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Celtic metal 1994
Irish melodies and traditional instruments over black or heavy metal.
- Heaviness
- 7
- Speed
- 6
- Melody
- 8
- Where from
- Ireland
- Tempo
- 120-170 bpm
- Song length
- 5-9 min
- Written about
- Irish myth and history, Colonialism and loss, Land, Paganism
- Vocals
- Sung and screamed
Why this one
| You said | Celtic metal | Match | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shouting, but I can still hear the words When someone is singing, what should come out? | mixed | 80% | ×3 |
| As heavy as it gets How much weight do you want behind it? | 7 out of 10 | 70% | ×2 |
| Quick and driving What pace? | 6 out of 10 | 90% | ×2 |
| The seventies and eighties Does it matter when it was made? | 1994 | 80% | ×1 |
| Somewhere else entirely What should the words be about? | Irish myth and history, Colonialism and loss, Land, Paganism | 100% | ×1 |
| Yes. A proper melody. Do you want a tune you could hum afterwards? | 8 out of 10 | 80% | ×1 |
| Weighted mean | 82% | ||
Ranked over all 150 genres in the encyclopedia, on the 6 answers you gave, weighted vocals 3, heaviness 2, pace 2, era 1, about 1, melody 1 out of 10. Celtic metal ties with the next, and won on being the broader of the two. Where two genres score the same the broader one wins, because a genre with subgenres under it is somewhere to carry on from and a leaf is a full stop.
Five records, in this order
- 1Start one step outside
Finntroll, Nattfödd 2004
Finntroll - Nattfödd. Black metal at Finnish polka tempo, and it works.
- 2The one to put on first
Primordial, The Gathering Wilderness 2005
Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness. No tin whistle, and the most Celtic of the lot.
- 3Then
- 4Then
- 5Then
The first is the entry point for Folk metal, one step outside, so the second record has something to be heard against. After it come Celtic metal's essential records in the order the encyclopedia lists them. Every one of these has a page here with links out to somewhere it can be played.
If that is not it
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Celtic punk 82%
Tin whistle, mandolin and accordion over distorted guitar. Irish pub songs turned up to eleven.
On the other branch of the tree entirely, and 6 steps from Celtic metal.
The way into Celtic punk -
Technical thrash 82%
Thrash with dissonant chords, odd meters and bass up front. The bridge between thrash and progressive metal.
4 steps from Celtic metal, meeting it only at Heavy metal.
The way into Technical thrash
Not simply the second and third of the ranking: those are almost always near neighbours of the first, which is three names for one suggestion. An alternate has to sit at least 4 steps through the tree from the headline and from the other alternate, which is the same floor the "sounds like this, but isn't" panel uses.
What your answers ruled out
- As heavy as it gets put 13 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Rock and roll, Folk rock, Country rock. Worth 2 of 10.
- The seventies and eighties put 4 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Kawaii metal, New nu metal, Progressive metalcore. Worth 1 of 10.
- Somewhere else entirely put 106 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Alternative rock. Worth 1 of 10.
- Yes. A proper melody. put 12 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Grindcore, Brutal death metal, Cybergrind. Worth 1 of 10.
Counted as genres scoring 20% or less on that answer alone. A recommendation that only shows what it chose is hiding half of what it did.