Go for:
- Ensiferum
- Turisas
- Northland
There certainly are better (matter of opinion) / many other ones, these are just the bands I recall right now : p
most pagan / viking music sucks balls.
if i was to name a really good album (that somewhat fits the sound one expects from a genre actually only defined by its lyrical content) i'd say thyrfing - vansinnesvisor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP1JEsBY94w). the new enslaved is good as well, idd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1bE2ozy6a0
- Ensiferum
- Turisas
- Northland
There certainly are better (matter of opinion) / many other ones, these are just the bands I recall right now : p
e.: also try Nomans Land
there`s no other viking metal band that`s any good!
e: maybe u`ll find more under "pagan metal" which is almost the same.
still, this whole genre thing is, imho, a matter of opinion ;)
-Heidevolk
-Windir
-Månegarm
I could name a ton of metal bands that sing about Norse mythology and what not though
if i was to name a really good album (that somewhat fits the sound one expects from a genre actually only defined by its lyrical content) i'd say thyrfing - vansinnesvisor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP1JEsBY94w). the new enslaved is good as well, idd.
other stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnop8JiyH64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wT5528aIUs
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZTD8_1dogE
Bathory
not sure if viking but they are awesome
pirate metal but anyways
Now after hearing it, the intro was good :P liked the doublebass there
Anyway, look into this:
Windir
Bathory
Månegarm
Moonsorrow
Kampfar
Mistur
Myrkgrav
Carpe Noctem (icelandic one)
And then just listen to pagan black...
And then... Horna! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBy2zVQb_x4