---
title: "Primordial"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/primordial"
genre: "Folk Metal"
country: "Ireland"
formed: 1987
---

# Primordial

**Primordial** is a folk metal band, from Ireland, active 1987 to present.

Primordial are an Irish extreme metal band from Skerries, County Dublin. The band was formed in 1993 by bassist Pól MacAmhlaigh and guitarist Ciarán MacUiliam. Their sound blends black metal with Celtic music.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primordial_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Primordial |
| Genre | Folk Metal |
| Parent genre | Folk Metal |
| Origin | Skerries, Ireland |
| Formed | 1987 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

[Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Celtic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/celtic-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Pagan Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/pagan-black)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [A.A. Nemtheanga](https://themetalnet.com/musician/a-a-nemtheanga) | Lead vocals | 1991 to present | Current |
| [Simon O’Laoghaire](https://themetalnet.com/musician/simon-o-laoghaire) | Drums (drum set) | 1997 to present | Current |
| [Ciáran MacUiliam](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ciaran-macuiliam) | Guitar | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Pól MacAmlaigh](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pol-macamlaigh) | Bass guitar | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Feargal Flannery](https://themetalnet.com/musician/feargal-flannery) | Guitar | 1993 to 1997 | Former |
| [Michael O’Floinn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-o-floinn) | Guitar | 2002 to 2023 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [Imrama](https://themetalnet.com/album/bd2a7efb-1a4e-3a31-b7a1-d425cdafa70e) | Album |
| 1998 | [A Journey’s End](https://themetalnet.com/album/54c02905-7845-35fd-9dc0-58e433a9f98b) | Album |
| 1999 | [The Burning Season](https://themetalnet.com/album/a90b8b61-27a8-3485-9854-51ec87385ab9) | EP |
| 2000 | [Spirit the Earth Aflame](https://themetalnet.com/album/780a5fab-36c2-37bf-941e-99afef07c214) | Album |
| 2002 | [Storm Before Calm](https://themetalnet.com/album/da0f0e62-9151-3ca0-91c0-6f92f119c1f8) | Album |
| 2005 | [The Gathering Wilderness](https://themetalnet.com/album/9152efcf-7247-3be5-83ab-30dec8c28adc) | Album |
| 2007 | [To the Nameless Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/294b86ed-e34c-3c20-972a-47f9300cc7f7) | Album |
| 2011 | [Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand](https://themetalnet.com/album/b99c25f3-4d62-43f2-8701-393ce0e8224f) | Album |
| 2014 | [Where Greater Men Have Fallen](https://themetalnet.com/album/c92a020e-d0c4-43e9-8f88-0a56441d5782) | Album |
| 2018 | [Exile Amongst the Ruins](https://themetalnet.com/album/97187a4c-b50c-4ecf-ba32-10dc1d6e3e67) | Album |
| 2018 | [Heathen Legacy](https://themetalnet.com/album/32e1cae7-b4ce-44a7-a46c-422bf19e0fb5) | EP |
| 2022 | [The Camelot Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/497efb83-6494-45aa-92f8-7e04f0f9f878) | EP |
| 2023 | [How It Ends](https://themetalnet.com/album/5249bcf8-ccd9-46df-846f-6908bb7bd75c) | Album |

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- [Enslaved](https://themetalnet.com/band/enslaved) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Satyricon](https://themetalnet.com/band/satyricon) (listened together)
- [Borknagar](https://themetalnet.com/band/borknagar) (listened together)
- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
- [Rotting Christ](https://themetalnet.com/band/rotting-christ) (listened together)
- [Summoning](https://themetalnet.com/band/summoning) (listened together)
- [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [Moonsorrow](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonsorrow) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primordialofficial
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6WHaejNA63uhZZZZek
- bandcamp: https://primordialofficial.bandcamp.com/
- website: https://www.primordialofficial.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/7643
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primordial_official/
- x: https://twitter.com/PrimordialEire
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCcZsujXLfWgLe_25y7MpiqA
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/60378148
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Primordial/400

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