INTRODUCTION
This publication is the authors’ ongoing personal list and description of metal acts around the world that fuse ethnic instruments, vocal styles, and scales with their music.
This started out as a Spotify playlist, but yeah, the author decided to make commentaries about the bands/artists included there, coz he doesn’t have anything better to do.
For the sake of clarification, the term “world metal”, the namesake of this publication, was used by the author to refer to an overarching variety of metal music that includes the folk or world music elements that were mentioned above — instruments, chants, etc. It encompasses known metal sub-genres such as folk metal, Celtic metal, Medieval metal, Viking metal, Oriental metal, Vedic metal, and other related styles. The list is not limited to these though; a number of metal acts that are generally outside these genres, but were nonetheless able to incorporate world music elements to one or two of their albums or songs, will also be featured here.
MASTER LIST
1. Eluveitie (European; Celtic)
2. Arkona (European; Slavic)
3. Nawather (North African; West Asian)
4. Heidevolk (European; Germanic)
5. Tierramystica (South American; Andean)
6. Nine Treasures (East Asian; Mongol)
7. Dalriada (European; Hungarian)
8. Orphaned Land (West Asian; Israeli)
9. Ankla (Latin American)
10. Rudra (South Asian; Vedic)
11. Skyforger (European; Slavic)
12. Muluc Pax (Mesoamerican)
13. Korpiklaani (European;Finnish)
14. Chthonic (East Asian; Chinese)
15. Kivimetsän Druidi (Finnish)
16. Kartikeya (South Asian; Carnatic)
17. Alestorm (European; British)
18. Myrath (North African; West Asian)
19. Undead Corporation (East Asian; Japanese)
20. Ego Fall (East Asian; Mongol)
21. Camaxtli Yoxippa (Mesoamerican)
21. Bloody Tyrant (East Asian; Chinese)
23. Alien Weaponry (Polynesian; Maori)
24. Cruachan (European; Celtic)
25. Jambinai (East Asian; Korean)
26. Black Kirin (East Asian; Chinese)
27. Svartsot (European; Scandinavian)
28. Equilibrium (European; Germanic)
29. Flametal (European; Spanish)
30. Arka’n Asrafokor (West African)
31. Cemican (Mesoamerican)
32. Bloodywood (South Asian; Indian)
33. Dark Helm (South Asian; Indian)
34. Fu Xi (East Asian; Chinese)
35. Niskala (Maritime Southeast Asian; Indonesian)
36. Khalas (West Asian)
37. Song of Chu (East Asian; Chinese)
38. Suld (East Asian; Mongol)
39. Wagakki Band (East Asian; Japanese)
40. Like a Storm (Aboriginal Australian)
41. Tengger Cavalry (East Asian; Mongol)
42. Narjahanam (نار جهنم) (West Asian; Arab)
43. Amocualli (Mesoamerican)
44. Crow×Class (黒鴉組) (East Asian; Japanese)
45. Ulytau (Ұлытау) (Central Asian; Kazakh)
46. Schandmaul (European; Germanic)
47. Orochi (East Asian; Japanese)
48. Thundarkma (South American; Andean)
49. Waylander (European; Celtic)
50. Voodoo Kungfu (零壹) (East Asian; Chinese +)
51. Skálmöld (European; Scandinavian)
52. Holy Blood (European; Slavic)
53. Fejd (European; Scandinavian)
54. Xipe Totec (Mesoamerican)
55. Impureza (European; Spanish)
56: Puya (Latin American)
57. Whispered (East Asian; Japanese)
58. Sitar Metal (South Asian; Indian)
59. Gyibaaw (Native North American)
60. Grai (Грай) (European; Slavic)
61. Human Fate (West Asian)
62. Percival Schuttenbach (European; Slavic)
63. Gostwind (고스트윈드) (East Asian; Korean)
64. Japanese Folk Metal (East Asian; Japanese)
65. Arkan (North African; West Asian)
66. Dream Spirit (梦灵) (East Asian; Chinese)
67. Farzad Golpayegani (West Asian; Persian)
68. Tri State Corner (European; Greek)
69: E-An-Na (European; Romanian)
70: Arandu Arakuaa (South American; Amazon)
71: Dede Aldrian (Maritime Southeast Asian; Indonesian)
72: Chaska (South American; Andean)
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
Batch 1:
Arraigo (South American; Andean)
Aztra (South American; Andean)
Cult of Fire (South Asian; Vedic)
Purvaja (South Asian; Vedic)
Nechochwen (Native North American)
Batch 2:
The Last Succesor 末裔(East Asian; Chinese)
System of a Down (West Asian; Armenian)
Upon a Burning Body (Latin American)
Khepri (West Asian/North African)
Oethara (Maritime Southeast Asian; Dayak)
