Riddare Av Koden

Riddare Av Koden – “The Metal Cometh” ~Journalist and Writer Shane Greenhough~

In October 2006 two brothers Nathan and Daniel Wilson from the small town of Secunda, South Africa, approached Shay Kallie to start a band, and within weeks the three knew they were onto something great, and later asked Kevin Webber to join them as bass guitarist. Together these four friends Forged the mighty Elegy.

From their first gig in November 2006, performing at Brendan Village, Secunda they moved rapidly into the entertainment world by establishing their fan base and ended the year on the rise. 2007 saw Elegy played a multitude of gigs including large festivals such as Bellfest, The Summoning, Seasons Wither 1, as well as being part of the Battle for Blind Guardian and Chromiums album launch tour. Their success continued as Elegy took part in Seasons wither 2 and 3, Grimfest, Secunda Rock fest, Metal rights day, Motherfudd 2008 and 2009.

Their self titled EP was recorded at Gunston Records in Johannesburg and comprises of 3 tracks, including fan favorite “Ad Nauseum”. After the great success that was achieved with the EP they decided to hit the studio again later that year to record their first full length album, released in February 2009 “A voice will call” has airplay on various campus and online radio stations. Working together with Duncan Bell from Turning Tricks Entertainment (A&R – www.turningtricksentertainment.co.za) , the album will be distributed through Electromode (www.electromodemusic.co.za) and is available in music stores nationwide.

In November 2009 Elegy were forced into a name change due to copyright issues with the name. The new name “Riddare av Koden” was decided on and released to the fans on 16th November. In May 2010 Riddare av Koden began working with Multi-instrumentalist and Composer Steven de Pina and, in September 2010 he was officially welcomed into the band as Keyboardist and Folk instrumentalist. In October 2010 Riddare Av Koden Toured with Folk Metal Legends – Ensiferum. Their Legacy Continues as The Knights Øv The Heavy Metal Cøde.

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Round 1 - Fan votes: Won with 62% of fan votes in their bracket against ‘Vengeance Resides’.

Round 2 – Artwork and video ratings: Artwork rated by Gaz from Anonymous Creative and videos rated by Scream from Headbang Today!

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