Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cross-genre term than a genre, but it is typically heard as black metal with influences from Nordic ...

Viking metal is a style of heavy metal music with origins in black metal and Nordic folk music, characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cross-genre term than genre, but it is typically ...

2025年1月1日 · This list of the top viking metal bands in the world includes all musicians who have released recordings that have gotten distribution, and is an up-to-date list. Viking metal groups and artists are shown below along with any additional genres in which their music belongs.

Samarbeid og innovasjon er nøkkelen for at Norse Metal skal oppfylle vår visjon om å være blant Nordens ledende metallstøperier. Norse Metal sin største styrke ligger i dyktige og dedikerte medarbeidere med en sunn attitude.

2024年5月24日 · This article delves deep into the essence of Viking metal, exploring its roots, themes, musical characteristics, notable bands, and its impact on the broader metal scene. Origins and Influences. Viking metal traces its origins to the late 1980s and early 1990s, emerging as a subgenre within the broader spectrum of heavy metal music.

2021年7月9日 · Viking Metal isn’t a sound, it spans all the best heavy styles: death, black, trad, doom, power, prog, folk, even the Norse glam of TNT. Wherever the thematic obsession with hairy heathens storming coastlines is writ largest, there shall ye find Viking Metal. Here are ten crucial exemplars, each worthy of a place on Valhalla’s Golden Jukebox.

2019年9月26日 · Viking metal began its life as an anachronous cultural awakening and a new means of rebellion within the Swedish and Norwegian extreme metal scenes.

2013年10月16日 · Introduction: Viking Metal originated in the late 1980s in Scandinavian countries, pioneered by the Swedish Death Metal Band Bathory. It was further developed and coined by Norway’s Enslaved who combine Viking topics with a special “Northern” sound.

2014年8月5日 · If the Vikings were around today, in their ancient form, they would be head banging and moshing along with passionate fans at metal shows. We now present our list of the 10 Best Viking Metal...

Viking metal is a term used in reference to heavy metal music with a dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the life and times of Northern and Central Europeans prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia. The genre is closely associated with folk metal.