Another very strong genre in Germany is Folk Metal, with numerous bands exploring the mix of Folk music with many Metal sub-genres.
I’m a huge fan of using traditional instruments in Metal bands, so you can expect more detailed chronicles about this genre in the blog, after I finish this European tour.
The first band today, is the one man band of Vratyas Vakyas since 1989, Falkenbach. Currently preparing his fifth full length to be released next January, has conquered numerous fans with it's consistent Viking Folk sound.
Suidraka, a band formed in 1994 has filled their Melodic Death Metal of Folk-ish influences witch gives them a distinctive sonority.
One of my favourite Folk Metal bands was founded in 1995 and has a complete distinct medieval sound, with four of the bands seven elements playing all sorts of medieval instruments, like bagpipes, harp, schawm, nickel harp or citer. Their name is In Extremo, and although they have a few songs in English they mostly sing in German. But if you don't speak German, don't let that stop you from knowing an excellent band. I don't understand a word o German and it has no influence on my ability to enjoy In Extremo's music.
The last band of this post was unknown to me before starting to investigate the German bands, and what an excellent discovery it was.
Equilibrium was founded in 2001 and has an incredible Viking Folk Metal sound. I love it, and if you like Folk and don't have issues with harsh vocals, you will love it too.
Besides this four great bands, there are two more that I can't finish this post without mentioning: Wolfchant and Finterforst.
They are definitely worth listening and weren't allowed a video and detailed description only because I want to keep these posts in a readable size.
Next: Germany (part 4/4) - Something for every taste
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