Tag: folk metal
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Top three albums of 2024
This year, it was difficult for me to choose which albums to write about. There were new releases from all my favorite bands – some highly anticipated, like Wintersun’s Time II. But instead of using my increasingly limited writing time to deconstruct the Chinese Democracy of modern metal, I offer three solid choices that brought…
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I folked up
In a previous blog post, I argued that gimmicky folk metal bands, which were popular in the mid to late 2000s, are in decline. On the other hand, folky elements, especially from cultures outside of Western Europe, are now integrated throughout metal subgenres. The algorithm gods must have read my assessment because they promptly delivered…
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Is folk metal dead?
Folk metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that reached peak popularity in the mid to late 2000s. Mixing old-world European folk melodies with death metal and black metal, the trend spawned popular multi-headliner tours like Pagan Fest and Heathen Fest. Fans danced jigs in the center of circle pits to a backdrop of kilts,…
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