Folk metal?

A few weeks ago I got ahold of the album Voice of Wilderness by Korpiklaani after having becoming obssessed with the track 'Beer, Beer'. The album is great and has really spurred me over the last month to check out a lot of incredibly different folk metal bands from Finntroll to Skyclad. However, I noticed these kinds of bands don't get mentioned here very often (if at all) so I was curious if there were actually many fans at all? Finntroll and Korpiklaani (the latter especially so) seem like great 'jig' music with a somewhat death metal edge, whereas Skyclad really is exactly what happens when you mix heavy metal (and the Sabbat singer) with folk music.

So, yeah, any fans? And if so, any suggestions as to where I should look next? I've been listening to mainly Skyclad, Korpiklaani, Finntroll, Elvenking, Eluveitie, Turisas and Moonsorrow - all seem excellent bands, I'm just curious if there's anything major I'm missing?

I love this kind of music!! Elvenking is among my all-time favorites.

Let me add these:


Ensiferum - They are 'viking' or 'folk' metal....very speedy and with rough or sort of 'blackened' vocals...

Wuthering Heights - LOVE this band...at least the last two. They are very fast and technical Folk Powermetal with incredible vocals. I highly recommend Far From The Madding Crowd and The Shadow Cabinet. (The vocalist is the guy from Astral Doors!)

That's my two cents...I'll let others chime in...

have you checked out In Extremo yet? probably one of the best & most over looked in that genre.

I love folk metal, and agree with scottmitchell74 that Wuthering Heights is the very best in the genre!
I would also check out:
FALCONER, folkish power metal
MAGO DE OZ, also great mix of metal and folk
LUMSK, Norwegian folk metal, good band singing in norwegian (might turn someone off??)

Some of Vintersorg would fit this thread-TJ

The band Skyclad evolved from perhaps; Sabbat. Pagan-metal at it's best.

Lord Weird Slough Feg?

How about Eluveitie and maybe some parts of Holy Blood.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. And yeah, as far as I'm aware, Skyclad did evolve from Sabbat, but Sabbat seem more thrash than anything. Also, GrandNational, I've looked into Eluveitie as I said in the first post - they seem like a great band!

Anyway, I've got me some song searching to do now. Cheers guys.

Smindas wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions guys. And yeah, as far as I'm aware, Skyclad did evolve from Sabbat, but Sabbat seem more thrash than anything. Also, GrandNational, I've looked into Eluveitie as I said in the first post - they seem like a great band!

Anyway, I've got me some song searching to do now. Cheers guys.

I missed the part where you listed Eluveitie. Sorry about that

No worries at all mate!

Smindas wrote:

No worries at all mate!

no, it's unforgivable... kick his arse Smindas

Saurom Lamdreth (now known as Saurom) are a Spanish Folk / Power Metal band with a huge emphisis on Folk in their Music.

Discography :

Saurom - Juglarmetal
Saurom Lamdreth - Legado de Juglares
Saurom Lamderth - El Guardian De Las Melodias Perdidas
Saurom Lamderth - Sombras del Este

Well I haven't had time to check out all the suggestions yet, but of the ones I've have, Wuthering Heights and Ensiferum both seem fantastic. Cheers guys.

How about Holy Blood, or Evroklidon?

Well here are more bands to check out:

Asmegin
Turisas
Skyforger
Mael Mordha
Primordial
Battleroar
Doomsword
Elvenking
Ensiferum
Folkearth
Heidevolk
Heol Telwen
Helheim
Moonsorrow
Manegarm
Thyrfing
Nomans Land
Odroerir
Storm
Tyr
Waylander
Gernotshagen

So many bands. So many fiddles. I've actually stumbled upon a lot of the bands you listed Lurideath, however there's a lot I've never even heard of. I'll look in to some, cheers.

Sounds like a very intersting style. I think I might like it.

I saw a show recently at a local festival with a band called Needfire from Dallas. Celtic heavy metal, I liked it enough to buy both of their CD's. Drums, Guitar, Bass, Fiddle & Bagpipes = good metal.