Category: Folk

Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s, a fusion of heavy metal and traditional folk music. This includes the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example, Dutch Heidevolk, Danish Sylvatica and Spanish Stone of Erech).

Cygnus – Fire And Tales 2021


Masterminded by Deneb and Ruxx, Cygnus music uses medieval, ancestral melodic styles, with orchestral and choral arrangements. Their lyrics tell stories of old, mythological tales of gods, heroes, creatures and deeds, coming from the Viking sagas and the folklore of the northern civilisations.