pagan metal

Emperor is an influential Norwegian black metal band that represents a synth laden, progressive yet brutally aggressive and chaotic part of the genre, something quite different from the minimalism of other originators of the Norwegian black metal sound (e.g. Darkthrone). The band was formed around the core members Samoth (Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen) and Ihsahn (Vegard Sverre Tveitan) of the death metal band Thou Shalt Suffer and bass player Mortiis (Håvard Ellefsen) in Notodden, Norway, 1992.

Fjoergyn is a German Pagan Metal band formed in 2003. Currently it consists of only two members, and they are looking for a drummer and a guitarist. The name "Fjoergyn" is the name of an Earth Goddess from Viking Mythology. On March 29, 2005 they released their debut album Ernte im Herbst on the record label Black Attakk. It is a concept album about nature's revenge against mankind. They used a drum machine since they had no drummer at the time of the recording.

Combining medieval and naturalistic melodies and rhythms with thrashy, black metal-inspired riffs, Northern Oak set out to create a uniquely and quintessentially English angle on the idea of ‘mature folk metal’ with a focus on the power of nature and spirituality, mirroring many traditional Pagan rituals. Current line-up:
Christopher "Aiken" Mole- guitars
Elliot "Helimas" Sinclair- keyboards, piano
Catie "Cerridwen" Williams- flutes, recorders
Martin "Berserk" Collins- vocals