---
title: "Mael Mórdha"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/mael-mordha"
genre: "Folk Metal"
country: "Ireland"
formed: 1998
---

# Mael Mórdha

**Mael Mórdha** is a folk metal band, from Ireland, active 1998 to present.

Mael Mórdha are an Irish doom and Celtic metal band from Dublin. Its name can also be written in traditional Irish typography, as Mael Mórḋa. The band's music melds doom metal with Irish folk music to create what has been referred to as "Gaelic doom metal".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mael_M%C3%B3rdha

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Mael Mórdha |
| Genre | Folk Metal |
| Parent genre | Folk Metal |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dave Murphy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-murphy) | Bass guitar | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Gerry Clince](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gerry-clince) | Guitar | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Shane Cahill](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shane-cahill) | Drums (drum set) | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Roibéard Ó Bogail](https://themetalnet.com/musician/roibeard-o-bogail) | Lead vocals | 1998 to 2014 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | [Cluain Tarḃ](https://themetalnet.com/album/0231a6bc-ab4b-37e9-bf2a-525d30ee722e) | Album |
| 2005 | [The Soul Must Sleep / Cluain Tarḃ](https://themetalnet.com/album/17a3895a-b963-4b37-9ff6-b9b592ae817c) | EP |
| 2007 | [Gealtacht Mael Mórdha](https://themetalnet.com/album/9d8fad87-277a-3963-9834-68c1b240780f) | Album |
| 2010 | [Manannán](https://themetalnet.com/album/dda12dd0-6a7d-456d-8b64-136e2f698c93) | Album |
| 2013 | [Damned When Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/7fa87123-2095-4cfb-be87-0ce1d979bc7d) | Album |
|  | [Cluain Tarbh](https://themetalnet.com/album/1de69d02-381b-3715-a043-ef779cff4959) | EP |

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- [Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis) (listened together)
- [Cruachan](https://themetalnet.com/band/cruachan) (listened together)
- [Novembers Doom](https://themetalnet.com/band/novembers-doom) (listened together)
- [Ereb Altor](https://themetalnet.com/band/ereb-altor) (listened together)
- [Rammstein](https://themetalnet.com/band/rammstein) (listened together)
- [Skyforger](https://themetalnet.com/band/skyforger) (listened together)
- [Isole](https://themetalnet.com/band/isole) (listened together)
- [Thyrfing](https://themetalnet.com/band/thyrfing) (listened together)
- [Marduk](https://themetalnet.com/band/marduk) (listened together)
- [Melechesh](https://themetalnet.com/band/melechesh) (listened together)
- [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mael_M%C3%B3rdha/3256
- bandcamp: https://maelmordha.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/mael-mordha](https://themetalnet.com/band/mael-mordha). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt