Tuatha de Danann - Metal Prog?

I believe that this is a link to the suggested band's website. http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tuathadedanann.com.br%2F&lp=pt_en&.intl=us&fr=chr-yie8  It was in Portuguese, but if this worked right babelfish translated it to English.

And here is a link to their MySpace page.  http://www.myspace.com/tuathadedanann

Edited by rushfan4 - February 02 2010 at 09:30

This is what we call celtic metal. This is not prog.

If you like this band check out french bands Aes Dana and Heol Telwenn.

Just a quick feedback after gibing a try to Aes Dana, Heol Telwen and Amon Amarth. They are al Celic and Metal, but none of them is in my pot. I still think that Tuatha de Danann are different. They have progressive parts that the three mentioned groups don't have at all. The biiggest difference is that those Celtic Metal or Pagan bands are all very dark while Tuatha De Danann music is solar, maybe because they are brasilian.

I think that Octopus_4 is right.  They should be considered for inclusion.  In particular the album "The Delerium  Has Just Begun" has many elements that can be described as progressive - extended compositions with musical complexity, frequent time changes, and a good deal of innovation which one does not usually find in straightforward celtic metal.  Granted some albums are more progressive than others, but IMHO "The Delerium Has Just Begun" and "Tuatha De Danann" have very strong progressive elements.

Could someone call the Prog Folk Team? I think they deserve a place on PA.

Edited by tupan - May 31 2011 at 09:29

meh, too bad they were rejected. They are a very interesting band nevertheless.

Well the Prog Folk Team said they're willing to give this band a chance if the PMT doesn't want them, so I'll notify the PF team. 

Nobody wins or loses. It's a fun.

It's more a fun when we have a response within 6 months 

In the case of a band such as this, who show so much variety in their material & are hard to accurately categorize, I think that the important thing is not to worry so much about WHO has them, but more about making sure that SOMEONE has them! Their style, varied as it was even in the beginning, has changed to a certain extent during the course of their development over the four released titles between 1999 and 2004. Their first (demo) album is a mixture of some old songs from two earlier EPs and new material, switching between delicate Celtic folk passages and much heavier material with occasional death metal growls - in places even within the same song! Their second is similar but with all new material, & is a far more polished production. The third introduces even more variety and complexity into the song-writing and musicianship, a development which is continued yet further with their fourth and final release (so far). The band's 2009 DVD is esentially a set of "acoustic" versions of a selection their songs from their four studio albums. They have opened for bands such as Nightwish and Blind Guardian, and played the Wacken Open Air festival in 2005. I guess the problem is that they have their feet firmly anchored in two widely contrasting camps, and it seems that neither is going to be keen to accept them (& indeed prog metal team have already said "no").

Edited by yam yam - September 21 2011 at 00:53