Suidakra chose to open their concert with the theme from the Hellraiser films, and as I was coincidentally wearing one of my Pinhead shirts this day; it earned the band some instant respect points.
Sadly, they were somewhat diminished by the minus points given for starting 10 minutes before schedule...

For those who might not know it, Suidakra is probably one of the oldest folk metal bands around. For 14 years this German band have been delivering their special brand of melodic death metal mixed with some Celtic folk music to the world, far longer than most in this new popular wave of folk-metal.
This could be a reason for the very nice turnout in the crowd; a crowd that was also happy to show its appreciation as they clapped along to the music.

Suidakra is actually the guitarist/vocalist Arkadius Antonik’s name spelled backwards, but even though he has such an intricate connection with the band (as well as being the sole founding member left in the band), he still had trouble remembering the title of their latest record, mistakenly calling it Caledonia (the album before) as he was introducing the song Isle Of Skye.
The actual album title is Crógacht, which is Gaelic for Bravery; it is a conceptual album about the legendary hero Cú Chulainn.
I am certain I heard them play Conlaoch from the same album; as well as The IXth Legion from the aforementioned Caledonia album, and Dead Man’s Reel from the 2005 album Command To Charge. The latter is an instrumental tune which holds an interpretation of the classic folk melody Loch Lomond.
As for other titles I’m afraid I’m no help, as I’m not that familiar with the band at this moment in time.

My feelings towards Suidakra were a bit split, I must admit. As much as I liked the folkish parts, I have never been a fan of the harder death metal elements; and the way that Suidakra chose to split them up into either playing one or the other made the music feel a bit schizophrenic if you ask me.
Still, the parts I liked combined with the general performance, made for a pleasant concert in the early afternoon of Metalcamp.