Skald - two albums
Genre: World, Metal, Folk

The Swedish duo Skald is one of the more perplexing bands I have run into. Their combination of Scandinavian traditional music and metal rock is 
both humorous and a little scary. The vocals by Hebbe are often grunted more than sang but are mixed with quite impressive guitar work both acoustic and electric. There is also an interesting use of non-rock instruments in the mix (ocarina, jew-harp, and willow flute). They have two EPs free available that will amuse, bewilder and fascinate the listener.

The latest EP is Trolska Vemodsband and it is 22 minutes long. It starts a bit deceptively with a beautiful acoustic guitar number. The second track wakes you up with blaring metal and the Hebbe's odd vocal style. There's something alluring about marriage of the electric and the traditional on these tracks. This is a different and intriguing kind of metal band

The earlier Sagor Från Skogstjärnen is 30 minutes long and fairly similar. It's a little more folk oriented and but not by much. "Folksagan" has a masculine folk dance quality. I like Trolska a little better but give this odd metal duo a try.

The albums are available in 192kbps MP3.

ORIGINAL LINK HERE