Rafi Kirder

Rafi Kirder
Kirder in 2007
Background information
Born	(1980-02-09) 9 February 1980 (age 44)
Origin	Baden, Switzerland
Genres	Folk metal Celtic Folk Rock Music Americana
Instrument(s)	bass guitar, drums, double bass, irish bouzouki
Labels	Zytglogge, Nuclear Blast

Website	Deathrope's Website Red Shamrock's Website Eluveitie's Website

Rafi Kirder is the bassist and vocalist for the Swiss band Deathrope under his alter persona Richland K. Harper.^[1]

Career

Kirder is best known for having been the bassist for the Swiss Pagan metal band Eluveitie, which he left on 4 June 2008.^[2]

Family

Rafi Kirder played a long time in Eluveitie and Red Shamrock with his twin brother Sevan and is of Armenian descent.^[3]

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
Slania - 10 Years (2018) – 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

With Deathrope

Bloody Tales (2009) – EP
Hang 'em High (2010) – CD
GO! (2014) – CD
Love Hz (2017) – CD
Rams & Roaches (2020) – CD

With Inish

jewels of the ocean (2006) – CD
the calm before the storm (2008) – CD
welcome home (2018) – CD

References

^ "DEATHROPE - Rock Noir Americana from Zurich, Switzerland!". 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ ELUVEITIE Parts Ways With RAFI And SEVAN KIRDER. roadrunnerrecords.com (4 June 2008)
^ Ferrum Frost 2009 featuring KREATOR! ferrum.lt

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