About Pagan metal
Pagan metal is a music genre that emerged in Scandinavia in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of extreme metal and modern pagan music.
Well-known performers associated with it include Arkona.
From Wikipedia
Pagan metal is a genre of heavy metal music which fuses extreme metal with "the pre-Christian traditions of a specific culture or region" through thematic concept, rustic melodies, unusual instruments or archaic languages, usually referring to folk metal or black metal. The Norwegian band In the Woods... was one of the first bands commonly viewed as pagan metal. Metal Hammer author Marc Halupczok wrote that Primordial's song "To Enter Pagan" from the band's demo "Dark Romanticism" contributed to defining the genre.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Pagan metal.
Key artists
- Arkona
Related genres
Frequently asked questions
What is Pagan metal?
Pagan metal is a music genre that emerged in Scandinavia in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of extreme metal and modern pagan music.
Where and when did Pagan metal originate?
Pagan metal originated in Scandinavia in the 1990s.
Who are famous Pagan metal artists?
Arkona.