Heathen Music?

Question

I remember Tyr, Grambane asking this once before, but now I can't find the question. So I'm asking for some bands/singers that do Heathen music. It can be Folk all the way to Death Metal type music (I listen to anything but Disco - that crap makes me scream). =) Preferrably along the lines of the religion itself... songs of Odin, Thor, etc... Thanks.

Answer 1

my personal favourite is Turisas... a Viking metal band (amazing live )
I will get a link hang on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0J4JqDZcDI&feature=related

http://www.turisas.com/main.html

Answer 2

There is a group called Bathory that does a considerable amount of Nordic Themed music. They are, however no longer performing as the lead singer died a couple of years ago. They are sometimes listed under the name Batlord and when you see the script they used you will understand the mistake. Also among the nordic community there are several accomplished musicians that have some of their own original compositions as well as older pieces with more nordic lyrics. If you can find an album called Hammersong or anything by Kirby Weiss you should give it a listen, it is a very european folk style of music..

Answer 3

No problem, I'll repost my answer to him in that question:

My, did you ever get a right person for this question!

First and foremost, get Amon Amarth. Their earlier albums are quite brutal death, but their later stuff is much more melodic. My fave is "With Oden on Our Side".

If you like more epic, orchestral stuff, get Turisas: Battle metal. It's so complex, so beautifully written, ful of different instruments and crazy huge choruses...

Similar stuff is Tyr, they're from Faroe Islands and they sometimes sing in Faroese, which is very close to the old norse. They're more progressive, though.

Vintersorg, Otyg and Storm (especially album Nordavind) are more folkish, not so very metal. They even have some acoustic songs, even just a drum and a guy singing in some crazy Norse language. Gives me shivers.

Wintersun are okay, Ensiferum are more of an "average" folk metal, then you have all the melodic death metal stuff like Insomnium and Eluveitie....
Isengard are black viking metal.

For something slightly funnier and more upbeat, get Fintroll (esp. Natfodd and Jaktens Tid) and Korpiklaani. Fintroll have an accordion in their music and they play some sort of a polka-death metal, it's SO funny and upbeat and ideal for headbanging. Korpiklaani are just plain GOOD. They have a good upbeat feeling to their music, sometimes also slightly polka-ish, but in a good way.

Now, if you want some germanic, celtic metal, get:
Heol Telwen, Menhir, Odroerir, Wolgemut...
for slavic pagan stuff get:
Saltus, Skyforger, Temnozor, Volkolak, Pagan Reign (slavic bands are often nazi, so be careful with the lyrics).

A couple of very good kinda-folkish bands: In Extremo, they're one of the first ones, they use old folk songs and play them with guitars and distorsion plus all the weird instruments,
Corvus Corax - purely acoustic band, lots of pipes, flutes, drums and weird old instruments,

Schandmaul - more melodic, almost pop at certain moments, but cool lyrics. you MUST get the song Walpurgischnaht.

If you like plain old heavy metal, Manowar released an album Gods of War which is entirely norse-themed.


Enough for now....? ;)

Answer 4

Check out Waldteufel.

Then check out the following bands on their Top Friends.


Soriah.

Sturmpercht.

Ruhr Hunter.

L'Acephale.

I know those bands quite well and they're all great. The other bands on the profile are probably worth checking out, too. You may want to have a look at the Hex magazine, also. It's on the Waldteufel page.

Answer 5

There's a group called the Golden Bough that is very good. There are actually a lot of active pagans out there making music. Try the link below and see if you can't find something you like.

Answer 6

http://tinyurl.com/36lqja

The above is an article I wrote on Heathen Music in Nov. 2002. Also, there are links to Heathen Music on my Heathen News list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeathenNews
The links are publicly accessible but feel free to join the list!
When you go to the linked youtube pages, you'll see a list of similar videos on the right side of the screen. Let me know what you think, OK? Jordsvin

Answer 7

Amon Amarth (I think I spelled it right). Even my 2 year old niece loves it. She starts to head-bang whenever the music starts!!

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Amon Amarth. A friend of mine got me totally hooked on them and my two year old freaking loves them. It's hilarious.

Answer 10

The Sword is a band from Austin that i love

http://www.swordofdoom.com/