The band recorded two demos with varying lineups, until finally solidifying its line-up with keyboardist Daniela Voigt, guitarist Marcel Schoenen and bassist Christoph Zacharowski.

Drummer Lars Wehner and guitarist Germano Sanna joined Antonik and Bross to record the follow-up to The Arcanum, titled Emprise to Avalon, released in 2002.

For the band's sixth studio album, Signs for the Fallen, all members took part in writing material.

[4] The Scottish themed album included some fairly prominent use of highland bagpipes, contributed by Axel Römer, who also appeared on some of the larger live performances.

Consequently, a new live guitar player was recruited in the form of Tim Siebrecht, ex-member[7] of the disbanded formation Sleeping Gods.

[10] Early the next year, the band signed with AFM Records,[11] and Book of Dowth was released through that label on 25 March 2011.

In February 2012, Suidakra played in India for the first time, appearing at VIT University in Vellore as well as performing in Bangalore at Summer Storm Festival (supporting Opeth).

Suidakra returned to India in June to perform at Bangalore Open Air as a fill-in act for Iced Earth.

The title of the band's eleventh album, Eternal Defiance, was announced in December 2012, with recordings finished by February 2013.

In September of that year, Suidakra appeared on the Heidenfest Tour with fellow folk metal bands Equilibrium, Ensiferum, and Turisas.