Viking metal

Viking metal evolved from black metal. A lot of people mistake Viking metal for any metal with lyrical themes about Viking or Finno-Ugric mythology, heathenism etc. However, this is a completely different musical style. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Ásmegin

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valkyriewarrior wrote:
Monday afternoon

Join in my group on facebook "Natural music": https://www.facebook.com/groups/344482792231619/

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
Monday morning

Viking metal isn't actually a genre, but if you must label a band "viking metal" then that would be Bathory.

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Arked wrote:
last month

There is no point. It's not a musical genre in my opinion. Same as pagan metal. All these bands are just viking/pagan themed folk/black/other metal acts.

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skaforlife6792 wrote:
last month

What's the point of this genre? and why?

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Mercenarion wrote:
December 2011

v lol

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Un_Autre_Con wrote:
December 2011

Viking metal: metal in the style of Vikings. Thanks to the tireless work of archeologists and scholars of metal sub-genres we are now able to quite accurately recreate the actual sounds Vikings made. In fact, there is much evidence to suggest that Vikings discovered amplification many centuries prior to Marshall. Legit genre.

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ReptilianC0mplx wrote:
December 2011

@SamuraiRui, @xSMRTx Viking metal is a legitimate sub-genre of black metal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_metal All the bands up there except for Bathory, Amon Amarth and Tyr are not viking metal but rather pagan or folk metal with occasional viking themes. ENSLAVED should definitely be up there. Seriously abused tag.

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HeruRaHa wrote:
December 2011

Awesome genre , now , aside for the love that I have for Amon Amarth , Korpiklaani and Ensiferum can you dudes start tagging actual viking metal bands as viking metal ... The description says it well ... just because a band sings about vikings is a viking metal band

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kirigoe wrote:
December 2011

anyone who thinks viking metal doesn't exist is a dirty christian.

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xSMRTx wrote:
December 2011

there's no viking metal

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SamuraiRui wrote:
December 2011

This genre is ridiculous... this doest even exist, grow up people

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noo_dog wrote:
November 2011

folk metal != Viking metal, people.

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Unknownrooster wrote:
November 2011

top artist's aren't even viking metal besides bathory and thyrfing

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KatAAk wrote:
November 2011

whos going to tell these guys that the Vikings died ages ago? [2]

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Leekimhoung wrote:
November 2011

ahaaaaaaa

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verwesend wrote:
November 2011

V They'r very good Epic Doom, but Isole and Ereb Altor are better. But i have to agree, most of the modern Folk/Pagan Metal Bands are missing the true spirit. They're just Party Metal.

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Taeronai wrote:
November 2011

Extremely abused tag. Most of the bands above are just shitty "folk metal" with some pseudo-nordic themes. There are quite few real viking metal bands, I'd say, but here's one of the best: http://www.last.fm/music/Scald

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HyRRa wrote:
October 2011

Moody and melodic metal with a progressive flow and harsh vocals. Melancholy with cutting edge - Nodding Sky from Finland: http://www.last.fm/music/Nodding+Sky !

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gejm wrote:
October 2011

lol

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Metality wrote:
September 2011

@Misukosaii: Lol, "real tag". Get a clue.

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