Elvenking

[Mr. Crowley]

For anyone who likes Folk Metal bands, check out Elvenking. They are somewhat like Skyclad, but have a lot of influence from bands like Rhapsody as well. They have a new album out called Wyrd. I haven't heard any songs from it yet, but did hear a couple songs from their first album, Heathenreel, and really enjoyed them. They offer one free track from their fist album here: The Dweller of Rhymes

[DudeAsInCool]

Tight band... what makes them Folk/Metal?

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[Mr. Crowley]

Tight band... what makes them Folk/Metal?

Nice to see you here, Mr. Crowley--as usual you have the a terrific avatar and signature on hand to pleasure our eyes!

They use a lot of folky melodies in many of their songs as well as using instuments like the fiddle and flute quite often. The lyrics follow the folk theme much moreso than most metal bands, but it is still definitely a metal band with folk influences rather thatn the other way around.