Hurra! It's Viking Metal Week!

Guybrush · 08-03-2010, 01:56 AM

Yup, it's viking metal week. Viking metal is "a subgenre of heavy metal music characterised by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age."

Thank you Wikipedia.

Now, let's see some Viking METAL!!

This is for Yngve (whose connection with this particular song is quite intimate in this case) - Enslaved's "Større Enn Tid, Tyngre Enn Natt".

Sljslj · 08-03-2010, 03:13 AM

Yes! I love Viking metal. Check these out:

Good shit.

Seltzer · 08-03-2010, 05:58 AM

Enslaved and Bathory are cool. I used to listen to a bit of Kampfar, Tyr, Mithotyn, Moonsorrow, Falkenbach, Ensiferum and Amon Amarth too. But none are as good as Windir so I'll post about a few of their songs in Yngve's absence, and because they're not getting enough attention in their thread

Btw it was he who pointed out that they have an extremely high number of plays per listener on last.fm considering their popularity... 71 plays per listener equates to each one listening to their whole discography twice.

Windir being awesome

Windir at their best and most magical moment (second half especially)

Windir sounding more modern/accessible and continuing to be awesome (esp. in the middle)

Windir embracing their europop influences

Guybrush · 08-03-2010, 06:54 AM

Windir is automatically cool in my book simply because Valfar used Fasttracker 2 to create his music

He died like a tourist, though, freezing to death in the mountains.

LoathsomePete · 08-03-2010, 10:14 AM

Have some Ensiferum!

Tore you need to show you respect for your heritage and dress up in full viking garb and take a picture.

almauro · 08-03-2010, 02:55 PM

Moon_Effin_Sorrow! Their latter stuff in a little more focused on the black metal end of the spectrum, but I love it. Just to jest, I've got to mention Manowar, because they did influence Bathory's first viking record, Blood on Ice, eventhough it didn't see the light of day until the mid 90's. The throne, however, belongs to Enslaved.

Seltzer · 08-03-2010, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

Windir is automatically cool in my book simply because Valfar used Fasttracker 2 to create his music

He died like a tourist, though, freezing to death in the mountains.

Haha I noticed that program when I was watching some of their backstage material. How common is death by hypothermia in Norway? I'm guessing it's mainly confined to tourists who trek through the mountains without being properly prepared for rapid changes in weather?

Unrelenting · 08-03-2010, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Have some Ensiferum!

Tore you need to show you respect for your heritage and dress up in full viking garb and take a picture.

my fave ensiferum track

Alfred · 08-03-2010, 10:01 PM

Interesting genre of the week. I had some Ensiferum songs on my computer a long time ago. Dunno if Absu falls under this category, but I liked their album from last year. Have to check out Windir.

almauro · 08-04-2010, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

Interesting genre of the week. I had some Ensiferum songs on my computer a long time ago. Dunno if Absu falls under this category, but I liked their album from last year. Have to check out Windir.

Absu is absolutely incrediable, but their from Texas and do the "occult" shtick. Blindingly fast blackened thrash/death, the drummer is not of this world.

08-03-2010, 01:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Hurra! It's Viking Metal Week! Yup, it's viking metal week. Viking metal is "a subgenre of heavy metal music characterised by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age." Thank you Wikipedia. Now, let's see some Viking METAL!! This is for Yngve (whose connection with this particular song is quite intimate in this case) - Enslaved's "Større Enn Tid, Tyngre Enn Natt". __________________ Something Completely Different

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Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	Yes! I love Viking metal. Check these out: Good shit. __________________ MY LYRICS

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Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Enslaved and Bathory are cool. I used to listen to a bit of Kampfar, Tyr, Mithotyn, Moonsorrow, Falkenbach, Ensiferum and Amon Amarth too. But none are as good as Windir so I'll post about a few of their songs in Yngve's absence, and because they're not getting enough attention in their thread Btw it was he who pointed out that they have an extremely high number of plays per listener on last.fm considering their popularity... 71 plays per listener equates to each one listening to their whole discography twice. Windir being awesome Windir at their best and most magical moment (second half especially) Windir sounding more modern/accessible and continuing to be awesome (esp. in the middle) Windir embracing their europop influences __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Windir is automatically cool in my book simply because Valfar used Fasttracker 2 to create his music He died like a tourist, though, freezing to death in the mountains. __________________ Something Completely Different

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Have some Ensiferum! Tore you need to show you respect for your heritage and dress up in full viking garb and take a picture. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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almauro Way Out There Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 850	Moon_Effin_Sorrow! Their latter stuff in a little more focused on the black metal end of the spectrum, but I love it. Just to jest, I've got to mention Manowar, because they did influence Bathory's first viking record, Blood on Ice, eventhough it didn't see the light of day until the mid 90's. The throne, however, belongs to Enslaved. __________________ rock n music blog Last edited by almauro; 08-03-2010 at 07:51 PM.

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Interesting genre of the week. I had some Ensiferum songs on my computer a long time ago. Dunno if Absu falls under this category, but I liked their album from last year. Have to check out Windir. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM