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Folk and heavy metal band from Jelgava, Latvia, active since 2020 and weaving Latvian folk traditions into a heavy metal framework. Their sound bridges Baltic folk heritage with the power of traditional metal.
Urskogen is a black/folk metal and neofolk project from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2012 and blending Scandinavian folk traditions with black metal and neofolk aesthetics. The project draws on ancient Swedish themes and forest imagery.
Toulouse-based project spanning brutal death metal and neofolk/ambient, active since 2014, named after the fearsome North American grizzly bear. Their dual identity bridges extreme metal's most brutal end with the contemplative beauty of neofolk.
Utmarken is a folk metal band from Vasterbotten in northern Sweden, performing tracks like Forfallstid and Broder i strid that draw on their remote Norrland heritage. The project channels the folk traditions of Sweden's sparsely populated north into metal.
Uuhai formed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2020, founded by Otgonbaatar Damba of established Mongolian heavy metal band Hurd. The band incorporates traditional Mongolian instruments — including the Morin Khuur horse-head fiddle and Tovshuur lute — alongside conventional metal arrangements, and employs throat singing (khoomei) and long-song (urtiin duu) vocal techniques in place of Western extreme metal vocals. After touring Europe and releasing early singles, the band signed with Napalm Records and announced their debut album Human Herds.
Vade Aratro is a heavy metal band from San Giovanni in Persiceto near Bologna, Italy, active since 2008 and incorporating folk and thrash influences. Their name combining the Latin "vade" (go) with "aratro" (plough), they blend traditional heavy metal with folk and thrash elements.
Vallorch is a folk metal band from Venice, Italy, formed in 2012. They blend Italian folk traditions with heavy metal instrumentation from the Venetian lagoon.
Vansind is a folk metal band from Slagelse, Denmark, formed in 2020. They blend Danish folk traditions with heavy metal instrumentation for a distinctly Nordic sound.
Vapor Hiemis is a pagan black/folk metal project from Vitebsk, Belarus, formed in 2018 and incorporating electronic elements into their compositions. Their releases, including "Sercy poŭnyja zimy" and "Da Niebakraja," draw on Belarusian language and cultural themes, blending atmospheric folk metal with ambient electronics.
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