Folk Metal!

[Jonbo298]

Someone on another forum found this band, and well...if you love metal, this is an awesome "twist" on it. Yes, I am posting a myspace link (/emo's self just to get it out of the way), but they have a few songs up to listen to.

http://www.myspace.com/korpiklaaniofficial

Especially listen to Beer Beer. It has a very catchy tune and lyrics are awesome to check out. Yeah, I'm plugging this band, but I love them already and don't know how I didn't find them before.

[GameMaster]

What's the other forum called?

I'm listening right now and would really like to read the other posters' opinions. Seeing as how this is good stuff.

[Swan]

FUCK YES!


Korpiklaani is fucking amazing. One of my favorite bands. Mind blowing. Check out the video for Wooden Pints. It is a laugh riot but the music is so bloody amazing as well.


Folk metal is probably my favorite genre of metal....though I do not listen to enough of it.


Check out another awesome folk metal band, Turisas. They do a bitchin' cover of Rasputin
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[jeepnut]

Another great band in this genre is Eluvietie. http://www.myspace.com/eluveitie

I plan on getting some of their stuff soon. I've heard a bit about Korpiklaani and I must say that I am intrigued.

Another band I like is Holy Blood although they may be too intense for most people. Kinda folk tinged black metal. Free legal downloads at the link below.

http://www.holyblood.metal-forever.com/HolyBlood/holyblooden.html

Click music, then click audio.

[Angrist]

I already knew them. :) I'm a bit into folk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS_qY8R2I3Y (don't mind the stupid fanmade clip, it's about the funny song)

[Swan]

Check out some of Korpiklaani's early stuff, when they were known as Shaman.


They took a couple of there songs from those days and just put english lyrics, like Beer Beer

[Jonbo298]

Wow, didn't realize you guys were into it also. Thanks for the links also since I've just now started realizing this awesome genre I have been dearly needing since some of the recent metal stuff is not so great.

[Swan]

Oh so true Jonny. So true.

Folk metal is such a change of pace from what you hear all the time now. Doesn't matter how angry the song is you can't help but feel happy when you hear a fiddle