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Teeth of the Fae is a multi-faceted project from London, formed in 2024, spanning black metal, dungeon synth, neofolk, and ambient. Their eclectic approach bridges the aggression of black metal with the medieval mysticism of dungeon synth and the contemplative beauty of neofolk.
Telperion from Clermont-Ferrand blend heavy metal with folk elements under a name drawn from Tolkien's Silmarillion — the silver Tree of Valinor — since 2015. A decade of Middle-earth-inspired compositions from the Auvergne has produced music as luminous and ancient as their elvish namesake.
Templario is a folk/heavy metal band from Castellón de la Plana, Spain, formed in 2021. They weave medieval and Iberian folk elements into traditional heavy metal, their name meaning "templar."
Founded in Beijing in 2010 by Nature Ganganbaigal — an ethnic Mongolian multi-instrumentalist and composer — Tengger Cavalry wove traditional Central Asian elements including morin khuur, throat singing, and shamanistic themes into folk and black metal. After relocating to New York, the project expanded to a full band and performed a sold-out debut concert at Carnegie Hall in 2015, also contributing to the soundtracks of Civilization 6 and Doom Eternal. Nature Ganganbaigal was found dead at age 29 in June 2019, leaving behind eight studio albums and a singular legacy in folk metal.
Terhenetär is a black/folk metal band from Mikkeli, Finland, formed in 2017. Named after a figure from Finnish mythology, they weave Kalevala-inspired folk elements into black metal.
Tevana3 is an experimental folk metal project from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024. They push folk metal's boundaries with experimental approaches.
Thanallian from Prague blend melodic gothic and folk metal within a richly imagined fictional world where nature, love, and cruelty intersect, with releases like "Between Worlds" and "The Last Arduans" building out their narrative universe. Founded in 2014, the band craft cinematic, story-driven compositions that bridge folk melodies with gothic metal darkness.
Thanateros is a gothic/folk metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2001. Their extensive catalog — from "The First Rite" through "Best Of 25 Years Thanateros" — has spanned a quarter-century of gothic and folk metal with dark, otherworldly themes.
Columbus, Ohio's The Conquering have been forging their own brand of Viking and folk-inflected black metal since 2006, drawing on themes of Norse mythology and pagan lore without losing the ferocity that grounds the music. The Midwest setting gives their atmosphere a particular starkness — wide, cold, and elemental — that suits the genre's epic scope.
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