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Topic: Progressive Folk Metal, anyone? Posted: January 05 2014 at 12:29
Lugubrum are also worth a mention, they're not on PA but they're
possibly the world's only Captain Beefheart-influenced black metal group. The band's lyrics and general concept is strongly rooted in Flemish regional folklore and cultural identity.
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Posted: November 16 2013 at 20:57
Moonsorrow is (on at least one album) very progressive and (on all albums) very folky black metal. You can check out Moonsorrow's page on ProgArchives and read about their albums. I highly enjoy the overall aesthetics, not too abrasive and extreme, and not too "cold". Despite the band name, it's music suitable for listening at any time, day/night/summer/winter you name it.
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3399
One Moonsorrow album is particulary progressive, just look at the epic track lengths:
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Posted: November 11 2013 at 16:15
I think the only band I've heard of that fits the description of folk metal is Korpiklani(sp) but I never really heard them just heard OF them. I never thought of Alamaailman Vasarat as folk metal. That's news to me.
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Posted: November 09 2013 at 04:07
I'm no fan of RoF, but last time I checked they were more influenced by classical music than folk.
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Posted: November 08 2013 at 15:42
Heh, I didn't notice that until after I had posted. Even then, I think it'd be a good way to promote some bands I think deserve more exposure or at least fit the description given the opening post.
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Posted: November 08 2013 at 04:19
On the folk black metal front I can also recommend Aeturnus (Norway), Hades (Norway too), later Kawir (Greece) and Skyforger (Latvia). If you dig Enslaved, then Blut Aus Nord's Memoria Vetusta might be worth a listen as well. Ultima Thulée has a similar vibe, but it's nowhere as progressive. (being from Normandy they get the whole Viking thing more right than a French band usually would)
Also, they're not terribly complex and don't use flutes but Pagan Altar kind
of sound like Jethro Tull would if Tony Iommi had stayed there. Great
band anyway, their first album has a more convincing occult atmosphere
than most black metal artists could aspire to.
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