Bands with folk influences that aren't fruity "folk metal"

noodles · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 7:25 am

I really like how Slough Feg and Primordial incorporate the Celtic melodies into their riffs without going all out with accordions or whatnot. Can anyone recommend me more bands that manage to pull stuff like that off? Especially flamenco/spanish guitar influences because that's what I was thinking would be cool to hear a metal band have as part of their music.

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 7:47 am

Although not 100% folk metal Wuthering Heights has some folk metal influences in their music.

Lucifer's Son · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:52 pm **Posts:** 2016

Thin Lizzy! :dio:

Skyclad.

ganeshaRules · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 8:49 am

noodles wrote:

Especially flamenco/spanish guitar influences because that's what I was thinking would be cool to hear a metal band have as part of their music.

The only group I know that mixes flamenco & metal is User Ne, a pagan/experimental group with mixed flamenco & celtic infuences.
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=6513

Some videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozODUAlNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWabBuIkGvU

In Hard rock 80's, Medina Azahara, more vocal-flamenco influenced that guitar...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcOT2X-bqNs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rirn5L1bp9Q

And one gem... progressive rock-flamenco fusion back in the 70's
Triana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx3HCAWoAso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puUnsVjgVjw

Skeksis · **Joined:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:20 am **Posts:** 573

Well, instead of just influences, but if you're interested in flamenco fused with metal, then you should check out Flametal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYh7NzTY ... re=related
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q73TGFZf ... re=related

rio · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 10:48 am

Well there's one track on the last Mekong Delta album (Defenders of the Faith) that had about 8 bars of awesome Flamenco soloing... but I'm not sure that's enough to really count.

Plenty of bands have folk influences but aren't fruity folk metal. A lot of BM ones especially from Eastern Europe... I guess Drudkh being the most obvious.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 10:56 am

There's flamenco in Dream Theater's "Learning To Live." :wub:

Ensiferum definately have some folk influences, most notably in their self-titled album, which is really fucking fun... Might be too "cheesy," though but that's kinda the point.

Skeksis · **Joined:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:20 am **Posts:** 573

Wyrd is also good folk inspired bm. Especially Huldrafolk.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 2:03 pm

Ever hear Horslips?

Lucifer's Son · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:52 pm **Posts:** 2016

traptunderice wrote:

Ever hear Horslips?

Great band! :dio:

Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part (1973), The Tain (1974) & Book of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony (1977) are great albums and, obviously, recommanded to anyone's into celtic rock. Too bad later stuff pretty much sucks.

PyroMan · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 3:15 pm

Suidakra have some folk influences, most notably on their last two albums. I'd recommend you check The Arcanum and Emprise to Avalon first since I find them better.

Try Ancient Rites as well. I've heard Rubicon and Dim Carcosa, both good albums. Their early stuff are more black metal-ish or so the reviews say.

Einherjer maybe, though they do have their cheesy moments sometimes and I like their last album Blot the most. I'd start there.

Falconer

Tyr

XIV Dark Centuries' Skithingi is a good german pagan metal album. They remind me of Heidevolk but heavier and a bit more varied.

I think all those band differ from the Korpiklaani/Finntroll type folk metal you'd call fruity.

Ness · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 3:41 pm

Windir

Thomas · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 5:56 pm

Wolfchant

stevelovesmoonspell · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2009 5:36 pm

the 3rd and the mortal?
or are they just out there?

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 9:07 am

Flametal? The first album's really cool.

Radagast · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2009 10:51 pm

Celtic Legacy - very celticish traditional metal, like a more power metal Thin Lizzy (yes that is just as awesome as it sounds):

http://www.myspace.com/celticlegacy

noodles · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2009 10:54 pm

That does sound awesome. I'm working on checking these bands out but it could be a while because my list of stuff to check out is long and I do it slowly.

Radagast · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2009 10:59 pm

JUST - CLICK - THE - LINK

rio · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2009 11:04 pm

Are you into Bathory noodles?

noodles · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2009 11:33 pm

Radagast wrote:

JUST - CLICK - THE - LINK

I'm at work and the speakers are not hooked up to the computer.

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