Månegarm is a Swedish Viking/Pagan Metal band that started up in Norrtälje, Sweden, at the end of 1995.

Being one of the first bands to incorporate traditional instruments like the violin and the flute and also female vocals in the music, Månegarm is a pioneer and one of the longest lasting bands in its genre.

After releasing two demos, ”Vargaresa” (1996) and “Ur Nattvindar” (1997), Månegarm signed a deal with the Dutch label Displeased Records and the first album “Nordstjärnans tidålder” was released in 1998. Recorded and mixed in the legendary Sunlight Studios (Entombed, Dismember) by Tomas Skogsberg.

Next came “Havets Vargar” in 2000 and then in 2003 Månegarm released their 3^rd full-length album, “Dödsfärd” which showed a more groovy and “folky” sound where the folk music melodies and the violin came in to play a bigger part in the music. 

In 2005, the 4^th full-length album, “Vredens Tid” was released. Recorded in Underground studios just as the two previous albums, it got really good reviews from fans and the press.

On 28^th of June 2006, Månegarm released an acoustic EP called “Urminnes Hävd - The Forest Sessions”. This “special” album was something that the band had wanted to do for many, many years and finally this dream was realised. The music that can be heard on “Urminnes Hävd” is not like the regular Månegarm stuff because this time the songs only contained traditional instruments such as acoustic guitars, violin, flute, cow drums, djembe, jewsharp and clean male & female vocals.

A new deal was signed with the Swedish metal label Black Lodge and in May 2007 the album “Vargstenen” was released, the band’s 5^th full-length album. Once again the album was recorded, mixed and produced in Studio Underground with the help of Pelle Saether and once again Kris Verwimp painted the amazing cover art. Besides from great reviews, “Vargstenen” entered the Swedish national album chart at its release.

In 2008, besides from some Heidenfest Touring together with well-known acts Primordial, Eluveitie, Equilibrium, Finntroll and Catamenia.

Månegarm ended their collaboration with Black Lodge and signed on to the Swedish metal record label Regain Records in 2008.

The songs for the new album were already written and arranged so Månegarm set off to (by now the very familiar) Studio Underground and Pelle Saether to record the next masterpiece.

The album, “Nattväsen” (Night Creatures in English) was released on Regain Records on the 19^th of November, 2009 and contains loads of great Pagan Metal, as always performed with the traditional Månegarm touch.

In 2011, after the Neck Breakers Ball Tour together with Kataklysm, Legion of the Damned, Equilibrium and Milking the Goatmachine, Månegarm left Regain Records and luckily got in contact with Napalm Records from Austria and with great excitement, a deal was made in late 2011 which meant a big improvement for Månegarm as a band.

In mid April 2012 violin player Janne Liljekvist suddenly decided to leave the band due to different reasons but since the work with the upcoming album was already in progress, the band decided not to look for a new violin player.

The album “Legions of the North” was finally released in June 2013 through Napalm Records and received great reviews from fans and press all over the world.

LOTN was followed by the self-titled album “Månegarm” in 2015, the same year that Månegarm also celebrated 20 years as a band!

In 2018 Månegarm entered the studio to record their 10^th studio album which is a conceptual album telling some fantastic stories based on great adventurous sagas, such as  “Hervararsagan”, “Völsungasagan” and “Saga om konung Ragnar Lodbrok och hans söner” (the Saga of King Ragnar Lodbrok and his Sons). The album, named “Fornaldarsagor”, was released through Napalm Records the 26^th of April 2019.

The 11^th album saw the light of day on 15^th April 2022. The album, “Ynglingaättens öde”, once again a conceptual album, was released via Napalm Records and this time the band offered an album based on the old Norse poem “Ynglingatal”. The poem tells us about a Swedish old Norse dynasty of rulers/kings of Uppsala and details their deeds, their rule and above all - their deaths.

In 2025, it is time to celebrate again; Månegarm turn 30 years old as a band and it’s also the release of the new album, “Edsvuren” (Sworn). It is the 12^th studio album and it really showcases every corner of the Månegarm music spectra. The album "Edsvuren" is not a concept album in the same sense as our previous two releases, however, certain recurring themes and interwoven lyrics create a larger story across some tracks. "Edsvuren" draws upon Norse poetry and prose, medieval accounts of pre-Christian Sweden, runes and their magical influence and folk-beliefs that remained alive in Roslagen (the region in Sweden where we live) well into the 20th century. All of this serves as a continuation of what Månegarm has always done throughout our 30 years of creating music.