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Faun

DE · 1998–present · active
Faun formed in Germany in 1998 under founder Oliver s. Tyr and coined the term "pagan folk" to describe their synthesis of ancient Greek, Arab, and Scandinavian melodic traditions with the Swedish nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, and Celtic harp. The band sings in a rotating array of languages including German, Latin, Old Norse, and Turkish, and their decade-spanning catalog has repeatedly charted in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with Midgard (2016) reaching number three in Germany. After five albums on Universal Music Germany, Faun established their own Pagan Folk Records label in 2021 and continued releasing material, including the witchcraft-themed Hex in 2025.
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Finsterforst

DE · 2004–present · active
Finsterforst — whose name translates as "dark forest," a nod to their home region of Schwarzwald (Black Forest) in Baden-Württemberg — formed in Germany in late 2004 and play a folk metal style heavily defined by accordion melodies alongside standard metal instrumentation. Signed to Napalm Records in 2012, the band released Rastlos (2012) and Mach Dich Frei (2015) to strong critical reception, and pushed toward longer compositional structures with Zerfall (2019), which features just five tracks including a 36-minute closing piece, "Ecce Homo." Their lyrics engage with German mythology, nature, and pagan themes, with harsh vocals grounding the otherwise expansive folk arrangements.
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