Lautenfeyn combine the raw power of electric guitar, bass, and drums with the archaic sounds of cello and hurdy-gurdy. Three singers lend the sound a special depth and provide powerful polyphony and changing timbres. The result is unmistakable German-language folk metal that ranges from exuberant party vibes to epic moments full of the urge for freedom – sometimes dirty and direct, sometimes epic and solemn.
The band sings of freedom that hurts and rebellion that carries dignity. With „Verdammt und vergessen“ (Damned and Forgotten), Lautenfeyn, who are taking the medieval scene by storm, will release their brand-new mini-album on March 6, 2026. The band tells the story of people who refuse to be broken, dressed in melodic folk metal with a rocking bite.
Analogous to their stage personas, Lautenfeyn’s art centers on the traveling people—robbers and dreamers, jugglers and the hunted, those who find their own rules in the shadows of order. Their stories are raw and contradictory. Their world is dirty, wild, and glowing with life. But it is precisely in this untamed nature that their truth and freedom lie.
„Verdammt und vergessen“ (Damned and Forgotten) is an epic tale of departure, struggle, loss, memory, and fate. What begins on stage with sweat, humor, and dirt ends in a mythical dimension: in the wind that carries the songs and legends far and wide. The band plays with the contrast between rawness and sublimity, between tavern brawls and tragedy. Their characters are not heroes—they are mirrors.
In them, we recognize the part of ourselves that demands more from life, that burns, falls, bleeds—and moves on laughing. Between folk, rock, metal, myth, and robber poetry, they create a world in which pain becomes pride and every scar sings a story.
Each song illuminates a different facet of freedom: from the exuberance of the jugglers („Das fahrende Volk“) to the pride of the outlaw („Vogelfrey“) to the despair and brotherhood of the damned („Verdammt und vergessen“). „Stille Weis Lieder“ opens up the sensitive side of this world, in which rebellion arises from pain, while „Kettenbrecher“ calls for a robber’s oath, for the courage to control one’s own destiny. In the final piece, „Excalibur,“ the legend of King Arthur becomes the symbol for everything that was hidden in the robber songs: the search for meaning and the urge to shape order in such a way that it does not extinguish the eternal fire in human beings.
„Damned and forgotten“
Tracklist
- Sors Libertatis
- The traveling people
- Vogelfrey
- Damned and forgotten
- Silent Wise Songs
- Chainbreaker
- Excalibur
Lautenfeyn’s melodies sound like fairy tales written by life itself: wild, angry, beautiful. The new video single „Kettenbrecher“ (release date: March 6) also underscores the band’s philosophy.
Watch video for „Chain Breakers“ on YouTube: