Forest Metal ?

[Gil]

According to Wikipedia:

"Forest metal is metal music that mainly talks about nature and wildlife. It also promotes going back into ancient ways instead of going along with the evolution of industrial and urban living. Most prominent among the forest metal scene would probably be the Norwegian second-wave black metal band Ulver (meaning 'wolves'), who used forest imagery and themes extensively. They dedicated an entire album, entitled Nattens Madrigal, to werewolves. The band Finntroll are arguably the band that uses the most forest related imagery and lyrics. On their EP Visor om Slutet the band included several long samples of sounds heard in the forest, such as frogs croaking, birds singing and things more related to Troll Metal, like trolls eating food.

It should be noted that forest metal is not exclusively produced in Scandinavia, as evidenced by the Czech Republic group Trollech."


and the amazing Troll Metal:

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Troll metal is black metal music dealing with trolls, goblins and related subjects.

There are three important bands: Mortiis, Finntroll, and Arckanum. Whilst serving as a good genre for these bands to expand their musical style, they usually try to stay close to their usual lyrics. It is for the aforementioned reason that the three major bands sound so different: Mortiis, with a medieval ambient sound (no longer as current); Arckanum, with a pretty simple black metal sound, only with trollish lyrics; and Finntroll with a black metal/polka mix.

In most songs of Finntroll, Trolls singing relate their hate of humans, especially christians, which is for them a plague to eradicate - and to eat. They relate how they prepare for battles without fear and subsequently how much humans should fear them. They fight with axes. They also tell about their rites and beliefs. They say they live in the north and humans in the south (as trolls come from the Scandinavian folklore and most troll metal bands are from Nordic countries). Trolls seem to have a 'King' and a 'Lord'.

Finntroll's album covers represent trolls with very different physical appearances. One looks strong and tall and is green, one other is more elfic, his skin is gray-blue and he has pointy nose and ears, one other looks like a dwarf and others are smaller, strong, green, with big noses and pointy-hairy ears.

Troll metal is often related to forest metal, since trolls live in forests and we can hear sounds of the forest in various songs.

Troll Metal bands:

• Ancient
• Arckanum
• Finntroll
• Gotmoor
• Korpiklaani
• Kostogher
• Mortiis
• Taur Nu Fuin
• Troll
• Trollmann av Ildtoppberg

Though forest metal might be a one-person interpretation of a type of music (call it a self-made genre) it is a nice classification nonetheless.

As for "troll metal" it seems it was a name given by the fans of the above bands and accepted by the bands themselves.

Cheers

[Ederico]

I should get some of that music.

[Heretik]

Loads of nonsense. This genre is known as folk metal. These forest/troll/agro metal etiquettes are just for laughs.

[Faísca]

Originally Posted by Katera

Loads of nonsense. This genre is known as folk metal. These forest/troll/agro metal etiquettes are just for laughs.

Agro metal? Black Metal farmers like that guy from Gorgoroth?

I think it is not quite Folk Metal, it seems to have more things in common with Black Metal, though.

[Gil]

I IS black metal, the funny thing about it is that people never cease to try to "create" new genres, it seems the old genres aren't enough.

[Faísca]

Originally Posted by Manji

I IS black metal, the funny thing about it is that people never cease to try to "create" new genres, it seems the old genres aren't enough.

I remember my times when I was more fond of metal. There were like one hundred and one styles ranging from White Metal to Black Metal, Epic Metal in the middle and things like that.

[Milesian]

What about Pixie Metal?
It's got to be worth a shot, right?

[Heretik]

Originally Posted by Manji

I IS black metal, the funny thing about it is that people never cease to try to "create" new genres, it seems the old genres aren't enough.

People are very, very, very bored.

[Heretik]

Originally Posted by Milesian

What about Pixie Metal?
It's got to be worth a shot, right?

Hehe... I always relate pixies to Ireland so try Cruachan.
They sing about druids and other cool celtic stuff. There's Waylander too but they are scottish.

[Ederico]

Originally Posted by Johannes de León

I remember my times when I was more fond of metal. There were like one hundred and one styles ranging from White Metal to Black Metal, Epic Metal in the middle and things like that.

I'm still fond of Metal, but definitely not exclusively, aren't you? Too Cultured for it right?

There is nothing better than some melodic yet aggressive metal when going out with friends in the weekend, a rush of adrenaline before the bars....

[Faísca]

Originally Posted by Ederico Figallo

I'm still fond of Metal, but definitely not exclusively, aren't you? Too Cultured for it right?

Some bands like Haggard definitely are worth listening every now and then.

[Milesian]

Originally Posted by Katera

Hehe... I always relate pixies to Ireland so try Cruachan.
They sing about druids and other cool celtic stuff. There's Waylander too but they are scottish.

Yeah, a couple of Cruachan's songs are worth listening to. I like the Celtic themes and the mythological content. Enough of their songs manage to stay away from falling into the usual riduculousness which is a tendency with so many of these metal bands, although "The First Battle of Moytura" is ruined by some of that hilarious yet annoying Black Metal type growling. Wasted that song for me.
Other's like "The Children of Lir" were really good

I tried listening to Waylander but I didn't like them.

[Ederico]

Originally Posted by Johannes de León

Some bands like Haggard definitely are worth listening every now and then.

Haggard are awesome, I agree.

[Heretik]

Originally Posted by Milesian

Yeah, a couple of Cruachan's songs are worth listening to. I like the Celtic themes and the mythological content. Enough of their songs manage to stay away from falling into the usual riduculousness which is a tendency with so many of these metal bands, although "The First Battle of Moytura" is ruined by some of that hilarious yet annoying Black Metal type growling. Wasted that song for me.
Other's like "The Children of Lir" were really good

I tried listening to Waylander but I didn't like them.

OK. I still listen to that stuff sometimes. But nowadays I'm more into some ethno and world music. I enjoy doom metal though.

[Herac]

The only band I know that can use this genre ("forest metal") without guilty is Drudkh, from Ukraine.