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Portland, Oregon's Utstøtt draw from Viking and epic black metal traditions, married to a black metal foundation, since forming in 2013. Their Old Norse name — roughly meaning 'outcast' or 'cast out' — sets the tone for music steeped in ancient darkness and Nordic mythology.
Varyag is a Viking metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2020. They channel Norse themes and warrior mythology through heavy, epic metal.
Vinterhjerte is a folk/Viking metal band from Wigan, England, formed in 2018. They channel Norse folk traditions through heavy metal from the English north.
Skelleftea's Vintersorg, led by the singular vocalist Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund, has been a creative force in progressive folk metal since 1998 across numerous albums and side projects including Borknagar and Crescent Shield. His soaring clean vocals and ambitious compositions blend Nordic folk traditions with progressive complexity, making him one of Sweden's most versatile extreme metal musicians.
Melodic black, folk, and Viking metal band from Sogndal, Norway founded in 1994 by the late Valfar (Terje Bakken). Windir blended Sogndal's dramatic fjord landscapes with black metal, folk melodies, and Viking themes, creating a beloved legacy that endures despite Valfar's tragic death in 2004.
Viking and death metal band from Romainville, France active since 2005. Named after the Anglo-Saxon form of Odin, Woden merges Viking-era themes with death metal aggression from the Parisian suburbs.
Viking black metal project from Bavaria, Germany, anchored by sole member Mork Frost who handles all vocals, guitars, bass, and keys. Their album "Crows upon the fallen ones" was recorded across multiple years in both Chile and Germany between 2003-2008 before finally being released in 2024 as a limited 130-copy CD.
Ásmegin is a folk, black, and Viking metal band from Jevnaker, Norway, formed in 1998, whose name translates from Old Norse as "Might of the Æsir." Their debut album Hin Vordende Sod & Sø (2003), released on Napalm Records, established them as one of the more ambitious acts in the Norse folk metal tradition, blending black metal aggression with traditional folk melodies, violin, and dual clean and harsh vocals. A second album, Arv, followed in 2008. Lyrics are composed primarily in Norwegian and Old Norse, rooting the band firmly in Scandinavian literary and mythological tradition.
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