pagan metal
pagan metal is a genre. pagan metal grew out of viking metal, black doom, true black metal, Early Norwegian black metal scene and melodic black metal. Its influence carried into folk metal, viking metal, Black metal and Death metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 9 connections around pagan metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where pagan metal came from and where it led.
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pagan metal connections
pagan metal grew out of viking metal, black doom, true black metal and Early Norwegian black metal scene, went on to shape folk metal, viking metal, Black metal and Death metal. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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