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Old 01-28-2015, 09:32 PM   #91 (permalink)
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Viking metal isn't a musical genre, you twit. It's a description of lyrics. There is no such thing as Viking metal.
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Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music with origins in black metal and Nordic folk music, characterized by a common lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age.
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Old 01-29-2015, 09:25 AM   #92 (permalink)
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Old 01-29-2015, 09:26 AM   #93 (permalink)
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Alright then, explain to me exactly what Viking metal is, besides lyrics.
My previous post was a joke. I agree with you, and I changed my post.
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Old 01-29-2015, 02:54 PM   #94 (permalink)
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Good job proving what I was saying about Viking metal being a description of lyrics, since that doesn't actually describe any kind of music.

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My previous post was a joke. I agree with you, and I changed my post.
So you admit you were a ****wad for disagreeing with me for including Hammerheart in my thread?
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Old 01-29-2015, 04:27 PM   #95 (permalink)
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Alright then, explain to me exactly what Viking metal is, besides lyrics.
As already stated, it's a fusion of black metal and nordic folk. "Its musical style is typically manifested as Nordic folk-influenced black metal. Some common traits include a slow paced and heavy riffing style, anthemic choruses, use of both clean and harsh vocals, a frequent reliance on folk instrumentation, and, often, the use of keyboards for atmospheric effect."
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Old 01-29-2015, 04:55 PM   #96 (permalink)
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As already stated, it's a fusion of black metal and nordic folk. "Its musical style is typically manifested as Nordic folk-influenced black metal. Some common traits include a slow paced and heavy riffing style, anthemic choruses, use of both clean and harsh vocals, a frequent reliance on folk instrumentation, and, often, the use of keyboards for atmospheric effect."
Yeah, you're talking about folk metal. It does not require Viking lyrics, and neither does Viking metal require folk elements (e.g. Bathory and Amon Amarth).
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Well you can find dozens bands on the metal archives listed as viking metal, and those elitists are more knowledgeable than you after all

What, is goregrind not a genre? I see a heavy difference in a band like Jig-Ai or Rompeprop compared to PLF or something
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Old 01-29-2015, 07:15 PM   #98 (permalink)
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Well you can find dozens bands on the metal archives listed as viking metal, and those elitists are more knowledgeable than you after all

What, is goregrind not a genre? I see a heavy difference in a band like Jig-Ai or Rompeprop compared to PLF or something
Well, those bands A.) are playing a specific sub-genre of metal (grindcore) along with their lyrical themes, and B.) they're also basically ripping off one specific band (i.e. Carcass). Those bands are consciously conforming their sound to fit into a sub-genre, while so-called "Viking metal" bands are just as likely to play any number of unrelated genres.

I wouldn't compare Turisas with Bathory, or Amon Amarth with Enslaved, or Ensiferum with Unleashed. True, many bands have folk and black metal influences, but similar sounding bands, with similar musical influences and motivations, are just as likely to reference themes that have little to do with Scandinavian culture. I'd compare Bathory musically to Primordial before most, if not all Viking metal bands, even though Primordial have nothing to do with referencing Viking culture or Scandinavian history.
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I'm just saying, if Vikings were around, they'd play folk metal
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I'm just saying, if Vikings were around, they'd play folk metal
If Vikings were around they'd probably play AC/DC.
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