Raud-Ants

{{Short description|Estonian musical group}}{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Raud-Ants

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Viljandi, Estonia

| genre = Folk metal

| years_active = 2002-present

| label =

| website = [http://www.raud-ants.com Raud-Ants]

| current_members = Eva Tolsa
Marion Selgall
Tarvi Martens
Madis Arukask
Marju Varblane
Arno Looga
Andres Linnupuu

| past_members =

}}

Raud-Ants is an Estonian folk metal band from Viljandi that was formed in 2002. Raud-Ants combines Estonian folk music with Heavy metal. The band was raised in Tartu and Tallinn.{{Cite web |title=Raud-Ants - |url=https://www.folk-metal.nl/bands/r/raud-ants/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Raud-Ants lisab Viljandi folgile metalli kõla |url=https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/51015860/raud-ants-lisab-viljandi-folgile-metalli-kola |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Eesti Päevaleht |language=et}}

In 2006 the group participated in the annual minority language music festival Liet-Lavlut with the song "Kui miä kazvolin kanainõ", which was performed in the almost extinct language Votic.{{Cite web |date=2009-01-06 |title=Raudne Hans |url=http://www.raud-ants.com/lugu.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106003846/http://www.raud-ants.com/lugu.html |archive-date=2009-01-06 }}