bigkostas Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Mates i dont know if is another thread with similar topic but i want to ask if you like bands like Tyr,Amon Amarth,Alestrom. If was before another similar thread please ignore mine. cheers....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 How about Tiamat, Dark Tranquility, Unleashed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Krinkle Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 TNT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8rPsuXI3uo?fs=1&hl=en_US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0N Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Not really my thing, but Enslaved and Bathory are great (Although their non-'Viking metal' stuff is better). I'd say Amon Amarth and Alestorm are more Melo-death and Power Metal retrospectively, although Amon Amarth write exclusively about Viking shit it doesn't really have any ties with Black Metal like the benchmark 'Viking metal' stuff had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 What about Thor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 QUOTE (Enemy Within 77 @ Dec 16 2010, 11:44 AM) What about Thor? All he was good for was ripping phone books in half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Man o war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IChoseFreeWill Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Do Nightwish and Apocalyptica count? I hope to catch Apocalyptica when they come back, since they rescheduled. Nightwish I saw live back in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natural Rush Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Amon Amarth own , ace band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Triosphere? Well they're from Norway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Hey what about these guys?? http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7504/svartsotmulmetsviserart.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:39 PM) What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Well they're usually from scandinavia, but not exclusively, and they're either old school metal or death metal, or folk metal or some kind of hybrid or maybe black metal and they kind of act or actually live like vikings, either way it's kind of theme or image for their work or the presentation thereof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 17 2010, 04:49 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:39 PM) What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Well they're usually from scandinavia, but not exclusively, and they're either old school metal or death metal, or folk metal or some kind of hybrid or maybe black metal and they kind of act or actually live like vikings, either way it's kind of theme or image for their work or the presentation thereof! Like Agalloch? I have The Mantle. If it's like that, then I know what ya'll are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:58 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 17 2010, 04:49 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:39 PM) What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Well they're usually from scandinavia, but not exclusively, and they're either old school metal or death metal, or folk metal or some kind of hybrid or maybe black metal and they kind of act or actually live like vikings, either way it's kind of theme or image for their work or the presentation thereof! Like Agalloch? I have The Mantle. If it's like that, then I know what ya'll are talking about. The most blatent example would Amon Amarth. Allagoch? Well sort of, but they're more of a mixture and aren't they from Oregon. To me they sound like melodic death metal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULTIPLIED REACTION Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Pagan's Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 17 2010, 06:49 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:39 PM) What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Well they're usually from scandinavia, but not exclusively, and they're either old school metal or death metal, or folk metal or some kind of hybrid or maybe black metal and they kind of act or actually live like vikings, either way it's kind of theme or image for their work or the presentation thereof! so they sail around northern Europe plundering or are they really just posing pussies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Dec 17 2010, 08:03 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 17 2010, 06:49 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:39 PM) What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Well they're usually from scandinavia, but not exclusively, and they're either old school metal or death metal, or folk metal or some kind of hybrid or maybe black metal and they kind of act or actually live like vikings, either way it's kind of theme or image for their work or the presentation thereof! so they sail around northern Europe plundering or are they really just posing pussies? I would suspect the latter. But, in their defense, they DO have guitars. So, they aren't total panty waists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandDesigner Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 IMMORTAL Fantastic band, with enough Nordic imagery to make Tolkien jealous. Not to mention the cheesiest poses in black metal history. Beyond The North Waves Withstand The Fall Of Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 QUOTE (GrandDesigner @ Dec 17 2010, 09:07 PM) IMMORTAL Fantastic band, with enough Nordic imagery to make Tolkien jealous. Not to mention the cheesiest poses in black metal history. Beyond The North Waves Withstand The Fall Of Time I only got as far with that first link to see what they look like. Those aren't Vikings. Unless Kiss are Vikings, too. But, you're right. Super cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 09:58 PM) QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Dec 17 2010, 08:03 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 17 2010, 06:49 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:39 PM) What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Well they're usually from scandinavia, but not exclusively, and they're either old school metal or death metal, or folk metal or some kind of hybrid or maybe black metal and they kind of act or actually live like vikings, either way it's kind of theme or image for their work or the presentation thereof! so they sail around northern Europe plundering or are they really just posing pussies? I would suspect the latter. But, in their defense, they DO have guitars. So, they aren't total panty waists. Come off it you two, they're HARD!!! They're mean!!!!!!!!!!!! They play HARD too! They're METAL!! ...and then they go home and cuddle up with a teddy bear and a hot water bottle...it's cold in sweden... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 18 2010, 12:29 AM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 09:58 PM) QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Dec 17 2010, 08:03 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 17 2010, 06:49 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:39 PM) What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Well they're usually from scandinavia, but not exclusively, and they're either old school metal or death metal, or folk metal or some kind of hybrid or maybe black metal and they kind of act or actually live like vikings, either way it's kind of theme or image for their work or the presentation thereof! so they sail around northern Europe plundering or are they really just posing pussies? I would suspect the latter. But, in their defense, they DO have guitars. So, they aren't total panty waists. Come off it you two, they're HARD!!! They're mean!!!!!!!!!!!! They play HARD too! They're METAL!! ...and then they go home and cuddle up with a teddy bear and a hot water bottle...it's cold in sweden... Ok, well then they sound kinda like Dream Theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0N Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 It's a pretty vague definition really. 'True' Viking metal is basically a variation on Black Metal and ambient music with a folky twist, and in that sense Amon Amarth etc aren't Viking Metal at all. That said, they've come to be know as pretty much the definitive Viking Metal band, simply because they look and pretty much exclusively write lyrics about vikings and now most people associate it with Folk metal and melo-death. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 18 2010, 02:42 AM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 18 2010, 12:29 AM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 09:58 PM) QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Dec 17 2010, 08:03 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Dec 17 2010, 06:49 PM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Dec 17 2010, 05:39 PM) What exactly is Viking metal? Is it a particular sound, or just referring to where the bands are from? I can't do youtube on this computer, so if someone could just describe it for me, that'd be great. Well they're usually from scandinavia, but not exclusively, and they're either old school metal or death metal, or folk metal or some kind of hybrid or maybe black metal and they kind of act or actually live like vikings, either way it's kind of theme or image for their work or the presentation thereof! so they sail around northern Europe plundering or are they really just posing pussies? I would suspect the latter. But, in their defense, they DO have guitars. So, they aren't total panty waists. Come off it you two, they're HARD!!! They're mean!!!!!!!!!!!! They play HARD too! They're METAL!! ...and then they go home and cuddle up with a teddy bear and a hot water bottle...it's cold in sweden... Ok, well then they sound kinda like Dream Theatre. I got my daughter guitar hero 5 and we are playing. I notice that the generic bass player they assigned to us looks exactly like one of these viking metal dudes. White and black face makeup and giant horns coming out of his outfit. Watching this dude bop around while playing "play that funky music, white boy" was unnerving to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adace1 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Been exploring this genre a lot recently. So many great bands. Here are my favorites: Amon AmarthBathoryFalkenbachMoonsorrowWindirThyrfingEnslavedFinsterforstEquilibriumUnleashedManegarmKampfar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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