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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Eight-piece folk metal ensemble from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2011. Self-described as Prague motherfuckers, Cruadalach blend violins, flutes, and shawms with harsh vocals and hardcore intensity, exploring themes of true human existence across releases like Raised By Wolves.
Doom and folk metal band from London, formed in 2023. They blend the crushing weight of doom with folk instrumentation and traditions.
Folk-infused melodic blackened death metal act from Rovenky in the Luhansk region, active since 2015. Cruel Truth channels Ukrainian folk elements through extreme metal from the war-affected Donbas region.
Folk and power metal band from York, England, active since 2012. They blend folk instrumentation with power metal hooks from the historic Yorkshire city.
Solo black metal project from Clarksville, Tennessee founded in 2007 under the name Frostbitten Sabbath before settling on Cryptic Frost and later evolving into Stamfar. The project weaves folk and ambient textures into a raw black metal frame, with themes of isolation, vampyrism, and witchcraft.
Boston, Massachusetts Celtic folk metal act Cu Dubh weave traditional Irish and Scottish musical elements into heavy, melodic metal songwriting. Their music draws from ancient mythology and Gaelic heritage rendered through distorted guitars.
Oakland, California's Culper Ring blend the drone metal's meditative heaviness with unusual folk metal textures, creating patient, long-form music with a pastoral and ritualistic quality. Named for the Revolutionary War spy ring, their sound is layered with subtle historical intrigue.
Folk-infused black metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2007. They blend folk elements with occult black metal from Greece's second-largest city.
Folk metal band from Landsberg am Lech in Upper Bavaria, Germany, active since 2010. They blend traditional folk instrumentation with heavy metal energy from the Bavarian Lechfeld.
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