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Fellow Heathens, what are your favorite Folk/Viking/Medieval metal/rock bands? (tucson.social)
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Currently inspired by a discussion on the beehaw discord.

The three I always end up listening to are:

  1. Heilung
  2. Ensiferum
  3. Falkenbach
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

While I happen to be a “heathen” and I enjoy rock and metal, I fail to see the connection between religion (or lack thereof) and the aforementioned musical genres.

Heathen (noun)

a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Pagans and people who are into pagan lore, mythology, etc. will often self-identify as heathens, especially in the metal community. It's pretty common.

How seriously people mean it depends on the individual - some people really intend it as a serious identity and others call themselves that in a tongue-in-cheek larp-y kind of way.