melodic death metal/viking metal (singer, favorite bands, genre, albums)

hip hop bunny hop · 03-30-2011, 09:52 PM

"Viking Metal" is not a genre. It does not describe the music at all; at best, it describes a broad range of lyrical themes, symbols employed by the band, and otherwise how the band presents the music. It has little to do with the actual music itself.

PurpleWolf · 04-01-2011, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

"Viking Metal" is not a genre. It does not describe the music at all; at best, it describes a broad range of lyrical themes, symbols employed by the band, and otherwise how the band presents the music. It has little to do with the actual music itself.

Viking Metal is essentially a theme about Vikings.
I might be wrong there but as I understand it, the term became popular when Amon Amarth came into being.

03-30-2011, 09:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	"Viking Metal" is not a genre. It does not describe the music at all; at best, it describes a broad range of lyrical themes, symbols employed by the band, and otherwise how the band presents the music. It has little to do with the actual music itself.