Viking Metal

Viking metal is a term referred to metal bands with dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. It is closely related with terms of pagan metal and epic black metal. Viking metal bands are usually sort of black metal and/or folk metal sound, characterised by galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound and bleakness. Edit this Artist photo: Mithotyn

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Dec 12 Saturday 12 December 2009
Mesa Meltdown at U.B.'S BAR Adavant	U.B.'S BAR MESA ,AZ, United States 4.3166667 12.2666667	1 person attending Add shout
Jan 8 Friday 8 January 2010
Korpiklaani Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	The Palladium Worcester MA, United States 42.266603 -71.800965	14 people attending 2 shouts
Jan 11 Monday 11 January 2010
Korpiklaani Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	Blondie's Detroit, MI, Detroit, United States 42.319815 -83.071612	7 people attending 1 shout
Korpiklaani at BLONDIES Korpiklaani	BLONDIES DETROIT, MI, Detroit, United States 42.319815 -83.071612	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Jan 13 Wednesday 13 January 2010
Korpiklaani Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	Peabody's Downunder Cleveland OH, United States 41.500479 -81.675463	6 people attending Add shout
Jan 14 Thursday 14 January 2010
Korpiklaani at Blender Theater at Gramercy Korpiklaani, Týr, Swashbuckle, White wizzard	Blender Theater at… New York, NY, New York, United States 40.74003 -73.984895	33 people attending 1 shout Buy Tickets

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SC10n wrote:
last month

There is a big difference between a music style and lyrical themes. Ensiferum is folk metal/viking metal and Amon is melodic death metal/viking metal. Simple?

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NMviking wrote:
last month

If you are an Amon Amarth fan and looking for more music similar to them, this is not the place. They are far closer to death metal and melodic death metal than viking metal. With the exception of a few, like Thryfing, you won't find much in the vein of Amon Amarth here.

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Szejd wrote:
last month

Yeah, it's about the lyrics, I guess that's why people tag Amon Amarth as viking metal.

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ChemikerArzt wrote:
last month

by style Amon Amarth isnt viking metal...but more or less lyrically they are...though the remind me of the veeery generic band; Creed...or Breaking benjamin *shudders* sorry for mentioning those...but seriously, thats what comes to mindwhen i hear them...lol...

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zicho wrote:
last month

Amon Amarth isnt Viking metal... [2]

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beatrigs wrote:
October 2009

hail to the hammer

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WingedMusic wrote:
October 2009

http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Honour%2C+Heritage+and+European+Pride!

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ForestWhisper wrote:
October 2009

time ... people think that if the group is a pagan, that is viking metal. not good

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Blackdragon5151 wrote:
October 2009

Amon Amarth isnt Viking metal...

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pepiittah wrote:
October 2009

se viene korpiklaani a TALCA MIERDA!

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Scython wrote:
October 2009

What MaidenSlayer said.

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MaidenSlayer wrote:
October 2009

LMFAO @ Amon Amarth being the first.

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Nico_ibz wrote:
October 2009

Menuda mierda vikinga

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LordRama wrote:
October 2009

lol

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beast1966 wrote:
October 2009

skååålll asatro

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darthpaula wrote:
October 2009

Korpiklaani is NOT a viking metal band -_-...

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magrueder wrote:
September 2009

viking metal

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bloodgrave45 wrote:
September 2009

great genre

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egnops wrote:
September 2009

Bathory and Thyrfing are the only bands on the top artists that should be tagged as VM... Týr possibly

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egnops wrote:
September 2009

Pagan metal is stuff like Аркона and Butterfly Temple. Generally classifiable as folk metal as well, often using black metal elements, but focusing on themes of traditional paganism. Use of instruments like flutes are common. Viking metal IS a genre and is NOT defined only by lyrics - hence Amon Amarth NOT being viking metal. The sound developed from Bathory's Hammerheart and refined on the Nordland albums - THAT is viking metal. It has a specific sound (unclassifiable as anything else - you tell me what genre Nordland is if not VM) and of course the predominant "viking" theme - focusing on viking times, myths, Norse mythology, viking imagery, etc. Einherjer typifies the Viking metal sound. You want to know what viking metal is, listen to them. Best example. VM does not necessarily have folk elements. Pagan metal that lacking in folk elements (very rare) would then be defined as Pagan Black metal, or whatever.

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