Biography

Heathen Foray is a melodic death / pagan Metal band from Austria. They are known for catchy melodies, skull splitting riffs and have played with bands like Ensiferum, Equilibirum, Eluveitie and Korpiklaani and toured Europe four times. The band was founded in 2005 and released their first full-length album “The Passage” in 2009. "The Passage" was welcomed with open arms by critics. The album received ratings of 70-90% and even let them lift the title of "Best Austrian Newcomer 2009 (folkmetal.at)" as well as a nomination for "Best Pagan-Album 2009 (metalstorm.net)" "Armored Bards" was released in 2010 and proved to be even more successful than "The Passage" and the average review score hit 90%. "Inner Force" was released in 2013 without a label and was completely self-promoted and sold through Bandcamp. The fourth album, "Into Battle", was released in 2015 through Massacre Records. The production was funded by fans through a successful crowdfunding campaign. The band decided to go on a longer hiatus which extended to 3 years. In early 2018, the band reformed a full line-up with founder Jürgen and recorded a fifth album called "Weltenwandel". It was released in February 2020. The album only contains German lyrics and is musically much darker than its predecessors. It received high praise for being experimental and innovative. On April 7, 2023 the band will release their 6th full-length studio album “Oathbreaker”.