Corvus Corax

Corvus Corax是一只来自德国的中古民谣（Mediaeval Folk），1989年12月，两位乐手首次以Corvus Corax为名登台演出，这也是柏林墙倒塌后德国首支中世纪乐队。同年乐队发表专辑&Ante CasuPeccati&，在各地广受欢迎。1991年乐队发表专辑&Congregation&，并在柏林主办了首届中世纪音乐节(此后乐队更主办了25届以上)。Corvus Corax的音乐植根于中世纪旋律。乐队研究并亲身体验中世纪吟游诗人的生活，将古老的歌曲改造为自己的风格。1994年，乐迷和媒体将“吟游诗人之王”的美誉赠与Corvus Corax。
 
中世纪的吟游诗人们在他们的旅途中收集曲调和韵律的片断，融入他们自己的音乐体验写出自己的音乐。Corvus Corax同样在他们的音乐中融入了自己的体验——包括对现代音乐的感受。1999年是Corvus Corax组建10周年。乐队已拥有了5位芦笛手和3位鼓手。当年乐队将1988-1992的一些作品集结成专辑Tempi Antiqui发表.此后乐队结识了Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco，他是Vlad Tepes王子的后裔，也就是传说中的Dracula伯爵(!!!!!!)。在2000年专辑&Mille Anni Passi Sunt(千年流逝)&的主题曲中，Kretzulesco王子用古罗马尼亚语唱出：&What I have been, you are now - what I am, you will be - a thousands of years are gone...&
 
by Chris True
 
For the last hundred years or so, it has been pretty easy to explore and chart the ups and downs of popular music. In medieval times, however, it's not so easy. Enter Corvus Corax. an (eventually) eight piece German outfit that played exclusively dark ages era ‘pop' (For lack of a better word, the band was focusing less on the church music which dominated the era, and were more concerned with the music of the man of the, uh, fief, if you will.) with authentic instruments, and period costumes. Formed by Castus Rabensang, Win, and Meister Selbfried in 1989, Corvus Corax released its first album, Ante Casu Peccati that year, and followed that in 1991 with Congregatio. Inter Deum Et Diabolum Semper Musica Est (1993), Tritonus (1995) followed, but it was to be 1996's EP release Tanzwut that was to have the most commercial impact, and the band took the main idea of the release (that of ‘metal music' with bagpipes) and started a separate project named -- obviously -- Tanzwut. The band continued on through the nineties, releasing full-lengths on a regular basis, including compilations and live platters, but in 2005, Corvus Corax had a bit of a shake-up when founding member left the ranks of musician to focus on the business end of the band and its label, Pica Records. That year also marked the group's first performances in America, as well as the beginning of Corvus Corax's operatic exploration of the Carmina Burana. Entitled Cantus Buranus, this opera was performed that year, and released on CD and DVD in 2006. The band (settling on Ardor vom Venushugel, Castus Rabensang, Patrick der Kalauer, Harmann der Drescher, Hatz, Jordon Finus, Teufel, and Wim) released Kaltenberg Anno MMVII in 2007.