ITT, we list Viking/Pagan/Heathen/Folk/Celtic metal must haves!

[MadeInNewJersey]

Some of my favorites:

Discuss, add your own, critique, threadjack, in essence, do what you RC peeps do.

 

[NAD]

 

[Krilons Resa]

hahahaha YES!

 

[Ellestin]

Ancalagon - First Age: Entering Legenda
the essence of what vikingism is about, galopping riffs, great heathen acoustic interludes, raging vokills, can't wait for their second effort

More to come maybe later if you guys didn't already discuss everything I own...

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Ancalagon - First Age: Entering Legenda
the essence of what vikingism is about, galopping riffs, great heathen acoustic interludes, raging vokills, can't wait for their second effort

More to come maybe later if you guys didn't laready discuss everything I own...

See, this is really my ulterior motive, to create a shopping list. Ha ha haha ha

 

[Ellestin]

Haha... It's probably listed at Adipocere, too

 

[J.]

and just for gugs:

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Lemuria - tales ale and fire

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Only taking one album per band*, essential viking/folk/heathen** albums

Bathory - Hammerheart
Helheim - Niðr Ok Norðr Liggr Helvegr
Sólstafir - Í Blóði Og Anda
Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
Primordial - A Journey's End
Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi
Graveland - Following The Voice Of Blood
Negurã Bunget - Maiastru Sfetnic
In The Woods... - HEart Of The Ages
Ulver - Bergtatt
Cruachan - Tuatha Na Gael
Taake - Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
Astrofaes - Ancestor's Shadows
Venedae - Siedem Kamiennych Oblicz
Temnozor - Horizons...
Drudkh - Forgotten Legends
Helrunar - Frostnacht
Munruthel - Oriana's Tales
Nokturnal Mortum - Goat Horns/Weltanschauung

* except for Nokturnal Mortum
** actual level of folkishness, vikingness, or heathenisms varies from album to album

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

so whats up with that new Falkenbach?

 

[MajestikMøøse]

+ also from our locals:

Nasheim - Undergång
Noltem - Hymn of the Wood

 

[J.]

so whats up with that new Falkenbach?

early reports say it's much more black metal oriented. which probably is a plus

 

[Ellestin]

Loits - Ei Kahetse Midagi
Listen to Veri

Obtest - Auka Seniems Dievams
Listen to Auka Seniems Dievams

The first one from Estonia, the second from Lithuania. Both play a very close brand of pagan battle metal, pretty stubborn-paced, dirty as fuck with almost punkish undertones. Great stuff to whistle and headbang along. They are certainly some of the strongest outsiders in the heathen scene. For me Obtest's album in particular is a classic, no less. Both bands have a newer album which I'm dying to check.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

I curiously missed that one. Nice to see that it's been re-pressed again.

Their other album Vere Rutse Kohustab is also quite excellent. I still gotta check out Obtest.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Also another one that's awesome that I'm pretty sure that no one else here listens to:

Pagan Hellfire - A Voice From Centuries Away...

probably because all the releases are independent pro-CDR presses from the guy himself or the Intolerant Records cassette tape press.

 

[J.]

the first and second Obtest albums are so damn fine. i need to hear the new one.

 

[Henrik Main]

so whats up with that new Falkenbach?

IT DESTROYS

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

^ Not sure what this has to do with the genre really. It's good but it hardly is folky or anything at all.

Bathory "Hammerheart"
Bathory "Twilight of the Gods"
Enslaved "Vikingligr Veldi"
Helheim "Jormundgand"
Nokturnal Mortum "Goat Horns"

I could care less about any others because we are talking essentials here

Vinterland incorporate quite a bit of folkish/viking-type melody in that album, whether or not they've come right out and said so.

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Just listen to Erik.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Just listen to Erik.