--- title: "Corvus Corax" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/corvus-corax" genre: "Folk Metal" country: "XG" formed: 1989 --- # Corvus Corax **Corvus Corax** is a folk metal band, from XG, active 1989 to present. Corvus Corax is a German band known for playing Medieval rock using authentic instruments. Their name is the Latin name for the common raven. The band was formed in 1989 by Castus Rabensang, Wim (Venustus) and Meister Selbfried in East Germany. The band often uses bagpipes as the solo instrument; their live performances attract attention with the bizarre look of the musicians being reminiscent of ancient Greek myths: half-naked, dressed in unusual clothes, wearing primitive tribal decorations, often tattooed. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_Corax_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Corvus Corax | | Genre | Folk Metal | | Parent genre | Folk Metal | | Origin | XG | | Formed | 1989 | | Releases in catalog | 19 | ## Genres [Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Medieval Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/medieval-metal) · [Neoclassical Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/neoclassical-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Castus Rabensang](https://themetalnet.com/musician/castus-rabensang) | | 1989 to present | Current | | [Hatz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hatz) | | 1997 to present | Current | | [Wim](https://themetalnet.com/musician/wim) | | 1989 to present | Current | | [Frick](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frick) | Bass | 2017 to present | Current | | [Harmann der Drescher](https://themetalnet.com/musician/harmann-der-drescher) | | 2000 to present | Current | | [Vit](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vit) | Bagpipe, Shawm | 2010 to present | Current | | [Der heilige St. Brandanarius](https://themetalnet.com/musician/der-heilige-st-brandanarius) | Bagpipe, Shawm, Bombarde | 1993 to 2002 | Former | | [PanPeter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/panpeter) | | 2009 to 2017 | Former | | [Ardor vom Venushügel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ardor-vom-venushugel) | | 2002 to 2009 | Former | | [Jordon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jordon) | Bagpipe, Shawm | 2006 to 2009 | Former | | [Martin Ukrasvan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/martin-ukrasvan) | Davul, Timpani, Tom-tom | 2009 to 2010 | Former | | [Patrick der Kalauer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/patrick-der-kalauer) | | 2002 to 2009 | Former | | [Teufel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/teufel) | | 1996 to 2010 | Former | | [Meister Selbfried](https://themetalnet.com/musician/meister-selbfried) | Bagpipe, Shawm, Bombarde, Flute | 1990 to 2005 | Former | | [Steve The Machine](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-the-machine) | | 2011 to 2017 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1989 | [Ante Casu Peccati](https://themetalnet.com/album/85ff93d5-42b2-34b4-9bb4-e12beb361b71) | Album | | 1990 | [Congregatio](https://themetalnet.com/album/66d8b2af-b6c1-3153-bbf5-7cdda8af2739) | Album | | 1993 | [Inter Deum et Diabolum Semper Musica est](https://themetalnet.com/album/798dd169-29ff-3734-9763-f2ac52ebee07) | Album | | 1995 | [Tritonus](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3b41d4a-7fd3-3018-8d6e-b9a8e3bc661a) | Album | | 1998 | [Viator](https://themetalnet.com/album/3136f60d-c7e8-39ac-8623-daa3c054703c) | Album | | 2000 | [Mille Anni Passi Sunt](https://themetalnet.com/album/be2d4e14-86ae-3daf-b205-8f25265bc7b6) | Album | | 2000 | [MM](https://themetalnet.com/album/b72b47f2-3151-3145-98cb-20a377a36eac) | Album | | 2001 | [Seikilos](https://themetalnet.com/album/098a3b4f-ce0c-3031-9743-6c833935d770) | Album | | 2005 | [Cantus Buranus](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c6ec20e-1508-328e-8873-5ce6e4d6d6c0) | Album | | 2006 | [Venus Vina Musica](https://themetalnet.com/album/b40ec617-a906-3263-9e1d-6743a9557379) | Album | | 2007 | [Kaltenberg anno MMVII](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b6950f6-6c81-3799-942e-ea22528595d6) | Album | | 2008 | [Cantus Buranus – Das Orgelwerk](https://themetalnet.com/album/9544ca81-7bdb-3f8b-adfd-5a309eed31fe) | Album | | 2008 | [Cantus Buranus II](https://themetalnet.com/album/f8b3ca5e-2f2f-3d64-9117-144d68e21336) | Album | | 2011 | [Sverker](https://themetalnet.com/album/e565500d-a236-4337-bf06-9d95d12286ff) | Album | | 2013 | [Gimlie](https://themetalnet.com/album/2bf13c95-4385-4e96-881c-04b8bbe3f952) | Album | | 2014 | [Tales From the Edda EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1118cc9-3d1a-465a-8f11-95fcc95d3665) | EP | | 2018 | [Skál](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d2d953f-356f-4915-8f60-fab815fa1b7b) | Album | | 2022 | [Era Metallum](https://themetalnet.com/album/fced02be-e132-4e06-ad84-6a9c51c84d0c) | Album | | 2024 | [Tausend Jahre Tanzmusik](https://themetalnet.com/album/dff8921e-51fa-4431-bf95-c445209e6334) | Album | ## Related bands - 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facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CorvusCoraxBand - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corvuscoraxofficial/ - x: https://twitter.com/CorvusCoraxBand - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5263 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKgMDjXi0_3fcL8HxBkJTtw - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Qeg2Ytz5AcfvkIO3RYV3z - apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/27067120 - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Corvus_Corax/3540508540 - bandcamp: https://corvuscorax.bandcamp.com/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/corvus-corax](https://themetalnet.com/band/corvus-corax). 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