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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Myrkvedr is a viking/folk metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2011. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Månegarm is a viking/black/folk metal band from Norrtälje, Sweden, formed in 2013. They weave folk traditions into heavy metal compositions.
Nachtfalke is a black metal and Viking metal band from Schneeberg in Saxony's Ore Mountains, active since 2018. The project's name meaning 'night falcon' reflects a Germanic pagan aesthetic channeled through Nordic-influenced metal.
Skåne folk/Viking/black metal act formed in 2017, blending Nordic folk traditions and Viking themes with black metal's intensity from southern Sweden. Their fusion approach connects ancient heritage with extreme metal power.
Neravendetta is a black/viking metal band from Cagliari, Sardinia, active since 2009. They uniquely blend Norse viking metal themes with the Mediterranean island's own warrior heritage.
Nidhogg is a Viking metal band from Stralsund on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, active since 2017. Named after the Norse world-serpent, the band channels Viking-age fury from the historic Hanseatic port city.
Nifrost is a folk/viking/black metal band from Jølster, Norway, active since 2016. They draw on Norse pagan heritage from the fjord landscapes of western Norway.
Norden is a viking metal band from Gdynia, Poland, active since 1995. With three decades of history, they are among the earliest and most enduring viking metal acts in the Polish scene.
Norditual is a progressive black and viking metal band from Freyre, in the Córdoba province of Argentina, blending epic and experimental arrangements with world-music influences. The band released their debut album Éxodo in 2010, followed by the two-part Echoes from Mankind — Parts I and II in 2016, both recorded and mixed by Franco Mensa at The Viking House studio in Freyre.
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