The Viking metal subgenre began in the late 80s ... we were happy to make music and hang out with our friends and get drunk. Now we’re still doing that, but we’ve got friends everywhere ...

TV series, heavy metal, drinking horns – Viking culture is more popular than ever! Amon Amarth's frontman explains why... Marilyn Manson will play metal in honor of Mr. Wednesday in the new ...

Where heavy metal, heady psych ... these disparate sounds make sense in the brain of NPR Music's Lars Gotrich and are documented on his Viking's Choice newsletter.