is a
German Symphonic Metal band founded in
1991 . Haggard combines
Folk ,
Classical ,
Renaissance and
Medieval music with modern
Doom Metal .
The band started playing
Death Metal in 1991. They then changed their style after their first
Demo tape ''
Introduction '' in
1992 , becoming a symphonic metal band and producing two
Albums dealing with the seer
Michel De Notredame in the dark days of
The Black Plague in
Europe . The album ''
And Thou Shalt Trust... The Seer '' marked their breakthrough in
1997 . After their second album ''
Awaking The Centuries '', they toured through
Mexico twice. They are quite famous and well known in South America, almost more so than in Germany. In
2004 they released their third album ''
Eppur Si Muove '' which is about the life of
Italian Scholar Galileo Galilei .
Just before their album ''Awaking The Centuries'' the band had it's highest number of musicians at 21. Currently the band consists of 16 musicians. All their songs are written by
Vocalist and
Guitarist Asis Nasseri .
