What is Folk metal?
{{Infobox Music genre |name=Folk metal |bgcolor=#BB0022 |color=white |stylistic_origins = {{flatlist| * [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] * [[folk music|Folk]] }} |cultural_origins=Early to mid 1990s across [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]] |instruments= {{flatlist| * [[Electric guitar]] * [[Bass guitar|Bass]] * [[Drum kit|Drums]] * [[Singing|Vocals]] * [[Folk instrument]]s }} |popularity=Europe since the early 2000s; underground in United States |derivatives= |subgenrelist=Heavy metal music |subgenres= {{flatlist| * [[Celtic metal]] * [[Oriental metal]] * [[Medieval metal]] }} |fusiongenres=[[Viking metal]] |regional_scenes= {{flatlist| * [[Germany]] * [[Ireland]] * [[Scandinavia]] * [[Baltic states]] * [[Russia]] }} |other_topics= }} '''Folk metal''' is a type of [[heavy metal music]] that started in [[Europe]] in the 1990s. This music is a mixture of heavy metal and traditional [[folk music]]. Many times, folk [[musical instrument|instruments]] are used in it. Sometimes traditional singing styles are also used. The earliest example of folk metal was the English band [[Skyclad (band)|Skyclad]]. Their first album, ''[[The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth]]'' was made in 1990. In 1994 and 1995 more folk metal bands appeared in [[Europe]] and [[Israel]]. Some of these early bands were the [[Ireland|Irish]] band [[Cruachan (band)|Cruachan]], the [[Israel]]i band [[Orphaned Land]], and the [[Germany|German]] band [[Subway to Sally]]. Each band started to develop their own type of folk metal. These styles became [[Celtic metal]], [[Oriental metal]] and [[Medieval metal]]. In the 1990s, folk metal was not well known and there were not many folk metal bands. In the early 2000s, folk metal became a lot more popular. It was very popular in Finland. Some folk metal bands in Finland were [[Ensiferum]], [[Turisas]], [[Korpiklaani]], [[Finntroll]] and [[Moonsorrow]]. Different bands play folk metal music in different ways. A lot of different instruments are also used. Many bands have six or more members so they can play man