Sevan Kirder

Sevan Kirder (born 9 February 1980) is the flutist/bagpiper for the Swiss band Red Shamrock (Celtic Folk). He hosts a Boardgame Podcast since April 2019 "Der Brettspiele Podcast, den die Welt nicht braucht".

Career

He is best known for his work with folk metal band Eluveitie which he left on 4 June 2008.^[1]

Privates

Sevan played a long time in Eluveitie with his twinbrother Rafi and he is of Armenian descent.^[2]

Equipment

• Flute Pearl PF-501
• Irish Flute by Thomas Aebi
• Tin/Lowwhistle by Susato
• Galician Bagpipe by Seivane
• E-Pipe by redpipes

Discography

With Eluveitie

• Vên (2003) – EP
• Spirit (2006) – CD
• Slania (2008) – CD
• Live at Metalcamp – (2008) – CD
• Slania / Evocation I – The Arcane Metal Hammer Edition – (2009) – CD
• The Early Years – (2012) – CD

With Red Shamrock

• Mosaic / Mirror (2003) – EP
• as hot as irish... (2004) – CD
• from the ashes (2006) – CD
• desert snow (2008) – CD
• deman's playground (2012) – CD
• Thunder Sails the Sea (2016) – CD

With Inish

• the calm before the storm (2008) – CD

With Finsterforst

• Weltenkraft (2007) – CD
• ...zum Tode hin (2008) – CD
• Rastlos (2012) – CD
• Mach Dich Frei (2015) – CD
• #YØLØ (2016) – EP
• Zerfall (2019) – CD
• Jenseits (2023) – EP

With Bulwark

• Variance (2009) – CD

With Minhyriath

• Grohnd (2009) – CD

With Windfærer

• Tribus (2010) – CD

In addition to his work with traditional bands, Sevan Kirder is also active in several concept-based AI music projects. These include the glam rock act Rozee Kyler, the 80s-inspired heavy metal band Shadowfront, and the progressive metal project Thalassor. All feature AI-generated vocals and compositions, co-created with artificial intelligence tools and released via YouTube.^[3]

With Rozee Kyler

• The Amok Diaries (2024) (Crowman Saga pt. I)
• The Severed Veil (2024) (Crowman Saga pt. II)
• The Unseen Witness (2024) (Crowman Saga pt. III)
• The Rize and Fall (2025) (Crowman Saga pt. IV)

With Shadowfront

• The Dark Decade (2024) (about 80's geopolitics)
• Aeons of Glory (2025) (about Wonders of the World)
• Spectral Horizons (2025) (about Spirit (supernatural entity) of the World)
• Of Fire and Flood (2025) (about Disasters of the World)
• Forbidden Gates (2025) (about Hidden/Forbidden/Sacred Places of the World)
• Primordial Spawn (2025) (about Legendary Monsters of the World)
• Unsealed Relics (2025) (about Legendary Relics of the World)
• Codex Paradox (2025) (about Legendary Scriptures of the World)
• The Dark Decade II (2025) (about 90's geopolitics)
• The Dark Decade III (2025) (about 00's geopolitics)

With Thalassor

• Eidolon of the Sea (2024) (based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas)
• Ethereal Descent (2025) (based on Inferno (Dante))
• The Infinite Cycle Pt. I (2025) (based on The Neverending Story)
• The Infinite Cycle Pt. II (2025) (based on The Neverending Story)
• Eternal Now (2025) (based on Momo (novel))
• Universal Bio-Interference Kit (2025) (based on Ubik)
• Corpus Ex Nihilo (2025) (based on Solaris (novel))
• empathy.exe (2025) (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep)
• The End Is Nigh (2025) (based on Watchmen)
• Vermillion Verdict (2025) (based on V for Vendetta)
• Ethereal Descent - Revisited - (2025) (based on Inferno (Dante))
• Eidolon of the Sea - Revisited - (2025) (based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas)

References

1. ^ ELUVEITIE Parts Ways With RAFI And SEVAN KIRDER. roadrunnerrecords.com (4 June 2008)
2. ^ Ferrum Frost 2009 featuring KREATOR! ferrum.lt
3. ^ YouTube AI Music Playlist

External links

• Official Eluveitie website
• Official Red Shamrock website