Country of origin:United Kingdom
Location: Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Status: Active
Formed in: 1993

Genre: Celtic Folk Metal
Lyrical themes: Celtic mythology, folklore, and history
Current label: Listenable Records
Years active: 1993-present

The first steady line-up was Ciaran O'Hagan (vocals), Dermot O'Hagan (guitars), Den Ferran (drums) & Jason Barriskill (bass).

In 2008, Gaz Murdock left Waylander & was very briefly replaced by Ade Mulgrew, but returned later in the year. In early 2009, he left again to join Alestorm without informing the other band members despite Waylander's pressing schedule of live engagements, for which original guitarist Dermot O'Hagan stepped in for these gigs at short notice.

Compilation appearances:
- "Born to Fight" on Sometimes...Death is Better Part 2, 3 & 4 ‎(Shiver, 1995)
- "Born to the Fight" on For All Hate in Man Vol. 2 ‎(Insomnia Distro., 1996)
- "Born to the Fight" on Am I Metal? Yes I Am!!! (Century Media, 1998)
- "Born to Fight" on Deftone 3/98 ‎(Deftone zine, 1998)
- "Born to the Fight" on Hard Rock N°16 ‎(Hard Rock, 1998)
- "Born to the Fight" on Twilight of the Gods Vol. II - The Gothic-Metal-Collection (Credo, 1999)
- "With Veins Afire" on In Unison ‎(Sentinel, 2000)
- "Anu's Retribution" & "To Rule the Pre-ordained" on Hymns to the Fallen IV (Blackend, 2002)
- "Walk with Honour" on Listenable Records Summer Sampler 2008 ‎(Listenable / GZ Digital Media, 2008)
- "As the Deities Clash" on Rock Tribune CD Sampler 76 ‎(Rock Tribune zine, 1998)
- "As the Deities Clash" on Zero Tolerance Audio Disc ‎(Zero Tolerance zine, 2008)
- "As Deities Clash" on Metalmessage, Vol. V (Metal Message, 2008)
- "Walk with Honour" on Fear Candy 57 ‎(Terrorizer, 2008)
- "As the Deities Clash" on Razor: The Hottest Metal Known to Man ‎(Metal Hammer, 2009)
- "Giant's Grave" on Listenable Records Sampler 2013 (Metal Hammer, 2013)

MEMBERS

Current
Ard Chieftain O'Hagan	Vocals (1993-present)
See also: ex-Mindscape
Saul McMichael	Guitars (2004-present)
See also: Drakonis, ex-Dorchadas, ex-Whiplash
Dave Briggs	Whistles, Irish bouzouki, Mandolin, Bodhrán, Vocals (backing) (2006-present)
See also: Rule of Six, ex-Runecaster, ex-Unchained
Tor Dennison	Guitars (2011-present)
Lee McCartney	Drums (2013-present)
See also: Drakonis
Murzo McMurzo	Bass (2022-present)
Past
Jason Barriskill	Bass (1993-1995)
(R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Epoch, ex-Putrefy
Den Ferran	Drums (1993-2000, 2003-2013)
See also: Rule of Six, ex-Runecaster
Baylers	Guitars (1993)
Dermot O'Hagan	Guitars (1993-2003)
Peter Boylan	Guitars (1993, 1999-2001)
Michael Procter	Bass (1995-2018)
Máirtín Mac Cormaic	Tin whistle (1996-2002)
Bo Murphy	Drums (2000-2001)
See also: ex-Sub-Divinity
Nick Shannon	Drums (2001-2003)
Owen Boden	Guitars (2001-2003)
See also: Hexxed, ex-Condemned
Kevin Canavan	Guitars (2003)
See also: ex-Gama Bomb
Fearghal Duffy	Guitars (2003-2004)
Gareth Murdock	Guitars (2005-2008, 2008-2009)
See also: Alestorm, ex-Dorchadas, ex-Mekkwarrior, ex-Unchained, ex-Drakonis, ex-Gloryhammer, ex-Runecaster, ex-Windrider (live), ex-Order of Shadow, ex-Pallid Flesh, ex-Whiplash
Alan Connolly	Guitars (2005)
See also: ex-Blood Soaked
Ade Mulgrew	Guitars (2008)
See also: Darkest Era, Ironborne, ex-Nemesis
Hugh O'Neill	Guitars (2009-2011)
Steve Reynolds	Bass (2018-2019, 2021-2022)
See also: Altus, Creation's Tears, ex-Fallen, ex-Drakonis, ex-Sorrowfall, ex-Chambercraft (live)
Past (Live)
Steve Reynolds	Bass
See also: Altus, Creation's Tears, ex-Fallen, ex-Drakonis, ex-Sorrowfall, ex-Chambercraft (live)
Dermot O'Hagan	Guitars (2009)
Den Ferran	Bass (2014)
See also: Rule of Six, ex-Runecaster

 

DISCOGRAPHY

Name	Type	Year
Once upon an Era	Demo	1994
Dawning of a New Age	Demo	1996
Reawakening Pride Once Lost	Full-length	1998
The Light, the Dark and the Endless Knot	Full-length	2001
Honour Amongst Chaos	Full-length	2008
Kindred Spirits	Full-length	2012
Ériú's Wheel	Full-length	2019