Vratyas Vakyas

Vratyas Vakyas (born Markus Tümmers) is a German musician and the only full-time member of the folk/black/viking metal band Falkenbach. The phrase Vratyas Vakyas can be translated as "the searching wanderer".[2] He started writing music around 1989 and between 1991 and 1993 he played guitar in a band called Crimson Gates which released two demos and did two live shows. The band was then put to rest since they had decided to stop the band as soon as one band member left.[3] Vratyas Vakyas has since recorded several demos and six studio albums for Falkenbach.

Vratyas Vakyas
Birth nameMarkus Tümmers[1]
Born1972/1973
Germany
GenresFolk metal, Viking metal, black metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Guitar
Bass guitar
Drums
Keyboard
Years active1989–present
LabelsNo Colurs
Napalm
Associated actsFalkenbach
Crimson Gates

His music is influenced by his pagan worldview which rejects the existence of a frontier between a person and the outer world. Vakyas defines his approach to paganism as animism.[4]

Discography

Demos
  • Hávamál (1989)
  • Tanfana (1990)
  • Towards Solens Golden Light (1991)
  • Demo 1 (1991–1993)* (as Crimson Gates?)
  • Demo 2 (1991–1994)* (as Crimson Gates?)
  • Laeknishendr (1995)
  • Promo '95 (1995)
  • ...Skínn af sverði sól valtíva... (1996)
  • Ásynja (1996?)*

There were a total of nine Falkenbach demos. There are two demos that little to nothing is known about, and the asterisked demos have an unknown track listing. An unfinished album called Fireblade from 1995 was released under the name Vargas in 1997.

Full-length albums

References
  1. Vrakyas Vatyas @ discogs.com
  2. Vratyas Vakyas interview @ heavymetal.about.com
  3. Falkenbach @ Tartarean Desire
  4. Fabio Petrella. 4 May 2011. Interviste - Falkenbach (Vratyas Vakyas). SpazioRock.
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