Your post reads like a list of my favorite songs ("War of the Gods" being my absolute favorite). I agree that "The Longest Journey" is more subtle (subtle isn't the right word, maybe adventure-y), but I just think that the end of the world theme of "From Afar" fits Skyrim well.

The theme song from the trailer fits way better than any of the songs posted here.

I always thought of it as distortion for vocals, just like I enjoy distortion on guitar.

Btw I always though of Ulver or that Bathory song linked as Folk metal, some of that other stuff is what I would have called black metal, death metal or maybe melodic death metal(I did not listen to the songs just some of the bands I have heard before)

This thread made the black metal fan in me die a little.

I'd totally prefer to play Skyrim with something more like Endstille or Antaeus blasting along. None of this rubbish "melodic" stuff. Just blast beats and shredding.

Tyr is a good Faroese folk metal band with viking themes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wTjIVMnraY

I've always considered Ensiferum to sound a bit stale and generic. As for what music I might listen to while playing Skyrim, it depends on two things: Have I played the game long enough to no longer care to hear the voice acting? Is running Zune software in the background going to impact the frame rate?

I don't think frame rate will be impacted, but it may be a while before I listen to music while playing Skyrim.

I sometimes play Fallout: New Vegas with music blaring and the in-game volume muted. I am able to use keyboard controls to pause music in Zune while playing New Vegas if I want to play with sound, and New Vegas doesn't freeze when I alt+tab if I want to change an album.

I almost always play Oblivion with music blaring, but I cannot pause the music in-game or alt+tab to change it, so I usually just set a few albums to play in a row.

However, I am most likely going to play Skyrim for a bit with this song playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfJewIJmErw

Imagine a gentle snowfall with fluffly snow flakes for this song. Also, the album this is on would be great for trekking in the coldest reaches in the middle of the night.


Also, Thergothon and similar bands go great with the atmosphere in the Shivering Isles.

As far as black metal goes, those are two very mediocre bands.

No.

Yup, sorry. :bunny:

Can you recommend me some other bands in a similar (sub-)style?

(Not a challenge. This might just be different tastes. But it also might be you knowing of bands I do not).

AWWWW HEEEELLL NAH!

:facepalm:

A distorted guitar still carries a tone, growling rarely does. If you want distorted vocals, check out Van Canto.

Meh, it probably is just a case of different tastes. I find that style of black metal very monotonous and simplistic personally. Each to their own.

I love Metal, but this doesn't do it for me. I think Amon Amarth is a better fit.

I used to have an awesome album of Nordic Folk Metal. I can't recall the band, but I think the album was Immemorial Prescription, in English. That sounds weird, but I think that's it.

The band is Manegarm, and the album is Urminnes Havd. It's acoustic and mellow, very atmospheric. It's not heavy per se, but the writing and atmospheres can be very metallic. It's easy to imagine some of the album as full fledged electric Metal songs.

I highly recommend this.

"I don't like your preferred genre of music, thus I am obviously a superior being and will act as such by insulting you."

That's pretty much how a lot of posts in this thread feel to me.

I've never been able to enjoy the sound of death metal. The screaming annoys me more than anything else.

Amen.

I don't know much about death metal, but how exactly is this "Viking" music?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FshkO8HqQ10

... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: love the song :happy: and i can hear how it fits skyrim

Technically viking metal is just a false name that people put on folk metal bands that sing about Scandinavian stuff and/or are Scandinavian.

Finally had time to listen to the song.
I really liked it, I don't think it fits Skyrim though for some reason.

@ZzAr.:hu damn thats a good song list. never heard any of the songs except amon.

i wont listen to metal when i play skyrim, i dont think it fits. If i hear such good music i won't be able to play skyrim.

I don't like death metal at all. Perhaps In Flames and COB but they are more melodic death metal than full on death.

The classical chanting music fits Skyrim totally. As much as I love metal in many forms and genres, what I'll be listening to while playing is the original score and nothing else.

nahh