Branikald was the black metal solo-outfit of Kaldrad Branislav (1974-2019) although normally featuring a drummer by the alias of Wizard (not the Wizard of raw black metal band Forgot). Kaldrad Branislav's legacy in black metal was the earliest spark in crossing borders into both atmospheric black metal and raw black metal from the Eastern front. In April of 2019 Kaldrad Branislav was pronounced dead after being struck by a car. He was 43 years old.