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A Finnish Medley: Forging Folk Metal

Submitted by Olivia Lucas on June 23, 2013 - 4:41pm

In 1990, the Swedish black metal band Bathory released Hammerheart, in which they turned from worshipping Satan and cursing Christ to praising Odin and longing for Valhalla—thus Nordic folk metal was born.

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