From the Bring Me The Horizon and Architects approved Amira Elfeky to Nordic folk metal songstress Sylvaine, nu metalcore ...

The Rochester-based band Minos has made a name for itself just outside the realm of standard heavy metal music. From left, James Hamersly, Nate Dressel, Jason Hickman, Chelsi Igel and Joe Waller.

The reason for forming folk metal is simple, according to founding Korpiklaani vocalist and guitarist Jonne Järvelä. “There’s just a lot of fun in this sound of music,” he says. Fair enough.

(RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21 st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music. Decked out in black war ...

While the blend of shoegaze, post-black metal, and ambient music that defines Holy Fawn’s sound is miles removed from the folk vibes of Owl & Penny, the lyrical concerns and Osterman’s ...

Since the emergence of Tang Dynasty, China’s output of heavy metal music has encompassed nearly every genre out there. No genre is as ingrained in the culture and several thousand-year history ...

For most music fans, the distance between heavy metal and folk is so vast you’d get a laugh – or possibly into a fight – for even suggesting a link. But not for Einar Selvik. The former ...

Folk metal band Tengger Cavalry played at Carnegie Hall and the music of Altan Urag was featured in the 2007 film Mongol and in the Netflix show Marco Polo. The Hu are now topping billboard charts.

(RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music. Decked out in black war ...