Rafi Kirder

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

Rafi Kirder
Kirder in 2007
Background information
Born	(1980-02-09) 9 February 1980
Origin	Baden, Switzerland
Genres	Folk metal Celtic Folk Rock Music Americana
Instruments	bass guitar, drums, double bass, irish bouzouki
Labels	Zytglogge, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	Deathrope Die A Monday Red Shamrock Eluveitie Anna Murphy
Website	Deathrope's Website Red Shamrock's Website Eluveitie's Website

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

With Inish

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

References

1. "DEATHROPE - Rock Noir Americana from Zurich, Switzerland!". web.archive.org. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
2. ELUVEITIE Parts Ways With RAFI And SEVAN KIRDER. roadrunnerrecords.com (4 June 2008)
3. Ferrum Frost 2009 featuring KREATOR! ferrum.lt

External links

• Official Eluveitie website
• Official Red Shamrock website
• Rafi Kirder's Myspace Site
• Rafi Kirder's DeviantArt Site