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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Galloglaich" data-source="post: 5436189" data-attributes="member: 77019">Pagan folk metal So I hope this isn't too off-topic for an RPG forum, I think it is related... you can be the judge. There is a new genre of pagan folk metal which seems to be merging the heavy metal scene in Europe with the re-enactor scene there in some interesting ways. I think it may be the hidden reason for how hard core those russian re-enactors are in some of the clips I posted of them upthread. I think some of these bands may be controversial in some ways in their own countries, so I'm posting these with the caveat that I do not either condone or oppose pagan religion, slavic nationalism, turning into a viking, or playing the electric guitar while in a lightning storm in mail armor. I just find the videos and in some cases the music, entertaining. So far this is the craziest one I've found. The scene in there at about 1 minute in when all the re-enactors start fighting is seriously nuts. The 'cookie monster voice' singer is a lady, named Masha <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w628V9_r-Mk&feature=channel" target="_blank">YouTube - ARKONA - Pokrovi Nebesnogo Startsa</a> Here is another from the same band, this one has the priceless scene of a heavy metal band playing in a viking ship in the middle of a hurricane  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7fuuDc2hH0&feature=channel" target="_blank">YouTube - ARKONA - Goi, Rode, Goi! (Official)</a> This is a Swedish band which also has Vikings in a boat <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQVrl7wRcNg" target="_blank">YouTube - Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God</a> They have taken the impressive step of inviting re-enactors to fight on stage at their live shows <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdMMmLIZG40&t=4m42s" target="_blank">YouTube - Amon Amarth [LIVE] - Amon Amarth</a> This is a Polish band, here doing some pagan folk metal <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B-rd07hnxg&feature=related" target="_blank">YouTube - Percival Schuttenbach - Pani Pana - Reakcja Poga?ska pagan-folk-metal</a> and here jumping the barrier into pure folk, but with an intriguing sound that still kind of reminds me of metal. With some nice re-enactor outfits in the videos. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGupr_ISDtc" target="_blank">YouTube - Percival - Jomsborg viking and slavic music</a> Finally, a band from the faeroes Islands, a bit slower but plenty of re-enactor combat in there <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5zNK--DUDg" target="_blank">YouTube - Týr - Regin Smiður</a> From a gaming and pop culture perspective, I particularly like these videos because they usually have much, much more historically accurate clothing, armor, weapons and other gear than you ever see on say, the history channel. This is because the bands are linked with the hard-core layer of Euro-re-enactors. The bands inspire the re-enactors to greater passion, the re-enactors provide context and authenticity for the bands. And all the while audiences around the world are exposed to history in a direct passionate way. I think it's a win- win.  G.</blockquote>

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