Cruachan - The Blacksmith (Official Lyric Video)

IRISH FOLK METAL / PAGAN METAL
Cruachan releases new single 'The Blacksmith', that was one of a number of contributions that was sent in to Ireland's state broadcaster, in hopes of being given the honour of representing their country on Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Cruachan wanted to show their Irish roots and highlight the growing Irish folk-metal genre. On May 9th, the contest will reveal who gets to represent Ireland in Eurovision Song Contest which coincides with Cruachan is releasing their new single 'The Blacksmith' through Despotz Records.

Ireland’s Cruachan have enjoyed a storied career since they took those tentative first steps back in 1992. As frontman and sole original member Keith Fay elaborates; ‘When I started writing music as a 13-year-old, I had no idea that I was laying the foundations for what would become a brand-new genre, Folk Metal, or that I was planting the seeds of what would be one of the longest running Irish metal bands in history. There have been many ups and downs over the last thirty years, band members have come and gone, record deals have come and gone. We've played some of the biggest metal festivals on the planet, travelled to more countries than most Irish bands would ever dream possible. And it has all led to this - our ninth album, 'The Living and the Dead'.

Quote from Keith Fay on 'The Blacksmith':
"In 2022 we decided to submit a song to Ireland's state broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, for consideration to represent Ireland in the 2023 Eurovision song competition. We believed we had a great chance and when we made the announcement, Irish (and world) media jumped on the news. Suddenly we were being interviewed on major Irish radio stations, news articles all over the world. People agreed with our statement that it's time for Ireland to submit something different to the standard pop that has constantly been so underwhelming at the competition. The song, The Blacksmith, captures the essence of Irish folk wrapped in a metal shell. You can hear Horslips and Thin Lizzy in this song, surely it was time to bring Irish folk music back into Eurovision? Sadly, that was not the case. Although we made it into the last ten, only six were chosen to go to the televised public vote, we were not part of that six. Well, now with the release of The Blacksmith, the public can decide for themselves - should this have been Ireland's song for Eurovision 2023?"

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Website: www.cruachanireland.com

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