Controversial opinions on metal

[Orion Crystal Ice]

re: Oceanborn.........yes....the best Nightwish by about a billion miles. Everyone says 'Wishmaster' but even though it's also great it comes off like this incomplete copy.


I think a lot of folk metal blows too...doesn't matter what genre blend it is... but the super typical blackened folk thing comes off sounding like ass with so many bands.

 

[Mort Divine]

folk metal is amazing when done right but too often we get shit line finntroll

 

[Black Friday]

folk metal is amazing when done right but too often we get shit line finntroll

Same with most Black Metal TBH.

 

[Savern]

Turisas and Ensiferum are the best folk metal bands by far.

 

[Mort Divine]

AHAH

ahahah

haha what

 

[XSASweet]

I never liked ensiferium, I don't even know why. I forgot what they sounded like, but turisas are awesome.

 

[Valdincan]

Turisas and Ensiferum are the best folk metal bands by far.

Battle Metal is pretty awesome, never liked Ensiferum though.

 

[Matt]

The basis of Folk Metal is the folkish melody, which is lame. They're good when thrown into Black Metal here and there, but when that's the only element, it gets boring quickly.

Black metal with folkish elements can be amazing. Drudkh for example.

 

[Lord Kur]

Turisas and Ensiferum are the best folk metal bands by far.

trollfest is a funfest

 

[The Butt]

Turisas and Ensiferum are the best folk metal bands by far.

Turisas is actually pretty good. I'm just judging by The Varangian Way though; I've not heard Battle Metal yet.

Other than that, I find most folk metal to be lame.

 

[Lord Kur]

to holmgard and beyond

 

[Alter]

Black metal with folkish elements can be amazing. Drudkh for example.

With elements, yes.

 

[whiskey funeral]

Black metal with folkish elements can be amazing. Drudkh for example.

I can agree with this but like others have already stated, folk metal by itself is not very enjoyable.

 

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

It can be, when it's done by bands who actually seem to be entrenched in the music and aren't really popular which for some reason cheapens the thing for me. See, Pagan Reign.

 

[Lord Kur]

pagan reign blows

 

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

Nah.

 

[Einherjar86]

Folk influences work well with other genres besides black (Turisas, Moonsorrow, Empyrium, Amorphis, et al...)

 

[Lord Kur]

turisas rule

 

[chuj666]

thyrfing

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Deep Purple > Black Sabbath