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Re: Good folk metal bands? Not to worry, you've got a lot more analytical knowledge of the physics behind these instruments than I do...I did suspect a Celtic link to be the explanation for the bagpipes.

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Re: bands? The first two Elvenking albums are great (avoid the rest however). Vintersorg is killer as well as the first few Borknagar releases. Skyclad, Korpiklaani & Rivendell are excellent. Some would/could argue Finntroll fits the bill as well.

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Re: Good folk metal bands? Well my list isn't as extensive as the poster above me, but I do dabble into folk metal quite frequently. Ayreon is not considered folk metal but he has many folk influences to his progressiveness. Eluveitie is a blackened folk metal band. Elvenking is a folk metal band that has power metal influences and relies mostly on the violin to give them a folk sound. Ensiferum is an acclaimed folk/viking metal band that is constantly making good albums. Equilibrium is a band that uses many different genres, their album Sagas has gotten many polarized reviews, some people describe it as messy and pretentious while others describe it as masterful and poignant. Finntroll is a folk metal band, however I find them to be sloppy in their musicianship. Korpiklaani is a band that started out as folk and then added metal (most bands do it the other way around). They combine influences from Humpa and folk to their music, the lyrics are almost always centered around drinking. Suidakra is a solid folk metal band, they are not as well known as the others I have mentioned but they are still good. Turisas is a folk metal band that combines some symphonic elements to their songs. Tyr is good, their songs are not as fast pased as many folk metal bands but they still make very catchy songs, they are not the most accessable band however.

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Re: Good folk metal bands? I like Windir, I just don't have that much of their material. Likferd is a great album though, and I've been meaning to get more. As I've said before in one of these threads or another, they always seem to slip my focus when I'm hunting for something, and they never pop up in front of me either. I actually own more Vreid albums than Windir albums, and they are also a good band, just different from Windir.

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Re: Good folk metal bands? I know other people have mentioned them, but you should really, really check out Tyr if you're into folk metal. They've been around for ages now, and their style's changed quite significantly in that time. Their most "authentic" material you'll probably find on the albums "Eric the Red" and "Land", both of which are absolute classics. But there's still some good material on their later releases, including last year's "The Lay of Thrym". Really cutting riffs and powerful vocal melodies - excellent!

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