Talk:List of Viking metal bands

message: Could we point out who the prominent ones are?-— Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.107.165.193 (talk) 19:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm going to remove all the ones that don't have articles and the ones whose article doesn't explicitely say they're viking metal (for example I alreday removed Falconer, which is power metal, not viking metal). The few that will be left will probably be the prominent ones! IronChris  |  (talk) 19:52, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I'm hereby suggesting we merge this page with the main page on Viking Metal. Some metal genres, such as Industrial Metal, already have the list of bands within the main page rather than as a separate one, and they have many more than this list. The list of viking metal bands is currently very small and I don't think it justifies an entire page to itself. This list could very easily be incorporated into the main article without making it seem overly long or confusing. Prophaniti 06:05, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. IronChris  |  (talk) 00:25, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I agree as well. It's a short list and will not become a long one, at least for many years. Prolog 04:04, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge?

message: I decided to recreate this list of viking metal bands because I feel the original reason for the merge above is rather flimsy and quite irrelevant now. There is a list of industrial metal bands now so why not one for Viking metal bands too? At the very least, this will help to avoid more erroneous additions of (non-folk) viking metal bands to the list of folk metal bands. There's no minimum amount of entries that a list must have on wikipedia and if you were to take a look at some of the featured lists in the past, you'll find lists that contain a relatively small number of entries. See for instance the list of calypso-like genres with its 14 entries (but one hell of a long lead section). Since I just spent a few hours adding references to the list of folk metal bands, you can forgive me if I'm too tired to add every single viking metal band that has an article on wikipedia onto this list of viking metal band. Feel free to do so but only if you are willing to look up the references. --Bardin (talk) 12:36, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Un-Merged! 

message: Is Finntroll not counted as Viking Metal?JackorKnave (talk) 17:39, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nah, that'd be folk metal.  Folk metal and Viking metal do have overlaps and there are some bands that are both, but Finntroll is purely folk/ black metal. Blizzard Beast $ODIN$ 19:26, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: FFinntroll

message: Falkenbach is from Germany, not Iceland!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.203.248.250 (talk) 14:37, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've changed it. Feel free to correct any other errors you come across. --Bardin (talk) 15:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Falkenbach is from Germany, not Iceland! 

message: Why on earth is Leaves' Eyes on this list??  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.92.119.114 (talk) 17:36, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: If you have an objection please state why.Curb Chain (talk) 07:10, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Leaves' Eyes

message: What about Manowar? Gods of War especially and many other albums contain songs with Viking themes.--E tac (talk) 18:08, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think country of origin is really relevent; it's a musical genre, not a passport.  After all, bands playing "Celtic" (usually Irish or Scottish) music exist all over the world.  That said, I really wouldn't think of Manowar as Viking Metal band.  They'd probably call themselves True Metal or something.  Certainly it seems odd to think of them as being in the same genre as bands like Ensiferum and Amon Amarth.  Speaking of AA, I'm sure I read an interview with the singer saying he didn't think of AA as Viking Metal but rather as a death metal band who happen to sing about Vikings.  - Tulloch Gorum from Lesmahagow.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.81.255.25 (talk) 22:24, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Simple. Manowar do not play Viking Metal music. Viking Metal is a fusion between Black Metal and Nordic Folk Metal. Since Manowar have none of these, they are not Viking Metal. Norse themed lyrics do not make Viking Metal, its is a MUSIC GENRE, not a LYRICAL THEME. It also doesnt matter whether they come from Scandinavia or what ancestry they have, you could have a Viking Metal band from Botswana if you wanted to, as long as they play the musical style of Viking Metal.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.57.186.150 (talk) 06:11, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Manowar

message: I'm quite shure Nebelhorn is Viking metal, or am I mistaken (they're not on the list)65.78.99.61 (talk) 22:15, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: They definitely are after I saw their Metal-Archives - "with armor and all" though they don't have an article. −₪ÇɨгcaғucɨҲ₪  kaiden  05:39, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Nebelhorn?

message: Korpiklaani where removed here for citing reference from an unreliable source (it was also added and removed again later for reasons that it was not exclusively stated in the reference that they are viking metal). How then is that same source acceptable for Solstafir?
# 22:09, 31 August 2008 CircafuciX (Talk | contribs) (11,668 bytes) (Undid revision 235428515 by Nefariousopus (talk) unreliable source (see WP:RS) get a new one please) (undo)
# 19:29, 31 August 2008 Nefariousopus (Talk | contribs) m (11,988 bytes) (Added Korpiklaani) (undo)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Handsforeyes (talk • contribs)  Ooops, sorry, Handsforeyes (talk) 22:14, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Korpiklaani are not Viking Metal, they play traditional Finnish Folk Metal, where as Viking Metal is a fusion between Black Metal and Scandinavian Folk Metal. (Finnish is not Scandinavian). Since Korpiklaani do not possess any Black Metal or Scandinavian Folk elements, (and their lyrics are based off the Finns and Samis, not Vikings), they are not a Viking Metal band at all.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.57.186.150 (talk) 07:49, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Korpiklaani

message: ANDRAS
BAL-SAGOTH
BATHORY
BELENOS
COR SCORPII
DORNENREICH
DRUDKH
ENSLAVED
EQUILIBRIUM
FALKENBACH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQtIeXN3sw 
FINNTROLL
FOLKEARTH
FYRDUNG
GERNOTSHAGEN
GRAVELAND: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ONQDtc45w&feature=related 
HADES
HALGADOM
HELHEIM
HORN
KAMPFAR
LEMURIA
MANEGARM
MENHIR
MOONSORROW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAbZR65Lnw 
MYRKGRAV
MYTHOTYN
ODROERIR
PAGAN REIGN
RADIGOST
RAVENTHRONE
RIGER
SKYFORGER
SLAVLAND
SVARGA
TAUNUSHEIM
TEMNOZOR
THRUDVANGAR
THYRFING
TRIMONIUM
TURISAS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8EDgekt6M0 
VARG 
VINTERSORG 
WAYLANDER 
WINDIR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuKITY3_5bU&feature=related 
WOLFCHANT  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.119.46.88 (talk) 01:41, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sorry but most of the bands you've listed don't have an article which is a requirement for these lists. Also, a few are already on here and some are merely folk metal or not even associated with folk or viking metal... FireCrystal (talk) 03:31, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Even though they don't have an article, it could be nice to have as many different countries represented on the list as possible, and we really ought to create an article for bands such as Ashen Light from Russia , Berserk from Spain, Ha Lela from Lithuania, Hvangur from Russia, Nidhug from Denmark, Odroerir, Pagan Reign from Russia, Solhverv from Denmark and Ulytau from Kazakhstan. TheEsb (talk) 15:23, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. That's what we should strive for such as the other metal lists show. If you wish to add them here then make sure they are reliably sourced and make sure the band passes WP:NBAND before you do so. FireCrystal (talk) 10:04, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

text: Waylander are Celtic, not Viking. 83.67.39.175 (talk) 01:27, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please Add 

message: Just to remind people that unless a reason other than "I think it looks better", including flagicons in this list contravenes WP:FLAG as discussed here. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 11:06, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: [[WP:FLAG]]

message: I have a fairly straightforward question: Does this list include bands that have played viking metal at some point in the past, or only bands that play viking metal frequently?
Thanks,
--3family6 12:41, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which bands included? 

message: In regard to integrity of the source for Drottnar, it is a web version of a print magazine review. The publisher qualifies as a reliable source, see Cross Rhythms.--3family6 17:55, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, you are quite correct. Not one I'd come across but fine. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 18:24, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drottnar 

message: How is politics relevant to this list?  Take a look at WP:FLAGICON.  This is just a permutation on flags, without actually using them, they are identifying the origin of the band or the origin of the majority band members, which isn't clear, because some bands have members from many different polities, in this case, using countries.  How is this a defining characteristic of these bands?  How is it a characteristic they have in common, if there is no standard/inclusion criteria?Curb Chain (talk) 08:39, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Politics 

message: I've removed Heavy Load from the list of Viking metal bands, Heavy Load is a Traditional Heavy Metal band that occasionally have Viking-themed lyrical content, the distinction is a big one. Verkalorm (talk) 22:13, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: That distinction is subjective and not how wikipedia works.Curb Chain (talk) 23:42, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: That distinction is not subjective. Heavy Load play traditional Heavy Metal, and do not possess any of the objective musical traits of Viking Metal.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.57.186.150 (talk) 09:00, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heavy Load 

message: It was a big surprise to see Blackmore's Night listed here. Not only they have nothing to do with vikings, they play a medieval/renaissance style music with some Rock elements, but they have nothing to do with Metal! Moreover, I went looking at the reference cited and it only mention that "Blackmore and Night have unwittingly instigated the folk and Viking metal movement and touched even certain brackets of black metal." That doesn't mean that Blackmore's Night music has anything that could describe it as Viking or Black Metal...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maelick (talk • contribs) 10:54, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blackmore's Night 

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message: Ok who put Skeletonwitch, Emperor, Amon Amarth, Unleashed, Burzum and Sabaton as viking metal? By no definitions are any of these viking metal.
Skeletonwitch is black thrash
Amon Amarth is melodic death metal
Burzum is black metal/ambient
Emperor is Black metal
Sabaton is power metal
Unleashed is death metal  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.180.108.131 (talk) 23:56, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: They have been called Viking metal in reliable sources. Especially in the case of Amon Amarth, Unleashed, and Burzum, there are numerous sources attesting to this. Burzum is considered a major pioneer in Viking metal.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 22:18, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  What the hell 

message: Why is The Sword on this list? The source material has exactly one reference to "Viking Metal", which the author doesn't qualify or explain at all. It looks like poor journalism and shouldn't be taken as fact. The Sword's own Wikipedia page doesn't mention Viking Metal at all, they're open about being Sabbath-inspired and, well, you only have to listen to their music to confirm they do not play Viking Metal.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dirt Jr (talk • contribs) 04:25, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Sword?