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| Medieval metal | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Mittelalter-metal |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Mid-1990s, Germany |
| Regional scenes | |
| Germany | |
| Other topics | |
| Neo-Medieval music | |
Medieval metal is a subgenre of folk metal that blends heavy metal music with medieval folk music. Medieval metal is mostly restricted to Germany where it is known as Mittelalter-Metal or Mittelalter-Rock.[1][2] The genre emerged from the middle of the 1990s with contributions from Subway to Sally, In Extremo and Schandmaul. The style is characterised by the prominent use of a wide variety of traditional folk and medieval instruments.
- ^ Duden: Das neue Wörterbuch der Szenesprachen [The new Dictionary of Scene Languages] (in German). Bibliographisches Institut AG. 2009. ISBN 978-3-411-71092-8.
- ^ "Mittelalter-Rock" (in German). rock-musiker.de.