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Pagan metal is "more of an idea than a genre" and consequently bands tend to be "wildly different" from one another. [1] Bassist Jarkko Aaltonen of the band Korpiklaani notes that bands singing about "Vikings or other ancient tribes of people are all labelled as pagan", regardless of whether they use folk instruments. [6]
This is a list of Viking metal bands. Viking metal is a style of heavy metal music with origins in black metal and Nordic folk music, characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cross-genre term ...
This is a list of occult rock bands. Occult rock is a proto-metal style of rock music. ... Pagan Altar [3] Pentagram [3] Puppy [21] Purson [22] Roky Erickson and the ...
It parallels and partial overlaps folk metal, neoclassical music, neo-Medieval music, folk-pop and pagan metal. [19] The historian of ideas Stéphane François has written that neofolk, also known as apocalyptic folk and dark folk, largely overlaps with what he calls the "Euro-pagan scene", [ 20 ] which is "characterized more by a mindset, an ...
Moonsorrow is a Finnish pagan metal band formed in Helsinki in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal in their sound. The band call their sound "epic heathen metal" [1] and try to distance themselves from the term "Viking metal".
Graveland are a Polish neo-Nazi [1] pagan black metal band which was formed in 1991 by Rob Darken (born Robert Fudali). They began as a black metal band before adopting a pagan and Viking metal style. The lyrics and imagery of Graveland are strongly inspired by European mythology, nature, winter and war.
In 2008, Pagan Altar co-headlined the "Metal Brew" Festival in Mill Hill, alongside Cloven Hoof. [citation needed] Both bands also performed at the "British Steel IV" Festival at the Camden Underworld in 2009. [3] Pagan Altar returned to headline the "British Steel V" Festival in April 2011 [4] and the "Live Evil" Festival in October 2011.
Equilibrium is a German folk metal band from Bavaria. The band's music combines elements of folk music, pagan metal, melodic black metal and symphonic metal, though they recently added in more modern influences including metalcore and industrial metal. Their riffs reflect traditional Germanic melodies.