Norse Metal

[DEMIgOD]

'Viking' describes an era of general Scandinavian history, and includes several different peoples. 'Norse' refers specifically to Norwegian culture (and can be extended, at least in the early period, to Icelandic society, which was settled from Norway and spoke Norse). Bathory's work references a more generalized Viking world. In fact, it references a common mythology that, for the most part, isn't even exclusively Scandinavian, but in fact, part of a broader Germanic pre-Christian tradition. Burzum's music includes many direct references to specifically Norse culture (and language). Enslaved's early music draws its central themes and stories mostly from Icelandic sources that preserve specifically Norse traditions. Bathory's take on 'vikings' includes nothing that could be called 'Norse' to the exclusion of other Scandinavian traditions.

I quite possibly got owned?

 

[neuroticandroid]

What part of Norse sounds like "Recommend me some Swedish bands" to you?

hmmm, am i out of place by saying that maybe someone is confusing norse for norwegian? the scandinavian countries (iceland, denmark, norway, sweden, etc.) share a common mythology referred to as norse or nordic even. swedish, however, is an adjective describing anything to do with sweden.

 

[hibernal_dream]

Belenos - Spicilège

Gaulish

Skyforger

Latvian

Korpiklaani

Finnish

Falkenbach

German

Unleashed

Swede

 

[metal_wrath]

I have a Norse Metal rec for you,

possibly the most gr1m & evil band, they are NSBM, they only have 1 split album in their whole discography, which I have yet to hear...

from Metal Archives, lyrical themes: "Oden,War,Death,Hatred"

Norsekrieg

if this isn't "Norse" enough for you, then I don't know what to say!

 

[hibernal_dream]

Um... Under the sign of the black sun?

 

[metal_wrath]

lol

 

[outerone]

Just got the new Ensiferum and Finntroll album and they are damn good and contain loads of Nordicness within!!!

 

[metal_wrath]

Finntroll is not good, and they are Finnish which is not Nordic

~ ftw ~

 

[outerone]

Finntroll is not good, and they are Finnish which is not Nordic

~ ftw ~

Finlands not nordic??!! what the hell have you been smoking buddy, check your facts....

 

[Tubbs]

They really don't seem too nordic to me, actually.

EDIT: NORSE dammit

 

[outerone]

Heres some info for you guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries

Now Finntroll might not sound nordic to you, and thats fine but to say Finland is not a nordic country, is just plain stupid!

 

[My Arms, Your Purse]

Poor little kid probably meant Norse :] as Finland is Nordic, but not at all Norse :>

 

[Tubbs]

You make quite a point there. Lmao.

 

[outerone]

Poor little kid probably meant Norse :] as Finland is Nordic, but not at all Norse :>

true

 

[metal_wrath]

metal_wrath > me

Yeah I meant Norse, n00b

edit: wtf! THE THREAD IS ABOUT NORSE METAL

edit: who cares

 

[WTF555666]

norway = norse
finland = finnish

I get people from these countries could be considered nordic, but there's a reason it's called true Norweagin black metal

 

[Scourge of God]

Poor little kid probably meant Norse :] as Finland is Nordic, but not at all Norse :>

Finland isn't Nordic either. "Nordic" refers to Scandinavian or Northern Germanic culture: Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Finns don't speak a Germanic (or even an Indo-European) language, and their culture is vastly different as well.