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Fejd | |
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 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 |
Fejd is a Swedish folk band formed in 2001.
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.
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