List of folk metal bands

List of folk metal bands

This is a list of folk metal bands. The genre of folk metal is a fusion of heavy metal music with folk music. This includes the widespread use of folk instruments [cite web |author=Bowar, Chad |title=Folk Metal Artists |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/heavymetalartists/u/heavymetalartistsandstyles.htm#s6 |publisher=About.com |accessmonthday=April 24 |accessyear=2008 * See also Folk metal#Instruments] and to a lesser extent traditional singing styles. [See Folk metal#Vocals]

The music of folk metal is characterised by its diversity with bands known to perform different styles of both heavy metal music and folk music. [See Folk metal#Music] The three subgenres of folk metal are Celtic metal, mittelalter rock and oriental metal. Bands from these subgenres are identified in the list below. [See Folk metal#Regional variations]

List of bands

See also

*Folk metal
*List of heavy metal bands
*Heavy metal subgenres

References

External links

* [http://heavymetal.about.com/od/folkmetal/Folk_Metal.htm List of folk metal bands on About.com]


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