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[2] and to a lesser extent traditional singing styles.[3]

With a bagpiper in their line-up, Skyforger is an example of a folk metal band that performs with traditional folk instruments.[1]

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.[4] Bands are identified in the list below.[5]

List of bands
Anna Murphy (ex-Eluveitie;Cellar Darling) with a hurdy-gurdy
Vocalist Mathias Lillmåns of Finntroll
Juho Kauppinen of Korpiklaani on the accordion
Lauri Õunapuu of Metsatöll with the torupill
Alea der Bescheidene of Saltatio Mortis
Olli Vänskä of Turisas
Terji Skibenæs of Týr
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Band Country Formed Notes
Agalloch USA 1995 [6]
Al-Namrood Saudi Arabia 2008 [7]
Alestorm Scotland 2004 [8]
Alien Weaponry New Zealand 2010
Amorphis Finland 1990 [9]
Angizia Austria 1994 [10]
Arkona Russia 2002 [11]
Avven (early) Slovenia 2003 [12]
Balkandji Bulgaria 1999 [13]
Balyios South Africa 2010 [14]
Bathory Sweden 1983 [15]
Battlelore Finland 1999 [16]
Blackguard Canada 2001 [17][18]
Bloodywood India 2016 [19]
Boisson Divine France 2005 [20]
Bucovina Romania 2000 [21]
Cadacross Finland 1997 [22]
Cellar Darling Switzerland 2016
Cemican Mexico 2008 [23]
Chthonic Taiwan 1995
Cruachan Ireland 1992 [24][25]
Dalriada Hungary 1998 [26]
Dreamspirit China 2005
Eluveitie Switzerland 2002 [27][28]
Elvenking Italy 1997 [29][30]
Empyrium Germany 1994 [31]
E-an-na Romania 2014 [32]
Ensiferum Finland 1995 [33]
Equilibrium Germany 2001 [34]
Falchion Finland 2002
Falconer Sweden 1999 [35]
Falkenbach Germany 1989 [36]
Finntroll Finland 1997 [37]
Finsterforst Germany 2004
Folkearth International 2003 [38]
Folkheim Chile 2003 [39]
Folkstone Italy 2004 [40]
Forefather England 1997 [41][42]
Furor Gallico Italy 2007
Geasa Ireland 1994 [43]
Glittertind Norway 2001 [44]
Gostwind South Korea 2004 [45]
Gwydion Portugal 1995 [46]
Harmasar Moldova 2013 [47]
Heidevolk Netherlands 2002 [48]
Holy Blood Ukraine 1999 [49]
Huldre Denmark 2009
Hyubris Portugal 1998 [50]
In Extremo Germany 1996 [51][52]
Ithilien Belgium 2005 [53]
Isarnos UK 2014 [54]
Japanese Folk Metal Japan 2018 [55]
Kampfar Norway 1994 [56]
Kanseil Italy 2010 [57]
Kivimetsän Druidi Finland 2002 [58]
Korpiklaani Finland 1993 [59]
Letzte Instanz Germany 1996 [60][61]
The Lord Weird Slough Feg USA 1990 [62]
Lumsk Norway 1999 [63]
Lyriel Germany 2003 [64]
Mael Mórdha Ireland 1998 [65]
Massive Scar Era Egypt/Canada 2005 [66]
Mägo de Oz Spain 1989 [67]
Methysos Cyprus 2011 [68]
Metsatöll Estonia 1998 [69]
Midnattsol Germany 2003 [70]
Mithotyn Sweden 1992 [71]
Moonsorrow Finland 1995 [72]
Myrath Tunisia 2001 [73][74]
Orphaned Land Israel 1991
Percival Schuttenbach Poland 1999 [75]
Radogost Poland 1995 [76]
Rådarna Sweden 2021 [77]
Saltatio Mortis Germany 2000 [78]
Saurom Spain 1996
Schandmaul Germany 1998 [51][79]
Scythia Canada 2010 [80]
Skálmöld Iceland 2009 [81]
Skyclad England 1990 [82][83]
Skyforger Latvia 1995 [84]
Storm Norway 1994 [85]
Subway to Sally Germany 1992 [51][86]
Suidakra Germany 1994 [87]
Summoning Austria 1993 [88]
Svartsot Denmark 2005 [89]
Tanzwut Germany 1998 [90]
Tengger Cavalry USA 2010
Tersivel Argentina 2004
Triddana Argentina 2011 [91]
Trollfest Norway 2003
Tuatha de Danann Brazil 1995 [92]
Tumulus Russia 1997 [93]
Turisas Finland 1997 [94]
Týr Faroe Islands 1998 [95]
Ulver (early) Norway 1993 [96]
Varang Nord Latvia 2014 [97]
Vardøger Norway 1994 [98]
Viikate Finland 1996
Vintersorg Sweden 1994 [99]
Waylander Northern Ireland 1993 [24][100]
Windir Norway 1994 [101]
Wintersun Finland 2004 [102]
Wolfchant Germany 2003
Wytch Hazel England 2011 [103]
Ymyrgar Tunisia 2012 [104]

See also

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