Folk Metal (lyrics, favorite bands, genre, Metalhead, Celtic)

Phillies · 03-09-2009, 07:52 PM

If there's already a thread on this, I apologize.

Does anyone here listen to folk metal? I for one do, and I really love it. My favorite bands are Ensiferum, Equilibrium, and Korpiklaani.

What do you think of folk metal? Favorite bands?

punkrawker07 · 03-10-2009, 01:47 PM

i'm still unsure of what gets classified into folk metal. you've got folk metal, viking metal, pirate metal, and the list goes on but to me it's all the same. i like ensiferum and i'm glad you mentioned korpiklaani because i just heard a song from them the other day and liked it but i forgot their name. i haven't really heard much of the genre but the random bands and songs i have come across some are really good. i was just listening to alestorm the other day and they are pretty decent if you can get past the pirate lyrics.

adidasss · 03-10-2009, 02:09 PM

Folk metal?? This I have to hear...

Phillies · 03-10-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Folk metal?? This I have to hear...

If you want to get into folk metal, try out Ensiferum or Equilibrium if you're currently into metal like Children of Bodom or Norther.

adidasss · 03-10-2009, 02:39 PM

I'm into folk more than metal so this'll either be epic or epic fail.

~~coryallen2~~ · 05-02-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Phillies

If you want to get into folk metal, try out Ensiferum or Equilibrium if you're currently into metal like Children of Bodom or Norther.

Children of Bodom own pretty hard. Along with Daylight dies and God Dethroned.

Unrelenting · 05-02-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I'm into folk more than metal so this'll either be epic or epic fail.

Look up Ensiferum, Korpiklaani, Finntroll and Falchion if you want to see what folk metal is all about

333 · 05-02-2009, 07:00 PM

Any samples? I'd love to hear this.

adidasss · 05-02-2009, 07:14 PM

Yeah, didn't figure that it was actually celtic/nordic folk music mixed with metal. Kinda lame actually, but I'm not a metalhead:

cheezyridr · 05-02-2009, 07:42 PM

are there tiny stonehenges at their concerts and they turn all the knobs to 11?

03-09-2009, 07:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Phillies Groupie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 30	Folk Metal If there's already a thread on this, I apologize. Does anyone here listen to folk metal? I for one do, and I really love it. My favorite bands are Ensiferum, Equilibrium, and Korpiklaani. What do you think of folk metal? Favorite bands?

03-10-2009, 02:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Folk metal?? This I have to hear... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

03-10-2009, 02:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I'm into folk more than metal so this'll either be epic or epic fail. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-02-2009, 07:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Yeah, didn't figure that it was actually celtic/nordic folk music mixed with metal. Kinda lame actually, but I'm not a metalhead: __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

03-10-2009, 01:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
punkrawker07 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 94	i'm still unsure of what gets classified into folk metal. you've got folk metal, viking metal, pirate metal, and the list goes on but to me it's all the same. i like ensiferum and i'm glad you mentioned korpiklaani because i just heard a song from them the other day and liked it but i forgot their name. i haven't really heard much of the genre but the random bands and songs i have come across some are really good. i was just listening to alestorm the other day and they are pretty decent if you can get past the pirate lyrics.

05-02-2009, 07:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
333 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 965	Any samples? I'd love to hear this.

05-02-2009, 07:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
cheezyridr Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: sunny canadia Posts: 131	are there tiny stonehenges at their concerts and they turn all the knobs to 11?