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Folk metal band from Reims in Champagne, France formed in 2023. They blend folk traditions with metal intensity from the historic coronation city.
Folk and gothic metal/rock act from Prague, Czech Republic, merging earthy folk elements with the dark romance of gothic metal since 2021. Their name, evoking the earth itself, grounds their sound in organic, natural textures beneath the heavy instrumentation.
The Norwegian city of Gravdal serves as headquarters for this folk metal, heavy metal, and speed metal operation, whose arsenal includes celebratory drinking-song energy fused with genuine heaviness. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Black metal and folk metal project from Casserres in Catalonia, Spain, launched in 2023. Their releases include the demo Entre Foscors and Fredes Nits d'Hivern, performed in Catalan.
Melodic folk metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, weaving traditional folk melodies into a metal framework since 2013. Their approach bridges Alpine and European folk heritage with the power and aggression of melodic metal.
Practitioners of folk metal and power metal, this Swedish outfit from Boden has been refining their craft since 2015. Their sound hinges on celebratory drinking-song energy fused with genuine heaviness, delivered with relentless commitment.
Black metal, folk, industrial, and progressive metal project from Aubagne near Marseille, France launched in 2024. They fuse multiple genres into an eclectic extreme metal vision from Provence.
Straddling the line between black metal and folk metal, this Swedish actfrom Borlänge fuses regional folk traditions amplified through distortion and blast beats into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2014, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
When Evenoire emerged in 2012 from Cremona, they brought with them a sound rooted in folk metal and symphonic metal — all cinematic sweep and operatic vocals over thundering metal arrangements. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
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