Medieval metal is a subgenre of folk metal that blends heavy metal music with medieval folk music. Medieval metal is mostly restricted to Germany where it is known as Mittelalter-Metal or Mittelalter-Rock. The genre emerged from the middle of the 1990s with contributions from Subway to Sally, In Extremo and Schandmaul. The style is characterised by the prominent use of a wide variety of traditional folk and medieval instruments.
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Subway to Sally, seen here performing live at the 2005 Sundstock Openair, has been credited as setting off this genre of music.
Tanzwut performing with bagpipes and other woodwind instruments
Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles. It also sometimes features soft instrumentation influenced by folk rock.
Subway to Sally, seen here performing live at the 2005 Sundstock Openair, has been credited as setting off medieval metal.
A.A. Nemtheanga fronts the Irish Celtic black metal act Primordial.
Orphaned Land is a leading performer of oriental metal.
Nine Treasures performing at WOMEX 15, Budapest