Viking/folk metal reccommendations

[Sonnenritter]

I'm looking for stuff similar to Falkenbach, Helheim, and Nagelfar. If you can help, thanks in advance.


Edit: Forgot to mention bands I already know about...

Enslaved, Graveland, Einherjer, Unleashed, Thyrfing, Otyg, Vintersorg, Isengard, In Extremo, Finntroll, and Gontyna Kry...

 

[HarmonyDies....]

Amon Amarth?

 

[Sonnenritter]

Originally posted by HarmonyDies....
Amon Amarth?

Wow, I'm kind of surprised I forgot them. Amon Amarth is one of my favorite bands...

 

[Eld]

Thyrfing, Bathory, Primordial (sound, yes, not sure about lyrical concepts)

 

[genocide roach]

my favorite is thyrfing. one band you didnt list that is great is mythotin
~gR~

 

[Dionysos]

Satyricon - The shadowthrone, Storm - Nordavind

 

[~UlvedaL~]

(Haggard)
Moonsorrow
Windir

 

[~UlvedaL~]

Asatru
Futhark

Wait... http://www.paganmetal.com/

 

[Ormir]

Ensiferum.

 

[Vienyard]

Damn, I was gonna say Thyrfing, Einherjer and Bathory, but that's covered. Oh well.

 

[HarmonyDies....]

Mithotyn

 

[Nightmarez]

Elvenking

 

[MacMoney]

Morrigan, Mayhemic Truth, Falkenbach

 

[ilyc]

Isn't Borknagar one of them? Anyway, I'm also fond of most of the bands listed here. Good stuff indeed

 

[opacity]

hm... borknagar don't consider themselves as Viking Metal, if I remember right what they said on the forum...

 

[ilyc]

OK, fair enough, I was just wondering because now, with the addition of Vintersorg, they certainly do look more like it.

I like 'em anyway

 

[XTREME666]

Primordial, maybe not really viking but certainly sound celtic or folkish

 

[opacity]

Originally posted by ilyc
OK, fair enough, I was just wondering because now, with the addition of Vintersorg, they certainly do look more like it.

I like 'em anyway

... neither was vintersorg imho, and even less nowadays :s

 

[David Å.]

Originally posted by Sonnenritter
I'm looking for stuff similar to Falkenbach, Helheim, and Nagelfar. If you can help, thanks in advance.


Edit: Forgot to mention bands I already know about...

Enslaved, Graveland, Einherjer, Unleashed, Thyrfing, Otyg, Vintersorg, Isengard, In Extremo, Finntroll, and Gontyna Kry...

Apart from the ones whom have been mentioned:

Odroerir
Arckanum
Graveland (one of the best!)
Menhir
Iuvenes
Sólstafir
Bergthron
Adorned Brood
Sear Bliss (killer Hungarian band - new album out on Red Stream)
Skyforger (you simply have to check them out! http://www.skyforger.lv/)
Tharaphita
Summoning (Tolkien theme - my favorite band)
Raventhrone
Mourning Ends
Nokturnal Mortum (Nechrist might be the best album ever recorded!)
Belenos

I could go on...

Edit: Forgot NEGURÃ BUNGET! One of the best!

 

[Sonnenritter]

Originally posted by opacity
hm... borknagar don't consider themselves as Viking Metal, if I remember right what they said on the forum...

I didn't mean for it to be viking metal only bands, just anything with a folk influence, whether it be norse, celtic, etc..

It's kind of odd how I can forget so many bands. I've heard/own albums by most of the bands mentioned. Oh, and when I went looking through my old MP3s, I came across Magog. Good swedish viking metal band. Check'em out.

Edit: Forgot to add the web-page!
Magog - Official Page
Magog - MP3s