancient archaeological site in County Roscommon, Ireland, from which the band took its name.
Anyway, this is a very dynamic song, which starts out very light with a clean guitar and vocals. It builds with the rhythm section kicking in and becoming progressively fuller, then comes in the Irish Folks music as an interlude; the entire band then kicks in with full Celtic Folk Metal sound.

Here is the studio version on YouTube.


My song pick a year ago today: Jim Croce - Alabama Rain
My song pick two years ago today: Derek and the Dominos (Eric Clapton) - Bell Bottom Blues

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