folkish power metal...

[The_Isle]

tbh I can only think of Elvenking.
Anyone know of good bands that fuse power metal with folk elements?

 

[Manbient]

obvious answer: SKYCLAD

 

[Mort Divine]

Leprechaun, the band that Damnagoras joined during the Wyrd period of Elvenking.

 

[The_Isle]

obvious answer: SKYCLAD

Thanks, but I've already heard of this one. Not particularly interesting when I first heard it. Anyone else with recommendations? The key is that I want awesome folk passages.

 

[deadwinternight]

http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=5&a=ls&s=118

 

[madu]

Korpiklaani? Is all folk metal that isn't folk-black metal considered folk-power?

 

[Teh Grimace]

^ i just came to the striking conclusion that all genres are fucking gay.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

just listen to pagan/folk metal. or just listen to folk.

 

[Thasis]

Ensiferum is considered Folk Metal. Their vocals are death/black-ish.

 

[The_Isle]

ah yes krigloch is right, however the folk i end up finding always lacks an "edge" to it, I guess it's liveliness and energy I'm looking for.

I'm not really looking for folk metal with death/black vocals aka viking metal as I already can find plenty of good bands of said genre.

In the end, I can still only claim Tyr and Elvenking as the two bands i know of who

1. use clean vocals
2. have an overt folk/pagan influence.

 

[Susperia]

Not all Viking Metal uses harsh vocals . Just look at Falkenbach and Tyr, some Thyrfing, Primordial..... I consider the latter Viking so shhhh!

Anyway, I never pay attention to power Metal so I can't help you really. However, how is Elvenking? I have not heard them yet. Are they power Metal? I thought they were just Folk.

 

[Mort Divine]

Elvenking's demo To Oak Woods Bestowed and their debut album Heathenreel are easily my favorite releases in power metal. They are very good, folky power metal, and I'd say mandatory for anyone who likes folk or power metal.

Wyrd however is a pretty bad album, and The Winter Wake is just average.

 

[madu]

Also, doesn't Einherjer use clean vocals on some of their albums?

Oh yeah and Glittertind too.

 

[Mort Divine]

Einherjer yeah, Odin Owns Ye All is all clean vocals.

Glittertind use clean vocals as well, and are an odd breed. Viking ... punk.

 

[madu]

Yeah, Glittertind is a pretty strange band. I found a promo of Evige Asatro for like, 3€ at a record expo and bought it, and found out it's by a 17-year old guy who played every instrument himself. Pretty impressive.

Didn't exactly match my tastes, but I'm sure someone into that kind of viking stuff will like it.

 

[Susperia]

Glitter...tind ?

 

[madu]

I think it's the name of Norway's highest fjäll or something.

 

[Mort Divine]

Glitter...tind ?

Named after the second highest mountain in Norway.

http://www.glittertind.net/

 

[madu]

Second highest? That doesn't many any sense.

 

[Mort Divine]

Second highest? That doesn't many any sense.

How doesn't it? There is one taller than it, but MANY smaller than it.