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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Arkveid blends atmospheric black, doom, and folk metal from Perm in the western Urals since 2014. Their genre-spanning approach draws from the deep forests and ancient traditions of the Kama River region.
Thessaloniki's Around the Fire craft a warm, earthy blend of doom, folk, and stoner metal that evokes communal gathering and ancient ritual. Since 2019, they've created music designed for shared experience, built on heavy grooves and folk-tinged melodies.
Hayward/San Francisco Bay Area folk metal act weaving melodic death metal with folk elements, reflecting the region's multicultural musical melting pot.
Arseis fuses black metal, death metal, and folk metal from Lille since 2020, creating a triple-genre blend that weaves traditional elements through extreme metal structures. Their approach channels the diverse cultural influences of northern France.
California folk metal wanderer blending pagan themes with metallic heft, exploring mythological territory through a distinctly West Coast lens.
Aryadeva blends folk and black metal from Simferopol since 2017. Named after the Buddhist philosopher, they bring Eastern spiritual tradition to Crimean folk-influenced black metal.
Arzén has evolved from heavy metal into folk rock from the Terchová and Žilina area since 2017. Named after the Slovak word for arsenic, their Jánošík-country origins connect to the legendary Slovak Robin Hood tradition.
Ascéal are a folk metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland, formed in 2018, whose name derives from the Gaelic phrase for "telling a story." The band pairs Celtic instruments — bagpipes and flutes played alongside rhythm guitar and double bass — with clean female vocals and growls, drawing lyrical themes from Irish and European folklore, mythology, and history across their debut EP "Untold Stories" (2023).
Ash of Ashes is a folk metal band from Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde in the Sauerland region of Germany, formed in 2018, serving as the follow-up project to the German band Hel. Their self-described 'epic skaldic metal' spans releases including Down the White Waters and Traces, blending Norse-influenced folk elements with heavy metal in the tradition of their predecessor project.
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