Ensiferum is Power Metal not FolkMetal.

Written by [user id=35066] on 27.10.2008 at 06:54

Ensiferum is Power Metal not FolkMetal.

No, they are Power/Folk Metal.

From this list, Agalloch is easily the best IMO. No band mixes folk music and metal and creates such a great atmosphere like Agalloch. The best folk metal band is of course Windir though.

Now that I realized Folk is one of my favorite metal subgenres, I wish I could remake this poll... Thyrfing and Tyr should be in the list, while Agalloch and Elvenking should not. Agalloch is great but not folk enough, while Elvenking is not that popular.
I don't understand why people like Ensiferum that much. I guess that's because they sound so much like Children Of Bodom, but IMO their songs are very repetitive and musically hardly more folk-influenced than COB or Norther.

Written by MétalNoir on 27.10.2008 at 19:41

Now that I realized Folk is one of my favorite metal subgenres, I wish I could remake this poll... Thyrfing and Tyr should be in the list, while Agalloch and Elvenking should not. Agalloch is great but not folk enough, while Elvenking is not that popular.
I don't understand why people like Ensiferum that much. I guess that's because they sound so much like Children Of Bodom, but IMO their songs are very repetitive and musically hardly more folk-influenced than COB or Norther.

Ensiferum is obviously folk metal. yeah it has some similarity with norther or others but which folk metal band isn't similar to other not folk metal bands? you're right that musically not as folk (but much more than norther or cob) but you must also see the themes and lyrics etc!

Korpiklaani is the best pure folk metal band for me. The other bands are Folk Metal and other metal hybrids.

Written by -DC-002- on 29.10.2008 at 04:30

Korpiklaani is the best pure folk metal band for me. The other bands are Folk Metal and other metal hybrids.

I agree with you, though I am annoyed by the fact Korpiklaani extensively use English in their lyrics... They do have some Finnish tracks, but on the whole they are an English band. To me, a real folk band should at least sing in their mother-tongue, like Moonsorrow and Equilibrium (German) or Finntroll (Swedish).

Written by MétalNoir on 30.10.2008 at 15:48

Written by -DC-002- on 29.10.2008 at 04:30

Korpiklaani is the best pure folk metal band for me. The other bands are Folk Metal and other metal hybrids.

I agree with you, though I am annoyed by the fact Korpiklaani extensively use English in their lyrics... They do have some Finnish tracks, but on the whole they are an English band. To me, a real folk band should at least sing in their mother-tongue, like Moonsorrow and Equilibrium (German) or Finntroll (Swedish).

Moonsorrow is not german and on the latest Korpiklaani album there are only 3 english tracks. and imo it's not a big problem that we can understand some of their lyrics...
what I like in Korpiklaani that their music is 100% synth free.

Personally, I don't care that much for growled lyrics, since I hardly understand anything without reading them. And when I really like an English song and learn the lyrics, I grow tired of that song after a while, which is not the case with tongues I don't understand at all. For example, I can listen to Unbesiegt (from Equilibrium) a thousand times a day, but if I knew the lyrics by heart, I would grow tired of it.

Tough decision, but Moonsorrow takes it.

Very hard decision, but I voted for Turisas because this time I love so much this band

I remember when i first got into this 'folk-phase' a few years ago. All those crazy European bands creating metal influenced from folk music. However, i see the genre as quite tedious now. It's so popular, and bands are starting to sound like other bands, and the originality is leaving. There are some bands who bring in something new. Eluveitie is a good example.

I picked Ensiferum because overall, they have the best albums for me. Im not a big fan of Turisas, Finntroll and Elvenking. Moonsorrow have a few good songs, likewise Equilibrium and Eluveitie.

Written by Dark Cornatus on 08.11.2008 at 09:32

I remember when i first got into this 'folk-phase' a few years ago. All those crazy European bands creating metal influenced from folk music. However, i see the genre as quite tedious now. It's so popular, and bands are starting to sound like other bands, and the originality is leaving. There are some bands who bring in something new. Eluveitie is a good example.

europujan bands are TrOO folk bands, I know some bands say we're trOO metal, like manowar but realy folk its only euripeian and its true othe rcontinents, thay be true if play indina metal, bushmen metal or apache metal

Written by Bad English on 08.11.2008 at 09:41

Written by Dark Cornatus on 08.11.2008 at 09:32

I remember when i first got into this 'folk-phase' a few years ago. All those crazy European bands creating metal influenced from folk music. However, i see the genre as quite tedious now. It's so popular, and bands are starting to sound like other bands, and the originality is leaving. There are some bands who bring in something new. Eluveitie is a good example.

europujan bands are TrOO folk bands, I know some bands say we're trOO metal, like manowar but realy folk its only euripeian and its true othe rcontinents, thay be true if play indina metal, bushmen metal or apache metal

Here in Australia, we should create 'outback metal', and incorperate didgeridoos, using the rocks as drums and using a leaf to whistle (like in Skippy, too bad it doesnt actually work).

Written by Dark Cornatus on 08.11.2008 at 09:52

Written by Bad English on 08.11.2008 at 09:41

Written by Dark Cornatus on 08.11.2008 at 09:32

I remember when i first got into this 'folk-phase' a few years ago. All those crazy European bands creating metal influenced from folk music. However, i see the genre as quite tedious now. It's so popular, and bands are starting to sound like other bands, and the originality is leaving. There are some bands who bring in something new. Eluveitie is a good example.

europujan bands are TrOO folk bands, I know some bands say we're trOO metal, like manowar but realy folk its only euripeian and its true othe rcontinents, thay be true if play indina metal, bushmen metal or apache metal

Here in Australia, we should create 'outback metal', and incorperate didgeridoos, using the rocks as drums and using a leaf to whistle (like in Skippy, too bad it doesnt actually work).

But if Australian band play and sing how vikings go to valhalla its weird too, same South African band sing about slavic gods, sounds weird too

Voted Turisas, they are the only folk metal band I can listen to for extended periods of time without growing bored.

Written by Bad English on 08.11.2008 at 09:53

Written by Dark Cornatus on 08.11.2008 at 09:52

Written by Bad English on 08.11.2008 at 09:41

Written by Dark Cornatus on 08.11.2008 at 09:32

I remember when i first got into this 'folk-phase' a few years ago. All those crazy European bands creating metal influenced from folk music. However, i see the genre as quite tedious now. It's so popular, and bands are starting to sound like other bands, and the originality is leaving. There are some bands who bring in something new. Eluveitie is a good example.

europujan bands are TrOO folk bands, I know some bands say we're trOO metal, like manowar but realy folk its only euripeian and its true othe rcontinents, thay be true if play indina metal, bushmen metal or apache metal

Here in Australia, we should create 'outback metal', and incorperate didgeridoos, using the rocks as drums and using a leaf to whistle (like in Skippy, too bad it doesnt actually work).

But if Australian band play and sing how vikings go to valhalla its weird too, same South African band sing about slavic gods, sounds weird too

Yes thats true.
European history is quite exciting, compared to other cultures which are not as interesting.

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Written by Dark Cornatus on 08.11.2008 at 11:59


But if Australian band play and sing how vikings go to valhalla its weird too, same South African band sing about slavic gods, sounds weird too

Yes thats true.
European history is quite exciting, compared to other cultures which are not as interesting.

Its roots of civilisation also asia and part of Africa, but when Islam came thay lost it, so only Europa remains, others are Europiean colonies and white man live so Folk metal use themes from 12 century or eralyer, but we can talk about new world from 16th

Agalloch, my true love in this world amazing band, i honestly thing they have never done bad material, their music is just absolutely wonderful...an eay choice for me

I like lots of them... this one is tough altough i think Korpiklaani

In my opinion Agalloch is the best band, but they can't be compared with the other bands on the list. Most of them are north folk that's very different from Agalloch's folk...
Agalloch it's a "different" band, just like Opeth...

Gotta choose Moonsorrow:thumbup:

Written by Hugoj33 on 19.11.2008 at 00:20

In my opinion Agalloch is the best band, but they can't be compared with the other bands on the list. Most of them are north folk that's very different from Agalloch's folk...
Agalloch it's a "different" band, just like Opeth...

Gotta choose Moonsorrow:thumbup:

because Aggaloch come sfrom diferent country how ''noirdic'' bands

North ... nordic jeje the same...

Elvenking is the only "folk" band I like. Other folk bands are boring

My favourite is Korpiklaani, simply because it's folk music with some metal, and not metal with some folk...

Written by PM on 19.11.2008 at 21:18

My favourite is Korpiklaani, simply because it's folk music with some metal, and not metal with some folk...

Yeah, that's what makes Korpiklaani unique.

Mmm don't know, every band here is great, but my vote is for Turisas, great music indeed, makes me feel epic jeje, but hey, where is Orphaned Land? that kind of folke deserves to be mentioned, also Týr, man, I always think that this guys are really underrated.

Written by Daggon on 21.11.2008 at 05:19

Týr, man, I always think that this guys are really underrated.

I'm not really into Folk Metal, but I also miss Tyr in this list, as they are a great band - and definitely make Folk Metal!
Also saw Finntroll and Korpiklaani on a festival this summer, and they are quite funny and enjoyful live, but I would never buy a record of them. I prefer this epic sound of Tyr - and Heri Joensen's voice is brilliant! We have this term in german: 'Heldentenor' - voice of a hero (concerning opera), which fits perfectly to him.

1.-Turisas, can't wait for their 3rd album!
2.- Ensiferum
3.- Elvenking

Finntroll is great too but i hate the fact i can't understand the lyrics

By the way: I also miss Skyforger, which do quite special stuff, with all these ancient warchants and weird instruments.. well, ok, thats not so special in the folk-scene, but I just like them.

Concerning Windir: I admit that this is good music, but I really can't stand its synth-sound (+ drumcomputer? baaaad thing!). Or is that just the bad mp3-quality of the tracks of his homepage?!