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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V... metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterised by its dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology, Norse paganism and the Viking Age.The genre of Viking metal began with the Swedish band Bathory, one of "the most important European extreme metal acts of the '80s and '90s." Their first album Bathory was released in 1984 and is "regarded by many as the first black metal record." The band's fourth album Blood Fire Death arrived in 1988 and signaled a change of direction. Ed Rivadavia of Allmusic attributes it as "possibly the first true example" of Viking metal. The album notably featured the band leader Quorthon singing in a clean style "as opposed to his previously preeminent death croak." It was followed in 1990 with the release of Hammerheart, a landmark album that "formally introduced" to the metal world the "archetypical Viking metal album." By then the band had departed from "the Satanic mould" and was "squarely in Viking mythology." The Viking metal music of Bathory was characterised by Wagnerian "lengthy epics, ostentatious arrangements, chorused vocals, and ambient keyboards."The year 1991 saw the formation of the Norwegian group Enslaved. Their debut album Vikingligr Veldi arrived in 1994 with "many melodies being borrowed from ethnic Scandinavian folk music to lend additional authenticity to the vicious, fast-paced black metal." Inspired by Bathory, Enslaved set out to "create Viking metal devoted to retelling Norway's legends and traditions of old." Their second album Frost, also from 1994, was "an important release for the extreme music subgenre of Viking metal." With "Viking themes, razor sharp guitars, blastbeat drums, and an ear for orchestration resulting in complex structures, bountiful harmonies and time changes," Enslaved has since been acclaimed as "probably the foremost exponents" of the genre.Viking metal is "noisy, chaotic, and often augmented by sorrowful keyboard melodies." An epic sound is "a prerequisite for inclusion under the Viking metal banner" and bands in the genre typically adopt a "bomastic, keyboard laden" approach. Viking metal acts are known to be "very different in their music" with influences from death metal, black metal and some power metal. Gerhard Storesund from Einherjer contends that "this diversity is very good for the style" and notes that the black metal genre is more monotonous in contrast. Both clean vocals and death growls can be found in Viking metal and the "speed varies from mid-pace to a fast pace." Like folk metal bands, Viking metal acts "generally utilize some acoustic and other unusual instruments in addition to the traditional metal instruments."Some commentators view Viking metal as more of a lyrical or conceptual genre than a musical one. The themes explored by bands "usually come from Nordic and Viking mythology." Guitarist Patrik Lindgren of Thyrfing explains the appeal of such mythology by noting that "as a Scandinavian, it's the ultimate and most fascinating source of inspiration." He also identifies the subjects of sailing, dragons, "furious winds" and a "lust for exploration" as some of the standard motifs for the genre.

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misha2332 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) I love Viking metal maxairas666 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) bathory magicbobble (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) I love this video:) 196gogo (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) very good MindtheOrangesMarlon (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) The video was taken from "One Rode to Asa Bay," but I added "Hammerheart" as the audio here. Sudden090 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) This might be in the info but were is the video from? be the way, Viking metal, fucking rules, Hail to the Hammer sabastionhas1 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) You're right. The song is Hammerheart from the album Twilight of the Gods, although there is also an ablum called Hammerheart. ManOfSteel666 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) bathory - hammerheart sabastionhas1 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) What is being played? It sounds pretty good. flaming0moe (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm) heyl odin..great song 4*