Winterhymn is a folk metal band from Cincinnati, OH, founded by lead guitarist Jared "Draug" Compton and vocalist & rhythym guitarist Austin "Ulfr" Wolfe in 2010. The band wrote material for a year before playing their first show, at the annual Cincinnati Band Challenge, a competition featuring over 40 local bands from all genres. After several rounds of competition based on both audience vote and judging by music industry peers, Winterhymn won the competition and haven't looked back since.

On distant, misty plains, you hear the sound of steel clanking on steel; the gallop of a thousand frenzied horses; the swollen beat of the war drums. You hear some men cry out in victory, but even more cry out in pain as their last breath is forced from their lungs. What you hear, is Winterhymn.

With the fantasy and escapism of Power Metal and brutal bludgeonings of modern Death and Black metal, comes Winterhymn, a soulful monster intent on musical conquest and resotring honor to the name of Heavy Metal. Raise your swords and cheer with us, or ready your knees and fall before us. The invasion has begun.

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