Anyone into folk metal?

[Anthony]

Korpiklaani, Turisas, Finntroll, Ensiferum, Equilibrium, etc. etc. etc.?

I'm usually alone on this, but thought I'd ask.

[n2oinferno]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-Z_psXODw"]ALESTORM - Keelhauled (Official) - YouTube[/ame]

Alestorm is great. Amon Amarth is probably my favorite in the genre.

[Anthony]

Oh hey. Didn't really expect a response, especially not one that quick. Yep, I'm familiar with both of those bands.

I haven't really gotten much new music since 2007. Yeah, I've cherry-picked new albums from bands I already liked, but I haven't gone on a big downloading/discovering spree since then until this week. Rush is my favorite band, but this is my favorite genre. So I've just been downloading some new metal in general, when I discovered Orphaned Land. I like them a lot! They're not technically "folk" metal, I guess, but they're quite similar to Turisas, I think, in that they blend an old very distinct sound with metal. In their case, it's Middle Eastern/Arabic.

So... I'm wondering if anyone knows of some other bands I might like, based on this. Like I said, I'm kind of stuck in 2007 as far as having discovered any new bands since then. Orphaned Land has been around since like '92, but I'm just finding them.

If this is more helpful, here are some specific songs of the sound I'd like to find more of:

Equilibrium - Blut im Auge

Turisas - Battle Metal

Fintroll - En Maktig Har

Korpiklaani - Karhunkaatolaulu

Orphaned Land - Let the Truce be Known

Nightwish - The Poet and the Pendulum

Those are just ones off the top of my head. If I was at my computer I'd have access to my
music and YouTube wouldn't be blocked. That should give you an idea of what I'm looking for. Some nice dramatic, epic, culture mixed metal with a healthy dose of traditional instruments or at least keyboards trying to sound like traditional instruments.

Yeah, I'm a nerd. Suck it.

[Hardrock4445]

I love Alestorm. Don't really get into any of the other folk rock bands. But a buddy turned me onto Alestorm and I have a few of their songs on the iPod.

[Ryuu0u]

Shit makes me want to run around skyrim slaughtering anything I see.

[n2oinferno]

Originally Posted by Anthony

So... I'm wondering if anyone knows of some other bands I might like, based on this. Like I said, I'm kind of stuck in 2007 as far as having discovered any new bands since then. Orphaned Land has been around since like '92, but I'm just finding them.

I'll give those a listen and look through what I have when I get home. I've been listening primarily to EDM/Dub/Chillstep lately, but I had a decent bit of folk metal. I'm thinking off the top of my head... Lacuna Coil and Enslaved. But I think Frost has some elements of black/doom metal to it as well. Lacuna Coil maybe not quite the whole viking aspect, but more instrumental.. Nightwish lite, I suppose.

Oh, and uh.. Who can forget Dragonforce. Although I suppose that leans heavily toward power metal too.

Oh, here's a suggestion too. Dump those bands into Pandora. Sure it'll spit out some generic stuff, but occasionally it'll find something great that you can bookmark for reference later.

[MightyMeeple]

I heard a band from NY called "Ganstagrass" perform in Durham....blue-grass style music with someone rapping along with the band. It was actually really good.

[Anthony]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijKLHCQw5o"]ELUVEITIE - Inis Mona (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5e3SidgylI"]Turisas-Battle Metal - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yom8nNqmxvQ"]EQUILIBRIUM - Blut Im Auge (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c4MhVz4_Yo"]In Extremo - Herr Mannelig - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGywo81G6lk"]FINNTROLL - Trollhammeren (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoLmeOBn4ck"]KORPIKLAANI - Tequila - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bds3FALcR7M"]ORPHANED LAND - All Is One (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3ntHpYocc0"]Nightwish - The Poet And The Pendulum[Original Full Song] - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vX-6LNf2rE"]Profugus Mortis - The Beauty of this Form - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=farI7025XDU"]Profugus Mortis (Blackguard) - "This Rounds On Me" - YouTube[/ame]





And while I'm at it, here is the craziest cover song I know of. It's a 1978 song about Russian history written in Germany in English lyrics by an all black vocal band from Jamaica/England and covered in 2007 by an all white Folk/Viking Metal band from Finland.


Original:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvDMlk3kSYg"]Boney M - Rasputin - YouTube[/ame]


Cover:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdkBs0VCSX0"]TURISAS - Rasputin (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube[/ame]

[OrangeJuleas]

I listen to Elvenking. They are pretty good.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

Oh, and uh.. Who can forget Dragonforce. Although I suppose that leans heavily toward power metal too.

Oh, here's a suggestion too. Dump those bands into Pandora. Sure it'll spit out some generic stuff, but occasionally it'll find something great that you can bookmark for reference later.

Oh man, I love Dragonforce. Been a fan since way before Guitar Hero. I love me some Progressive Metal. But I wouldn't put them into the Folk/Viking genre. I wouldn't even count Amon Amarth as a Folk band at all, they're purely Viking Metal in my opinion. Most bands in this realm are a bit of both Folk and Viking, but some are more purists to either side. I'd definitely say Amon Amarth is too heavy to be considered Folky. Which is fine, but not the sound I'm searching for right now. Watch those videos I just posted when you get home, and that should give you a good idea.

The Profugus Mortis song doesn't really fit perfectly, I just threw it in there because it's one of my all time favorite songs. The violin is infuckingcredible, and the girl that plays it is stupidly gorgeous.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by OrangeJuleas

I listen to Elvenking. They are pretty good.

Oh, good job! I know I've heard of them, but to my surprise I actually don't have any of their stuff on my computer. Off to discover!


...not really. I left my headphones at work and my roommate is sleeping. Tomorrow, though! Tomorrow I will be off to discover some Elvenking!

[n2oinferno]

Jackpot!
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_folk_metal_bands"]List of folk metal bands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

edit: wtf, every time I post a link recently it puts it in there twice...

[OrangeJuleas]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Oh, good job! I know I've heard of them, but to my surprise I actually don't have any of their stuff on my computer. Off to discover!


...not really. I left my headphones at work and my roommate is sleeping. Tomorrow, though! Tomorrow I will be off to discover some Elvenking!

I really like their album Heathenreel. Skywards is one of my favorites.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by MightyMeeple

I heard a band from NY called "Ganstagrass" perform in Durham....blue-grass style music with someone rapping along with the band. It was actually really good.

I'm not into rap or bluegrass, but I might would like them. I like rich-sounding diverse music. I'm actually not a hipster, it's just the stuff I like never seems to catch on in the US. Even when it comes to more regular metal, I still don't like very many bands from the US. I can't name a single metal band that has a preposition in their name that I like. Or anything considered ______core.