Originally Posted by The Batlord

I do believe this is the final list for folk metal. Skyclad and Ensiferum have been replaced by Bathory and Orphaned Land.

Folk Metal

1. Agalloch - The Mantle
2. Primordial - To the Nameless Dead
3. Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
4. Turisas - The Varangian Way
5. Falkenbach - Ok nefna tysvar ty
6. Bathory - Nordland I
7. Negura Bunget - Om
8. Drudkh - Blood In Our Wells
9. Nokturnal Mortum - Голос сталі (Voice of Steel)
10. Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Orphaned Land? Are they not more progressive metal? Love them, but folk metal??

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Yeah, they're definitely folk metal. Plenty of these folk metal bands have progressive elements, which shouldn't be surprising considering how it would help a band to incorporate folk elements into a genre of music which might otherwise be at odds with it. And pretty much all their albums are on RYM's folk metal chart, so I'm gonna go with **** you.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

From the horse's mouth:

Something beyond melodic death metal, black metal and folk metal

Orphaned Land Official Website | www.orphaned-land.com

But yeah, they do incorporate elements of folk metal. I would always see them more as a prog metal band though. Interestingly, they actually describe themselves as "Oriental Metal". Stick that in your bong and meditate upon it!

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

A.) A band's description of their sound is always dubious, as they like to think of themselves as "beyond" pigeonholing genres much of the time. And they still mentioned folk metal, so suck that.

B.) Prog metal or folk metal, they're still folk metal.

C.) Oriental metal sounds like a variety of folk metal to me.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

you slice it.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Orphaned Land? Are they not more progressive metal? Love them, but folk metal??

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

I always considered them more Cajun Metal than anything else.

Originally Posted by Neward Thelman

"SMOKE CRACK MUDA****KKA"

I'll check that dictionary, but in the meantime I'm impressed - as is everyone else in the world - by your eloquence, obvious accomplishments and success, and the evidence of your blazingly high intelligence.

Originally Posted by Frownland

He just doesn't have a mind so closed that it rivals Blockbuster.

Originally Posted by elphenor

I own the mail

Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

What would zydeco sound like fused with extreme metal? I'm very curious now.