A to Z 2k18: F is for Finntroll

Band:  Finntroll
Song:  Under Bergets Rot
Album:  Nifelvind (2010)
Genre:  Folk Metal

Folk Metal is something that I just absolutely love.  The blend of aggressive vocals and guitars with traditional melodies is just straight up the bomb.  Especially with bands that care about the whole image like Finntroll and Turisas, it's the greatest.

Finntroll is a group I've been following for a while now, and even though they haven't put out anything new in a while they've got a solid discography to fall back on.  My personal favorite album is Blodsvept, though it's all some pretty solid stuff.  This song is a blast to listen to, and it's video is hilarious.

Now I feel like this video is a little better because it showcases the fantastic outfits these dudes have, so if you wanna see them in full form you should probably watch it.

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Finntroll - Häxbrygd

Band:  Finntroll
Song:  Häxbrygd
Album:  Blodsvept (2013)
Genre:  Folk Metal

Honestly, I don't know why I don't post more Folk Metal.  I feel like it's something a lot of people can reach some sort of middle ground on, ya know?  Like, it still has screaming in it, but all in all the music itself is a lot more tame and "tolerable" than most Metal stuff tends to be, yeah?  Plus I feel like the best way to introduce somebody to a band is to make them watch a solid music video.

When I first heard these guys, it was this video.  My brother and I were watching a mountain of Folk Metal music videos and this one happened to come up.  Fell in love instantly.

Remember, visuals count a ton when showing people new music.

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A to Z Challenge: B is for Blodsvept

Finntroll.  You might remember the last time I posted these guys, it's a band that I really like a lot, though I haven't really listened past this album.  I only started listening to them within the last 6 months though, so I'll call that ok for now.  I mean really listen to "too much" music, so it's hard to devote too much time to a band that isn't one of the ones that I listened to a lot before the last year.

Since this is the only album of their's I've heard it does contain all the songs of theirs I like though.  I am unable to pronounce half the titles though, so that's a shame.

Still, here goes the list of favorite tracks.

• Blodsvept
• Mordminnen
• Rösets Kung
• Skövlarens Död
• Häxbrygd
• Två Ormar

I like them all a lot, but these ones stand out for whatever reason to me.

Apparently I picked the only album that doesn't have it's full version on YouTube right now, so that sucks.  I'll link to a playlist that should work.

Finntroll - Blodsvept

I'm not really sure where to start with these guys.  I found them by accident one day when looking up foreign metal bands and I fell in love right away.

Finntroll is a folk metal band that dresses as trolls.  Yes, trolls.  Among other things, they have accordion and upright bass in some songs and I feel it's a really catchy mix.  Also they sing in Swedish even though they're from Finland.

Gotta love bands with a theme, it somehow makes them better.