Post Reply - Folk Metal Discussion and Appreciation

Noticed there isn't an awful lot of love for folk metal around here, we have the folk metal suggestions thread in the recommendations forum, but I couldn't find anything in the appreciation section. 

So I thought as I'm currently the only folk team member I'd be the one to step in here and get the folk metal talk going. 

So yeah, basically talk about what ever you like in regard to folk metal. So to start off the discussion...

Personally I'm so far finding that the folk metal bands this year are delivering some of the best albums I've heard, with really excellent releases by Wolfchant, Cruachan, Crimfall, and Turisas (though I consider their new one more symphonic influenced than folk) and also some pretty strong efforts from Falkenbach and Dolmen. 

I'm also looking forward to new releases from Аркона, Midnattsol and Alestorm.

Anyone else got any folk metal favourites from this year, or anything you're looking forward to? 

To close this post off, I'll share some YouTube stuff from the 2011 folk metal album's I've enjoyed so far.