who thinks wintersun is the best viking folk metal band ever!!!!!!!!

[coolsnow7]

Honestly there are so many, it's kinda silly. This thread is strange - most are flooded with everyone naming their favorite random folk/black/viking band, all of which end up sounding the same.

Personally, I like Ensiferum a lot more than Wintersun.

 

[jo jo]

you sound the same

 

[TheVarangianGuard6600]

Their first album is the best album in the world

 

[Wander]

10 years!

 

[Phanto]

Ensiferum and Finntroll are both better.

lol @ me 10 years ago.

Thyrfing and Windir are the best "viking folk metal" bands; not counting Bathory.
And Wintersun is much better than Finntroll.

 

[EyeballKid]

Check out Wilderun if you like these other bands, I think you guys might like 'em.

 

[Indestructible]

Not that I think this is a shit kind of music, but I really just prefer Symphonic metal bands over the middle-age ones that they call themselves viking/folk metal. I never got into this kind of thing and dont think I ever will.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Some of it is far, far superior to the 'symphonic' bands. And for the same reasons. Some bands pull off a genre well, and others don't.

 

[Indestructible]

Some of it is far, far superior to the 'symphonic' bands. And for the same reasons. Some bands pull off a genre well, and others don't.

Ive got yet to hear those "superior" you're talking about, mind if I asked you to share a link? I'm skeptical but still willing to give it a shot anyways.

 

[Progbass]

I've got tired of that whole folk/viking metal genre long time ago, maybe it has something to do with the fact I come from Finland. But atleast bands like wintersun has some variety, so occasionally I enjoy listening to them.

 

[Indestructible]

I honestly didnt check out many bands under this viking genre, but the one or two I did a long time ago, I really didnt like what I heard. It sounded really similar to symphonic metal, but in a more middle-ages kind of way that I didnt like. But I want to give it a shot again, even with how skeptical I am about it right now. I was also skeptical about getting into prog metal a while back when I was getting into it, and here I am now a big fan of it, so, cant jump to a conclusion about viking metal just yet.