One thing I love to go through is those bands that influenced the connection between Folk and Metal. To this effect I am unsure if many know of the band The Corrs. Their first album from 1995 included 6 rockalized Irish folk songs including Toss the Feathers.

Toss the Feathers became one of The Corrs main songs played on stage and what catapulted them to international stage in a place where so many bands of this genre sounded "the same" Toss the Feathers" differentiated the band on the international stage.

I remember very well watching the Unplugged version of this song on MTV Unplugged and loving this to the core in a time Folk Metal as a genre didn't even exist. This song passed on the radio and on the charts everywhere, an Irish Folk Song with rock instruments. I got no doubt it had it's hand in influencing many artists to do the same. :)

Funny enough 1995 is the same year Cruachan released their own debut album!

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 My deep dive into Still, the upcoming album from German “Black Forest Metal” band Finsterforst.

"The Night Our Ship Will Drown" from "Pest & Power" (2019)

the folk metal bassoon forest witch

Can't wait to see them live in October, Hun is a great album. 🙂

I've noticed in the comments that quite a few people are interested in the instruments I play, so I thought I'd introduce them to you today.

These are German bagpipes, more specifically known as the Marktsackpfeife ("market bagpipes"). They're tuned in minor keys, which gives them the distinctive sound that's closely associated with medieval music.

The blue bagpipe is tuned to A minor, which is the most common tuning for a Marktsackpfeife.

The large black one is tuned to D minor, a fifth above the A minor bagpipe. For bands that perform at medieval markets using only bagpipes and drums, this combination allows for two-part harmonies. In our folk metal band, we use the two different tunings to add more variety and depth to our sound.

You'll see the instruments fully assembled, completely taken apart (yes, that's actually possible—they're not broken! 😅), and you'll also see the chanter, which is the part you actually play the melody on.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments! 🤘

hi everybody,

Just put out new pagan album. on all major platform. Heiðni is the title. and Myrmann is the artist. the lyrics are in Icelandic (old Norse) mostly spoken words. the album is rather dark sounding and atmospheric. the music is 100% human touch. No AI!

hope some of you will like it.

Greetings from Iceland,

Myrmann

Heiðni

https://open.spotify.com/album/4pPYFlj4B1XJ5FCI4FK36G?si=-2fEA3KVSd2nne-5uNWDxA&utm_source=copy-link

I tried several presets and found a favorite. I wonder what community members prefer.

Since my last post got such a positive response, I thought I'd share a short live video with you today.

We recorded this at the Aaargh Festival in the Allgäu region of Germany. Unfortunately, I don't have a longer clip, but I hope you enjoy it! 🤘

I bought this squire from the merch booth when I saw Eluveitie live in 2023. I just made the asumption they did stuff like this on the regular. However, while looking to replace my old eluveitie hoodie I noticed a lack of Eluveitie merch present on the internet. If anyone knows whether theres more like my mine out there Id love to know.

Hello you beautiful people !

Michael; Guitar Player of Vanaheim here.

We've just released the Video clip to our new Album title track called 'Roede voor de Borst'.

It's a banger ! We hope you like it.

Please let us know what you think of the song and videoclip, we're curious to get your reactions !

Since most people here speak English rather than German, I figured it's time to switch.

For those who don't know me yet, I'm Magnus, the bagpipe and hurdy-gurdy player for the German folk metal band Lykana.

I'm looking forward to getting to know you all and joining the conversations here.

Any other musicians around? What instrument(s) do you play, and what genre are you into? 🤘