Finnish Metal

Finnish metal is a diverse and dynamic genre characterized by its unique blend of melodic sensibilities, aggressive riffs, and folk influences. Emerging in the 1990s, it evolved from the country's thriving extreme metal scene, incorporating elements of power metal, symphonic metal, and folk music. Defining features include soaring vocal harmonies, prominent keyboard work, and aggressive yet intricate guitar playing. The genre's heyday in the early 2000s saw a surge in popularity, with bands achieving international recognition and influencing the global metal scene. Finnish metal's cultural significance lies in its ability to balance darkness and light, reflecting the country's rugged natural beauty and its people's resilience. Notable for its eclecticism and experimentation, Finnish metal draws from a range of styles, from classical to punk, setting it apart from other metal genres with its distinctively melancholic and introspective tone.

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Age of the Gods
Album - 8 Tracks - Released November 21, 2025

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2 Times Terror
Aetherian
Amorphis
Apocalyptica
Arion
Battle Beast
Black Light Discipline
Bloodred Hourglass
Cemetery Skyline
Cvlt Ov the Svn
Dark Oath
Dark The Suns
Devil Creations
Dungeon Masters of Metal
Duskmourn
End Of You
Enshine
Ensiferum
Ephemerald
HAVAMAL
Hanging Garden
Hinayana
Horizon Ignited
Insomnium
K:H:H:L
Khroma
Kivimetsän Druidi
Korpiklaani
Lahmia
Lasskahl
Lost Society
Markus Venehsalo
Merta
Mokoma
Moonsorrow
Nailed to Obscurity
Nicumo
Night Crowned
Nightwish
Noora Louhimo
Oceanhoarse
Omnium Gatherum
Planeetta 9
Psychework
Rankka
Shylmagoghnar
Smackbound
Swallow The Sun
The Black League
Turmion Kätilöt
Tyrantti
Ulthima
Unredeemer
VV
Ville Laihiala
Vorna
Wake up Frankie
Winter's Wail
Wolfheart
Nightwish
Apocalyptica
Battle Beast
Turmion Kätilöt
Amorphis
Korpiklaani
Insomnium
Ensiferum
Bloodred Hourglass
Lost Society
VV
Swallow The Sun
Noora Louhimo
Arion
Wolfheart
Cemetery Skyline
Mokoma
Omnium Gatherum
Horizon Ignited
Nailed to Obscurity
Moonsorrow
Cvlt Ov the Svn
Shylmagoghnar
Dark Oath
Rankka
Dark The Suns
HAVAMAL
Smackbound
2 Times Terror
Black Light Discipline
Merta
Hanging Garden
Vorna
Duskmourn
Night Crowned
Aetherian
Enshine
Psychework
Wake up Frankie
Hinayana
K:H:H:L
Lahmia
Kivimetsän Druidi
Nicumo
Oceanhoarse
End Of You
Winter's Wail
Markus Venehsalo
Dungeon Masters of Metal
Khroma
Lasskahl
Unredeemer
Ville Laihiala
Ephemerald
Ulthima
Planeetta 9
The Black League
Tyrantti
Devil Creations