Fejd

Fejd is a Swedish folk band formed in 2001.

Fejd
Fejd performing at the 2013 Burgfolk Festival at Broich Castle, Germany.
Background information
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Neofolk Folk rock Folk metal (later)
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Dead End Exit, Napalm Records
Members	Patrik Rimmerfors Niklas Rimmerfors Lennart Specht Thomas Antonsson Esko Salow
Past members	Per-Owe Solvelius
Website	www.fejd.se

History

In 2001, Patrik and Niklas Rimmerfors (both once played as a duo under the name Rimmerfors) joined forces with their musicians Lennart Specht, Thomas Antonsson and Esko Salow to form the band Fejd. Specht, Antonsson and Salow also played together in Pathos and Nostradameus. The band made their first appearances in 2002. After three self-produced demos and EPs, their debut album Storm was released via Napalm Records in 2009.^[1] In the same year, the band participated in Wacken Open Air.

In 2022 the band participated in Sweden Rock Festival and Hellfest Open Air.

Musical style

Fejd's music is rooted in the typical melodic themes of the Nordic folk music and neofolk with rock influence. They usually incorporate a diverse selection of folk instruments, such as moraharpa, bouzouki, jew's harp, säckpipa, hurdy-gurdy and many others. Since 2016's Trolldom, the metal elements are more prominent in the band's music. Their lyrics are mostly written in Swedish.

Personnel

• Patrik Rimmerfors – lead vocals, bouzouki, säckpipa, jaw harp, hurdy-gurdy, cow antler, recorder, willow pipe (2001–present)
• Niklas Rimmerfors – nyckelharpa, backing vocals (2001–present)
• Lennart Specht – keyboards (2001–present)
• Thomas Antonsson – bass (2001–present)
• Esko Salow – drums, percussion (2001–present)
• Per-Owe Solvelius – guitars (2015–2022)

Discography

Studio albums

• Storm (2009)
• Eifur (2010)
• Nagelfar (2013)
• Trolldom (2016)

EP

• Eld (2006)
• Härjaren (2016)
• Strilja (2021)

Demo

• I en tid som var (2002)
• Huldran (2004)