Viking Metal

[BlackViking666]

I'm not to familiar with the genre accept for the band Amon Amarth can some one fill me on more viking metal bands.

 

[Killbot]

A lot of folk bands use a Viking lyrical theme, but i do not consider Viking to be a genre in itself.

 

[unknown]

Tyr
Odroerir
Equilibrium
Fjoergyn
Pagan Reign


and don't forget Bathory!

those are a few really excellent viking metal bands. Krigloch is really the guy to ask for VM recommendations

btw...you can expect this to be moved to the RECOMMENDATIONS THREAD where it belongs

 

[Jrgen]

Månegarm is my favourite band associated with the genre. Their latest album Vredens Tid is just brilliant. Try these full-lengths: Sigrblot, Hemfärd, I Evig Tid.

Ásmegin (Video) are also really good. Thyrfing and Bathory are also two essentials.

 

[unknown]

*cough...shifty eyes*

 

[skeptik]

You do indeed need to be shat on.

 

[Mort Divine]

Ancient Rites
Asmegin
Bathory
Einherjer
Equilibrium
Falkenbach
Fimbultyr
Fjoergyn
Furthest Shore
Gjallarhorn
Glittertind
Manegarm
Mithotyn
Thyrfing
Tyr
Vintersorg

Used to know alot more :\ Kind of forgot about alot of them.

 

[dEaThToFaLsEmEtAl34]

Viking metal like gore metal is a genre solely based on lyrical content and isn't really based on the actual sound of the band so should therefore not even be considered a genre.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

Moonsorrow

 

[Mort Divine]

Viking metal like gore metal is a genre solely based on lyrical content and isn't really based on the actual sound of the band so should therefore not even be considered a genre.

Wrong. It isn't based upon lyrics, because if that were true, then Amon Amarth would be considered Viking metal when they arn't.

Viking metal has a rather distinctive sound, which can easily be heard, without much folk influences in Thyrfing and Ancient Rites.

 

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

Wrong. It isn't based upon lyrics, because if that were true, then Amon Amarth would be considered Viking metal when they arn't.

Viking metal has a rather distinctive sound, which can easily be heard, without much folk influences in Thyrfing and Ancient Rites.

Uh plenty of people consider AA to be "viking metal" which is ridiculously stupid. It's black metal with an epic, battle-y feel and usually some kind of obvious/audible folk influences...

 

[Mort Divine]

Yeah, people consider them to be it, but that doesn't make them it. Just like the idiots who consider My Dying Bride to be "dark metal."

 

[skeptik]

Anyone who considers anything "Viking" Metal is an idiot.

 

[dEaThToFaLsEmEtAl34]

Exactly. The genre does not exist. Any genre of metal can have viking metal lyrics and it wouldn't change the genre. There is also no given "viking" sound. We don't know what "viking" music sounded like because none of it was actually recorded.

 

[Carcassian]

Ah, get off your fucking high horses. Metal performed by people who create albums about Vikings can be called Viking metal can't they?

I mean, fuck, if the ad-men are pushing the whole viking-ist-krieg shtick, then reckon you can call Viking metal a genre. Don't come back with some hyper-intellectualised bollocks like "Lyrics alone cannot define a genre". That would hold some credence if the whole genre thing wasn't just a convenient way for the labels to sell you more shite.

 

[skeptik]

It's still stupid because these bands are already in a genre. It makes about as much sense as calling Immortal Holocaust Metal.

 

[Carcassian]

NOW that makes sense, THE PLANK, you fag.

"Dildo".

 

[skeptik]

fag like up your ass with something!

 

[Carcassian]

 

[BlackViking666]

Please can we save the debate for later