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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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Raw black metal project from Germany active since 2012, evolving from pure raw black metal into a hybrid incorporating folk metal elements. Wolf Goat channels primitive aggression through lo-fi aesthetics alongside folk-tinged passages.
Symphonic folk metal band from Montebello Vicentino, Italy active since 2011. Wolfang blends orchestral symphonic elements with folk melodies and metal power from the Vicenza province.
Symphonic folk metal band from Brno, Czech Republic featuring a dual-vocal approach with clean female vocals alongside male growls. Their releases Vegr, Beyond the Ninth Wave, and Far away in the North draw on nature, pagan history, and mythology.
Folk and black metal band from Keuruu, Finland featuring Werihukka on guitar and Hukkapätkä on vocals and drums, signed to Inverse Records. Their extensive catalog from 2010 through 2024's Bloodmoon Symphonies blends acoustic and traditional instruments with black and death metal, exploring themes of mythology, shamanism, and iron age history.
Seattle's Wolves Under Sail have been keeping folk metal alive in the Pacific Northwest since 2011, blending heavy riffs with acoustic instrumentation, traditional melodic sensibilities, and the kind of storytelling that gives folk metal its narrative backbone. They bring a distinctly American character to a style more often associated with Scandinavia and the British Isles, grounding the mythic in something that feels Pacific rather than Nordic. Their work rewards listeners looking for metal with genuine depth and atmosphere.
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