Battle Metal

[Cul-Kothoth]

If there was to be a new genre of metal called battle metal, what would your band picks be. I personally would say:
1. Bal Sagoth
2. Turisas
3. Therion
4. Power Sword
5. Thy Majestie
6. Tvangeste
7. Rhapsody (Rhapsody of Fire)

Your thoughts and/or opinions.

 

[Thidrek]

I'd add Amon Amarth, Cruachan, Battlelore, Falkenbach, Thyrfing

 

[Evil?]

um, Bolt Thrower.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Bands with lyrics about battles with potentially no musical similarities outside of being of the blanket genre "metal."

 

[skeptik]

Great thread.

Battleroar
Battle Ram

 

[SweptbackFlame]

3 Inches Of Blood

but whatever Amon Amarth, Battlelore, Dream Evil

 

[Matt]

If there was to be a new genre of metal called battle metal, what would your band picks be. I personally would say:
1. Bal Sagoth
2. Turisas
3. Therion
4. Power Sword
5. Thy Majestie
6. Tvangeste
7. Rhapsody (Rhapsody of Fire)

Your thoughts and/or opinions.

I knew you were a sagoth fan!

I thought it was Gul-Kothoth though.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

cant wait for the new Turisas

 

[Matt]

Yeah. I don't think it'll be out for a while though

 

[hibernal_dream]

I knew you were a sagoth fan!

I thought it was Gul-Kothoth though.

Sounds like a Cardassian name (not a trekkie by any chance? )

 

[Matt]

Haha, it's a place in their fantasy story.

 

[Life Sucks]

In Battle (great band, btw)

 

[Zephyrus]

Amon Amarth

but I can think of a lot of bands' music that I'd love to march into battle to, even when the bands aren't "battle metal"

 

[Matt]

Vader also, and some Dimmu Borgir, despite them not being remotely battle metal.

 

[skeptik]

Great thread.

Battleroar
Battle Ram

this was sarcasm btw

 

[Matt]

Thanks for the notification

 

[Life Sucks]

I hate when people refer to Amon Amarth as viking metal. They are a melodeath band, and a far above average one at that. To me, viking metal is that folkish black metal with occasional clean vocals (Riger, Die Saat, Bergthron, Nachtfalke, etc.).

I know that no one actually thinks of battle metal as a true genre, though plenty of people do for viking metal.

 

[Matt]

I hate when people refer to Amon Amarth as viking metal. They are a melodeath band, and a far above average one at that. To me, viking metal is that folkish black metal with occasional clean vocals (Riger, Die Saat, Bergthron, Nachtfalke, etc.).

I know that no one actually thinks of battle metal as a true genre, though plenty of people do for viking metal.

I agree with that. They just talk about a lot of Viking themes in their songs.

 

[skeptik]

Thanks for the notification

np

 

[Life Sucks]

Sword
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