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Viking metal

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Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings

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VIKING METAL (History, Bands & more - Metal-Genre-Guide)

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Top 10 Folk/Viking Metal bands

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MANEGARM - Odin Owns Ye All (Official Video) | Napalm Records

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Top 5 Viking Metal Bands 2020

Viking metal is a style of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cross-genre term than a genre, but it is typically seen as black metal with influences from Nordic folk music. Common traits include a slow-paced and heavy riffing style, anthemic choruses, use of both sung and harsh vocals, a reliance on folk instrumentation, and often the use of keyboards for atmospheric effect.