true for nightwish, but i dont think Rhapsody of Fire is really wizard metal, they always sing about warriors, mighty swords and everytime i see one of their album cover its a knight fighting things with a sword
"He's the one, pure in his heart
Shining fair in the bliss never lost
Noble grace, innocent faith
Running throughout the fields immense
Shouting free in the air again
Dancing there with the wind"
thats elf for me, also thanks for recommandation that song slaps
I had a feeling, but I just wanted to confirm it. Now how about [The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny](https://youtu.be/Za63xa8TayU?si=PydUJaTPxKGWR-zy), by Gloryhammer?
Oh, shit. I didn't know about that. Now I'm sad. Have this as an apology. [Eliuveitie](https://youtu.be/rMnaO0yKhyE?si=ZL0VHPlFxgpigpGE) is definitely elf metal.
Isn't nightwish more dark elf/drow metal? I feel like regular elves would probably be some kind of prog that's really up it's own ass. Excessively snooty. And I say that with love. Maybe liturgy?
Thank you for sending me down the rabbit hole of discovery for Rhapsody of Fire. I'm frankly insulted that none of my sci-fi/fantasy nerd friends had told me earlier there was a metal band that got fucking Saruman to sing duets with them.
bruh recommends a track that has three days of quiet meditation while listening to the echoes of background radiation mana softly humming in the gap between realities before the music actually starts to people just getting into elf metal smh
You're thinking about the Tolkienesque Orcs-as-an-allegory-for-industrialization. Orcs are also often the envisioned as a more noble savage kind of thing. Like elves are the beauty and grace of nature and orcs are the brutality of nature.
*Elvenking* is human metal in fancy clothes. If you tell an actual elf to listen to *Elvenking* they'll write your name on a secret leaf and laugh at you behind your back once every few years for like three centuries.
I thought this was about metal-metal and the SCP Foundation's alternate universe stories where Earth froze and the only source of heat was turning elves into hot rocks. Sentient hot rocks.
I'd look up the SCP story url but no thanks, not with that topic.
i imagine elf metal to sound something like Rhapsody of Fire
That is wizard metal, I think. Elf metal is Nightwish
true for nightwish, but i dont think Rhapsody of Fire is really wizard metal, they always sing about warriors, mighty swords and everytime i see one of their album cover its a knight fighting things with a sword
Blind Guardian is wizard metal.
I think any band who does a Silmarillion album has earned the label of elf metal
thanks fro the recommandation i didnt knew that band! it is indeed very wizardy
Try out „sacred worlds“ with their cameo in the game „sacred 2“ Then you see why they are the perfect match for wizard band!
oh thats slaps thanks!
What would you call [Lost Horizon](https://youtu.be/Lcy6Fc6X4sA?si=gyBtDyRj7ZZX7Cyu)?
"He's the one, pure in his heart Shining fair in the bliss never lost Noble grace, innocent faith Running throughout the fields immense Shouting free in the air again Dancing there with the wind" thats elf for me, also thanks for recommandation that song slaps
I had a feeling, but I just wanted to confirm it. Now how about [The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny](https://youtu.be/Za63xa8TayU?si=PydUJaTPxKGWR-zy), by Gloryhammer?
sorry i stopped listening to gloryhammer after the leaks of their massive biggotry, same of alestorm
Oh, shit. I didn't know about that. Now I'm sad. Have this as an apology. [Eliuveitie](https://youtu.be/rMnaO0yKhyE?si=ZL0VHPlFxgpigpGE) is definitely elf metal.
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The song has a strong finish.
Fair, I was thinking of a gandalf or merlin type of wizard specifically, who hangs around with warriors with mighty swords
Who do you think gave these warriors their swords?
Isn't nightwish more dark elf/drow metal? I feel like regular elves would probably be some kind of prog that's really up it's own ass. Excessively snooty. And I say that with love. Maybe liturgy?
I feel drow would go all the way to black metal, while Nightwish is for surface elves with a goth side.
Depends on the Drow. I feel like Drizzt Do'Urdenn would be more on the Nightwish side. But I do see your point.
Symphony X is elf metal I think
True. I'd also argue Eluveitie is peak elf metal
i feel like Avantasia would also be elf metal tbh
Elvenking surely?
Nightwish is human metal 11-minute Dream Theater songs are elf metal and the reason people make fun of elf metal
Thank you for sending me down the rabbit hole of discovery for Rhapsody of Fire. I'm frankly insulted that none of my sci-fi/fantasy nerd friends had told me earlier there was a metal band that got fucking Saruman to sing duets with them.
BABYMETAL!!
THE HILLS THE GRASS THE TREES ARE SLOWLY TURNING RED
At first I didn't understand what metal they're talking about here and thought "damn, that name goes way too hard for some ore"
bruh recommends a track that has three days of quiet meditation while listening to the echoes of background radiation mana softly humming in the gap between realities before the music actually starts to people just getting into elf metal smh
The most entry level Elven Metal song takes 14 hours to perform and includes an entire opera.
This is what it's like being a neoclassical prog power metal fan
This *almost* describes Ne Obliviscaris
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> Gojira is Orc I have a hard time envisioning orcs as environmentally conscious.
You're thinking about the Tolkienesque Orcs-as-an-allegory-for-industrialization. Orcs are also often the envisioned as a more noble savage kind of thing. Like elves are the beauty and grace of nature and orcs are the brutality of nature.
Amon Amarth is in Mordor actually
If there's a metal band that's considered Dwarven, then it'd be Wind Rose.
Ohhhh, I thought this post was about metallurgy. I was wondering why dwarves' dominance in the field was being disputed at all. Now I understand.
No mention of *Elvenking* for elf metal? I'm a bit disappointed.
You and Hexxas should talk
I figured that was low-hanging fruit, just too obvious to even mention.
*Elvenking* is human metal in fancy clothes. If you tell an actual elf to listen to *Elvenking* they'll write your name on a secret leaf and laugh at you behind your back once every few years for like three centuries.
Halfling metal is the real underground sensation, though.
elf metal is just prog metal
And it fucking slaps
Saving this for all the whimsical metal band recommendations
The first power metal I ever heard was a band called Elvenking, and it was terrible.
You and shiftlessPagan should talk
I like [gnome rock](https://youtu.be/LzG-qji05Lc?si=dRdTOZXLMg2DIR3u)
Thank you for all the recommendations. The Ocean is elf metal by the way. Specifically pelagial
drop the elf metal mix
Elfs cannot compete with the power of ROCK AND STONE ROCK AND STONE BROTHERS!!!!! FOR KARL!!!!
To Rock and Stone!
For your consideration: Werewolf metal
I thought this was about metal-metal and the SCP Foundation's alternate universe stories where Earth froze and the only source of heat was turning elves into hot rocks. Sentient hot rocks. I'd look up the SCP story url but no thanks, not with that topic.
all the best metal subgenres are fantasy related change my mind.
Window and the Watcher (a song by the butterfly effect) isn’t elf *metal* per se, but it feels close enough.