Cruachan

One of the earliest adopters and most influential acts in the folk-metal genre, Cruachan emerged in the early 1990s with a sound that combines the traditional melodies, instrumentation, and mythologies of Irish folk music with the sonic might of heavy metal. Led by vocalist and guitarist Keith Fay, the band debuted in 1995 and have spent the ensuing decades perfecting their unique brand of Celtic metal on acclaimed efforts like Folk-Lore (2002), The Morrigan's Call (2006), and the ambitious "Blood Trilogy," which concluded in 2018 with the release of Nine Years of Blood (2018)...