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Heretic1689
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:45 am

I have recently discovered this excellent sub genre of metal, and i would appreciate some help broadening my list of artists.
What i mean by Folk/Pagan is metal that uses folk melody and/or folk instruments. For example i particularily like the flute melodies in Kroda songs.
My Faveorite Bands i have been listening to of this sort are Kroda, Nokturnal Mourtem, and Woodtemple, so anything similar would be appreciated. I am also not adverse to stuff that is a bit different.
I don't mind low quality production as long as i can acutally hear the instruments.
I don't care if they are NSBM or not, i can appreciate good music regardless of weather i agree with the subject matter. Besides, many of these bands sing in languages i can't understand anyway.
Growled and/or clean vocals are fine with me.

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grauer_mausling
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:57 am

I think you should try the fantastic belrussian band PIAREVARACIEN. They have a very distinct and - at least to me - somewhat unique sound of folk/black/pagan (and a flute, too)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z26nye41Wjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJRc90ywQms

edit: Also SMAGA are very fine.
They have a more harsh and blackish sound but highly recommended: http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=117580
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Mwa-BiryE

oh, and SLAVLAND are very much worth checking out. great slavonic pagan/black with occascional folk parts:
http://www.myspace.com/slavland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oesbiQIbOIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4muwlN42tkM

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DemonX99
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:22 am

Check out Heol Telwen. Amazing, beautiful folk with black metal influences and vocals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05Ti7VHbsY

Then my favorite band from this genre, Eluveitie. They're pretty big so you've probably heard of them, but if not here you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DYKsQqQgSk

Then the almighty Wolfchant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvU-iuN9OOQ

As well as Suidakra.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz8EfkS4KK0

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Winterkald
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:26 am

Temnozor, obviously. Good folky black metal. Agalloch too perhaps?

For pagan black metal, check out Graveland. Everything they released since 'Immortal Pride'. You should check out 'Odal' as well, especially their second album: '...Wilde Kraft'. One of my favorite pagan black metal albums is also 'Nordisches Blut - Our Banners will Rise'. And 'Iuvenes - Riddle of Steel' is awesome too.

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Blackened110
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:11 pm

Heretic1689 wrote:

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BrianCi666
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:44 pm

much more polka-ish and not very black metal, and I assume everyone knows them....but Finntroll kick ass.

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BrianCi666
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:46 pm

agalloch's the mantle is a very atmospheric album..one of my favorites...but I dont see many folk elements? Havent heard their new one though.

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The_Apex_of_Collapse
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:49 pm

Pagan Reign

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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:13 am

Try some Darkestrah and Wodensthrone. Also early Primordial. Personally I like newer Primordial more but the band has moved away from their more black metal oriented sound to a large degree.

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Reborn_Satanist
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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:06 pm

How about Myrkgrav? They utilise some clean vocals, which doesn't quite go with the OP's description, but their first album is great.

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DraakUla
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:20 pm

Månegarm

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kale100
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:47 am

Arkona (I know there's a bunch of Arkona's, but I mean the one with the songs Kolo Navi and Yarilo)
Varg (from Freiberg, Germany)
Fferyllt
Heidevolk (The song Het Wilde Heer)
Kromlek

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harbringer
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:09 pm

Try Ases - Of Moonlords and Sunwheel Warriors
I don't remember if they use folk instruments, but the music is very pagan-sounding without losing its metal roots. I was never big on folk stuff but this album was on of the few I used to like and would recommend.

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PDS
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:57 pm

Theres Avathar they are pretty good
Bucovina
Elexorien
And if you dont mind christian stuff in the lyrics there is also Holy Blood

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Fialkinn
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:03 pm

(NOR) Kampfar - kampen
(SWE) vintersorg - vildmarkens förtrollande stämmor
(NOR) Isengard - Over de sngende öde moer/I kamp med vite krist/Neselpaks
(NOR) Storm - Everything
(NOR) Taake (tåke) - Everything from hordalands dödskvad
(SWE) lönndom - Nordafejd/Stállo
(SWE) LIK - Vredens Trolldom
(SWE) Otyg - I trollberg och skog (Somewhat similar to storm)
(SWE) Thyrfing - Till Valfader Urgammal/ Mjölner/Sweoland Conqueror
(NOR) Trelldom - Fra Mitt Gamle/ Slaver til en kommende natt

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Slag
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:07 pm

yea, I second and third Suidakra.

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Heretic1689
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:46 am

Thanks for all the great reccomendations! I didn't expect to see so many results, i still haven't got around to checking them all out yet but i already have heard lots of wicked bands.

@grauer_mausling
PIAREVARACIEN was good but i loved Smaga and Slavland, those two bands are exactly the kind of stuff i was looking for when i posted this topic.

@DemonX99
Awesome, esppecially the bapipes in the suidakra song. And yes, i have heard Eluveite.

@Winterkald
Also awesome. I have heard some graveland before but i haven't quite got the chance to explore them to much depth yet.

@BrianCi666
I have heard fintroll, and they do kick ass

I listen to agollach a bit, they are a great band.

As for the rest, i'll go through more soon and tell you what i think

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PengPeng
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:24 pm

damn - just came in to hail SMAGA! great band!!!!

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FredGarvin
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:46 pm

DraakUla wrote:

Månegarm

This.

Also Galar (NOR): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lz5BbGlDbU

Finsterforst (GER): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UprvrM08dXs

Hel (GER): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgFU7LYC4I

Voluspaa (NOR): http://www.myspace.com/voluspaa They just released a new album and it's awesome!

Last edited by FredGarvin on Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Fialkinn
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:24 pm

Arckanum is good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlTBg62N51k

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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:50 pm

Astrofaes, Wyrd, Drudkh, and others.

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MaDTransilvanian
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:18 am

Pagan_Death_Sceam wrote:

Bucovina

I second this! Excellent band. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqmpnNww18s

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DecemberSoul
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:08 am

Bak de syv fjell

(btw, anyone else waiting for a sign of life by them?)

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Catachthonian
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:00 am

Fialkinn wrote:

Arckanum is good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlTBg62N51k

Arckanum is neither folk nor pagan. :durr:

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Fialkinn
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:37 pm

Catachthonian wrote:

Fialkinn wrote:

Arckanum is good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlTBg62N51k

Arckanum is neither folk nor pagan. :durr:

I don't agree.

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AuldAnxiety
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:56 pm

A bit off the beaten path, but well worth a listen is Svarrogh:

http://www.myspace.com/svarrogh

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Fialkinn
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:52 pm

MORE!
This is my favorite genre!

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in_human_form
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:47 pm

Druzhina. They're black/folk metal from Russia.

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KuroiWolf
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:45 pm

Falkenbach!

Try the songs "...When Gjallarhorn Will Sound...", "Heathenpride" or "Heathen Foray".

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iriki
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:20 pm

Aiumeen Basoa: http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=6587

They sing in Basque... kvlt!

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Mors_Gloria
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:26 pm

iriki wrote:

Aiumeen Basoa: http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=6587

They sing in Basque... kvlt!

Seconded. Aiumeen Basoa are very good. Ilbeltz and Adhur are also two notably good Basque Pagan bands.

You'd also greatly enjoy Kamaedzitca, Poccolus, Ha Lela, Obtest, Sorgsvart and probably Panopticon.

Edit: Typo. I always forget the second "l" in Ilbeltz's name.

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Frostwind
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:15 pm

Check out Astaarth!

Awesome black metal with epic keyboards and Burgundian folk music (hoedowns and spoons even)

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Rafugyagu
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:34 am

You should check out Fortid, especially their Voluspa part 1 album.

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PengPeng
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:00 pm

hmm, will Ulver's "Bergtatt" be sth you might like (in case you are still visiting the forum/this thread). No flutes but accoustic guitars and an overall great folk-black feel... But, ok, they are not really similar to Nokturnal M. and the like. Anyway - try it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Ubctz2ywA

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WolfieboyMachi
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:31 am

Perhaps some Myrkgrav?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BXAzw-WfQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGcoHRAhMCk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szA--sHE ... re=related

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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:23 am

Surprised no one has mentioned Moonsorrow.

Check out their V:Havitetty album.

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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:21 pm

Mors_Gloria wrote:

iriki wrote:

Aiumeen Basoa: http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=6587
They sing in Basque... kvlt!

Seconded. Aiumeen Basoa are very good. Ilbeltz and Adhur are also two notably good Basque Pagan bands.
Edit: Typo. I always forget the second "l" in Ilbeltz's name.

Agree. REALLY non generic stuff!
Check out:
http://www.metal-archives.com/board/vie ... hp?t=67016.
By the way, it's ILBELTZ and it means December in Basque.

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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:41 pm

Velimor
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:24 pm

SWORDBEARER!!! Couldn't recommend them enough. www.myspace.com/swordbearer

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