Folk Metal Does Not Include Wenches And Mead

themed lyrics have been enjoyed in all mainstreams and popularity of metal music. Amon Amarth has produced some of these Viking lyrics and placed them in death metal. A Swedish Viking metal band called Ensiferium has put them on top of the list for Viking metal.

Most bands that are in folk metal show strong masculinity and nationalism in their music. There are a few bands that label themselves part of the NSBM or Nationalism Socialism Black Metal. These are usually not very popular or accepted by the metal community. Most bands will have publicly denounced racism within their music because of this.

Folk metal really grabs a hold of their fans with different festivals and concerts focused on pleasing their fans. Notably Paganfest, Heathen Fest and Noctis Valkyries Metal Festival. As the genre becomes more popular, so will the festivals. They have been hosted in the cold northern lands of which they came from and starting to come over to the States.

Folk for the future has been known to be a ‘passing fad’, but not likely. There is a lot of folk metal to take in. There is esoteric nature of the music and the realms of endless possibilities. Folk metal is for casual metal listeners that have monotony breakdowns and chugs to influence today’s metal fans.

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