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DRAUGGARD ("The domain of the undead" in ancient Iceland) was formed by guitarist and composer Dmitry Ulybin and drummer/lyrics writer * (unprintable symbol) in spring 2003 in Nizhniy Novgorod city (Russia). **(unprintable symbol) (ex-Morok) was invited to the band as a singer. During 2 years the band progressed slowly because of the regular rehearsal place problems and the lack of a competent bass-player. However DRAUGGARD notwithstanding the obstacles recorded their first demo entitled "Wodan id est Furor" in December 2004. The demo included 4 tracks and was distributed in a limited number of copies. The record featured the drummer's vocal on 2 tracks. In 4/16/2005 DRAUGGARD performed live for the first time supporting MORTEM. DRAUGGARD appeared to be the first band of Nizhniy Novgorod heavy metal scene (represented for the most part by nu- and melodic death metal bands) to perform raw, fast, evil black metal with some Immortal influences. Soon after the first ...