Finntroll

Regarded as pioneers of the folk-metal movement, Finntroll emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that combined the extreme elements of death metal with traditional Finnish folk melodies. In the 2000s and beyond, the band found international success with albums like Ur Jordens Djup (2007), Blodsvept (2013), and Vredesvävd (2020), which saw them move deeper into the realm of ancient music, incorporating joik (a shamanistic chant that is believed to be one of the oldest-known musical forms in Northern Europe) into their death metal maelstrom. Founded in Helsinki, Finntroll's d...