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Originally Posted by TheBig3
I'm going to explore this genre a little further because its got some phenomenal potential, but this Skyclad song just borders on minstrel music with darker overtones and a violin.
I think if it were Metal as we think of it today, only played acoustically, it would be a better genre. But (and I'm going by this one song post only) I'm finding some gross hybrid of chamber grass (Punch Brothers) and...I don't know, the love child of Dio and Jethro Tull.
It also sounds to me like a group of nerds got together and played songs made popular by Zelda. Still, it should say something that I'm compelled to dig a little further than this one song that I've found so many things wrong with.
I'd also love to find an aggressive (metal-like) jam band because whenever I hear the Jam Bands go for something darker, I'm always a little more interested. Thanks for the post though, this just got real interesting.
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As I said, I hardly know anything about folk metal. I've chosen this Skyclad band because they're labeled as pioneers, but it's very possible that's not what folk metal sounds like today and that it's not the best representative of the genre, more like the very beginning. And I agree, this genre has a potential and can maybe appeal to someone like me who's not really a metal fan. It's just that I haven't yet heard anything to really grab me. That's why I'm curious to hear what will people post this week.