Unearthed: NightCreepers

No, not those dudes that climb in your window and snatch up your wives and children.

These NightCreepers are a band of silly French folk (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Île-de-France is from whence they came, according to the E.M.) that have been sailing the waves of melodic death power-folk for the last six years or so.  They've gone through a few lineup changes over these years but under the guiding hand of frontman Vincent 'Haarath' Moretto have produced a couple of EPs and a couple of full-length albums, the latest of which is this year's 'Alpha'.  

"Fetchez la vache!"

They seem to embrace an amalgamation of Viking, pirate, mythological and general fantasy-trope type lyrics but they do it with a pretty tight, focused sound. Their debut album 'Svingeheim' (2009) is pretty folk-heavy, but still heavy, if you get what I mean.

NightCreepers - 'Siegfried the Dragon Slayer'

I think this is what a friend of mine and fellow metal blogger means when he says "jig metal".  

Their newest release, 'Alpha' (2012) brings a refinement to their sound, a more harmonious blending of the folk and metal elements.

 NightCreepers - 'Frozen Outland'

All in all I'd say this is a band to watch out for.  I have no news as to whether or not a third full-length album is in the works but I'll keep you posted.  So far though, NightCreepers earns 4 out of 5 drinking horns raised and I seriously need to get a graphic for that business.  By the way, here's the album cover of 'Alpha'. See that?  See what's on there?

Also, wolves.  

I AM DONE

Except to tell you that you can stream almost all of their music legally over here at The Official NightCreepers site.