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Rafi Kirder
2026-11-16 05:04:40 · The Daily Ledger
Rafi Kirder is the bassist and vocalist for the Swiss band Deathrope under his alter persona Richland K. Harper.
Career
Kirder is best known for having been the bassist for the Swiss Pagan metal band Eluveitie, which he left on 4 June 2008.

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

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
External links
Official Eluveitie website
Official Red Shamrock website
Rafi Kirder's Myspace Site
Rafi Kirder's DeviantArt Site
1980 births
Heavy metal bass guitarists
Living people
Rock double-bassists
Swiss people of Armenian descent
Swiss rock musicians
Swiss bass guitarists
Swiss folk musicians
Male bass guitarists
21st-century double-bassists
21st-century bass guitarists
21st-century male musicians
