folk metal?

So I discovered a bad a few days ago called Ensiferum. Apparently they are considered 'folk metal'. Is anyone here a fan of this genere, and can you maybe point me to some other bands?

 

Try Turisas and Einherjar (can't remember if I spelled that last one correctly).

 

Thanks man.

 

You're welcome! Oh, and although it's not exactly folk metal, you should check out Haggard as well, if you like folk you might like them.

 

Ensiferum are my sig pic

Anyway here are three I like

Falkenbach:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dZKV7nmi5c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEORCzwtIWM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TsY6qOleeA

Korpiklaani:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnhRxELJXVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXy6JHYa5Ks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIc4VHxU7iM

Vintersorg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AVdMOgrVa8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD8nio-Xn-Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uTHY7m57VI

also try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4loxHrcU00I its some guys top ten list

 

http://www.eluveitie.ch/

Also Ulver's album "Kveldsjanger"



If anyone can recomend me some Eastern European folk music, I will be very happy

 

Thanks Arlandis and GoR. Actually was able to take in a live performance of Ensiferum this past weekend at an Amon Amarth show. They, along with Amon Amarth, fucking rocked.

 

Check Metsatöll ^^

 

Finntroll, Moonsorrow and Otyg are some good ones. Falkenbach is good indeed. Also check out Storm - Nordavind. Cruachan, irish folk metal. I prefer bands like Thyrfing, Einherjer and so on, but it's often between folk and black metal. Don't know if you like that.

 

makes me think of viking-oriented metal like bathory and shit.

 

fk yeh moonsorrow and fintroll

 

I like Korpiklaani and Finntroll, try also Tyr..they're quite good.. ^^

 

Where I live, in Estonia, folk metal is quite popular. Well, quite the same part of the world as Finland.

I'm not really a fan so I don't know much about it... Metsatöll is the best-known here. And Raud-Ants. These bands usually sing in our own language but maybe you might still be interested...

 

hah. Tenacious D invented acoustic folk metal..

 

For some romanian folk-rock you should check out phoenix,i think they are called transylvania phoenix outside of romania.it's an older band who has a bit of a living legend status here,they where forced by the communist regime to draw their inspiration from folklore after they became to "occidental" for those times.

They might not be your cup of the though since i saw ui enjoy negura bunget but it never hurts to try...

 

Fintroll is pretty good, they kind of crack me up, but all in all a good sound.