SCREAM!: A Folkin' Metal Tourney

SCREAM! 08.28.15	Will add as recs come in. Folk/Black and other variations of folk metal are allowed
MO 08.28.15	everyone will only vote for Vali since folk metal is almost a dead genre on here and it's probably the only album people know about lol
SCREAM! 08.28.15	Vali ain't even metal tho Come on sput I'm counting on you!
CrackeTheSkull 08.28.15	I nominate Sagas by Equilibrium.
Evreaia 08.28.15	"Umbras de Barbagia" by Downfall Of Nur.
SCREAM! 08.28.15	"I nominate Sagas by Equilibrium" Kind of missing the point of the tourney
Hawks 08.28.15	Myrkgrav - Trollskau, skrømt og kølabrenning Has like 70 votes so idk if you'd wanna count it, but that would be my choice. m/
SCREAM! 08.28.15	Might as well. There's still a pretty good chance this won't even happen since this site sorta hate folk metal but hopefully it will and we can dig out some gems. Either of you wanna add a little soundoff to your choices?
DungeonBoy 08.28.15	Vintersorg - Cosmic Genesis 74 votes.. a "little" over.. "Cosmic Genesis combines folk metal music with metaphysical/space imagery to create a very unique album within the genre. The combination of soaring operatic vocals and black metal screams are used intermittently to produce a dynamic listen throughout."
Hawks 08.28.15	"A forgotten gem (at least on Sputnik) in the Norwegian folk/black metal genre. Think of a mix between early Borknagar and Enslaved with some traditional folk instruments thrown in and a mixture of harsh and clean vox. m/"
MO 08.28.15	Primordial - Spirit the Earth Aflame a bit more on the bm side but there's for sure some folk metal stuff going on in this
Hawks 08.28.15	Nice choice MO. m/ And Scream if you wanna get the art to show up for Myrkgrav just edit those o's and put them in regularly. :]
Snowdog808 08.28.15	Cruachan- Tuatha Na Gael
SCREAM! 08.28.15	Sounds good hawks my man. I just copy/pasted what you posted haha
SCREAM! 08.28.15	also stop being lazy and gimme soundoffs people!
porcupinetheater 08.28.15	Kroda - Cry To Me River Seems to always capture the feeling of a cold morning in an early spring morning somewhere in Northern Europe. One of the best fusings of intermittent folk instrumentation with a central core lit up with that metal anger.
Confucius 08.28.15	I enjoy folk metal in small doses
Cygnatti 08.28.15	The only decent folk metal I can think of is the mantle. Solid 3.25/5 right there.
MO 08.28.15	FINE "A folk black metal album that combines the two styles perfectly. Primordial bring about some very impressive instrumentation which is actually quite varied for the style they are playing, keeping everything fresh but very well fleshed out. The overall atmoshpere of the album is highly addictive and it sucks you right in for it's entire duration without letting you go.
DungeonBoy 08.28.15	Umbras de Barbagia is my favorite metal album of 2015 so far
Hawks 08.28.15	More recs you fucks this is gonna be a fun one hahaha
Thibs 08.28.15	Dornenreich - Freiheit "Neo-folk black metal album released in 2014 which was seriously overlooked. Mostly acoustic guitar and violins with spoken German vocals (which may be off-putting to some). The band meld classical acoustics with black metal very effectively and created one of the most emotional and passionate albums of 2014"
HellPriest 08.28.15	This is a good genre when done right. A lot of these are very well known like Primordial and Vintersorg. The Cruachan and Myrkgrav are excellent. Here's my reco: Wilderun - Olden Tales & Deathly Trails A very American folk metal album. It avoids all the worst trappings of folk metal. It's not twee or jolly. Excellent clean vocals contrast with deathly grunts. They have been likened to Opeth with folk, but Opeth was rarely this adventurous. Wilderun proves that one can play folk metal without resorting to bar room jigs.
Hawks 08.28.15	Another one that wouldn't belong here, but still rules is Tyr.
Thibs 08.28.15	hellpriest, did you enjoy Sleep at the Edge of the Earth?
SCREAM! 08.28.15	Sweet. Looks like we'll have a decent tourney going. A bit more predominantly folk/black than I was hoping but as long as its good then so be it m/ I still haven't listened to vintersorg myself and the primordial album is one of their lesser known ones so probably unknown by most (def couldn't have accepted gathering or nameless dead for this). Both have under 100 votes which I guess has become the "unofficial quota" if we want this to properly take off. Keep the recs coming guys!
Hawks 08.28.15	m/ m/ m/
JamieTwort 08.28.15	"The only decent folk metal I can think of is the mantle." Same, and I'm not even a big fan of The Mantle tbh.
Cygnatti 08.28.15	same, as i said 'decent'
HellPriest 08.28.15	Thibs, yes I enjoyed that one as well. great band. SCREAM, please fix the link to Wilderun. It was reviewed on this site.
SCREAM! 08.28.15	Sounds like both of you need to tune into this tourney then!
JamieTwort 08.28.15	Nah, can't stand the genre.
Hawks 08.28.15	Jamie ilu but why did you even click on this thread if it was clearly about a genre you don't like...?
zaruyache 08.28.15	can't think of anything obscure and fantastic off the top of my head, but the new Istapp is pretty good.
JamieTwort 08.28.15	@Hawks: Curiosity I guess haha.
Hawks 08.28.15	Istapp's first album slays I gotta hear the new one.
SCREAM! 08.28.15	@zaruyache is it folky? If so you could make it your entry! I was shooting for 16 entries but if we can get to 12 we'll have ourselves a solid lineup
trvvve 08.28.15	folk metal is worst metal
SCREAM! 08.28.15	It gets an unfairly bad rep and this will prove that
Gameofmetal 08.28.15	i couldnt think of anything so i browsed my band edits and theres a band called forlorn that I've rated and they're tagged as folk and black metal. guess i could submit that. ill have to relisten tho if you want a description from me because i dont remember it super well
Gameofmetal 08.28.15	ive only got it at like a 3.5 tho so not sure that's the best thing to submit really
Keyblade 08.28.15	cant really commit to listening to all the albums which sucks but I have a couple hours of cool albums in mind
TheSpirit 08.28.15	Mistur - Attende black/folk/viking metal featuring members of Vreid and Windir... Need I say more?
SCREAM! 08.28.15	Give it a listen game. We've got a few spots still so you've got some time! Aw come on key! It'll be fun!
Hawks 08.28.15	Mistur is awesome too. m/
zaruyache 08.28.15	"@zaruyache is it folky?" It's like really basic songwriting-wise, but it's kinda folky. It has a lot of metal melodies that feel folky, and some cleans. Kinda like Windir but with much shorter songs and less instrumentals. Sort of like epic bm.
Gameofmetal 08.29.15	actually i suppose i could submit Galar - De Gjenlevende since that downfall of nur album has about the same number of votes as well as a featured atari review. if we're not being too stringy on popularity then ill go with that one since i actually liked it a lot ill come up with a description soonish
SCREAM! 08.29.15	One more and we can get this show started
Gameofmetal 08.29.15	Galar - De Gjenlevende - Epic folk/black metal that calls to mind Bergtatt era Ulver and perhaps a sprinkling of Windir, with tons of sublime orchestrations to keep things as grand as possible. outta do it
hal1ax 08.29.15	Irminsul - Irminsul. Straight forward, well executed blackened folk / viking metal from Sweden. An array of vocal approaches course through this album, ranging from raspy black metal shrieks to angelic chants from the bands female vocalist. This record also displays Irminsul's masterful and gorgeous violin, fiddle, and acoustic work. (5 votes)
hal1ax 08.29.15	aww did i not make the cut ? =(((( thought it was 16 nominations
SCREAM! 08.29.15	Either way you made it. You're number 12. Was hoping for 16 but 12 will do so we can get this started
hal1ax 08.29.15	oh awesome !
someguest 08.29.15	folk it all
HellPriest 08.29.15	Ive heard most of these. I'll check out 10 and 11.
Hawks 08.29.15	This is gonna be awesome. m/
ComeToDaddy 08.29.15	Everyone's going over the limit, we've got a couple of 70-80 votes so I'm going to say fuck it and throw in Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance. A mish-mash of doom, black and symphonic metal sprinkled over folk, you'll find a huge range of styles incorporated over the album's runtime. From classical breaks, to plodding doom segments, to huge climaxes built around flute melodies and gorgeous female vocals, you have a giant melting pot of a thousand different things that still comes out coherent and balanced. One of the best combinations of folk and metal you're likely to find anywhere.
ComeToDaddy 08.29.15	Hopefully someone else votes so that can go in, even though it's probably cheating because it's the best album ever. If 90 votes is too many though, use their debut because it has less than 40 votes. Hell, you can probably use the same description too m/
SCREAM! 08.29.15	Would rather go with the debut simply because it has less than half the ratings Sombre has. Also I've heard Sombre (it rules) and this would give me an excuse to finally hear the debut haha
ComeToDaddy 08.29.15	If you like Sombre then there's no way you wont enjoy the debut, I can never decide which of the two I prefer.
SCREAM! 08.29.15	Just one is good. Care to sound off on it?
SCREAM! 08.29.15	Had to add it to the database for it to show up on the list. Better be tight Don't forget to check out round 1 of discovery in the other list!
porcupinetheater 08.29.15	Somnium Obmutum > A Sombre Dance (marginally) anyway. That shit's liable to own the tourney
Hawks 08.29.15	Estatic Fear is so good. This tourney is gonna be cool.
Confucius 08.29.15	Lol how the hell is Primordial a "hidden gem"? The rest of the list is pretty cool though
ComeToDaddy 08.30.15	It's not, but at the same time I'm glad it's there because nobody goes back before The Gathering Wilderness for some reason
HellPriest 08.30.15	pre Gathering Wilderness is Primordial at their apex.