Vanir music

[Spectator]

Yeah seriously
if you have a bunch of nordheimr barbarians attacking a village play this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzJK-uymlg0


very cool, very meoldramatic, very epic, and yes, Valhalla awaits if you fail.

 

[Aholibamah]

I love this--but sadly my players don't. I'd love to play metal during my games. I also like Rhapsody of Fire. Last game I tried a last time and they said "please stop"

 

[Krushnak]

Amon Amarth are one of my favourite bands. Some other awesome songs for battle are 'Gods of War', and 'Cry of the Black Birds'.

 

[Sarov the Swift]

Glad to see some fellow metalheads on the board.

For Nordheimer metal, try Finntroll.

And yes, Amon Amarth is very awesome.

 

[Clovenhoof]

Saw both Finntroll and Amon Amarth live in concert just last week. I was a bit under the weather when Finntroll played, but Amon Amarth were grrrreat.

Other outstanding Viking Metal bands to enjoy:

Ensiferum
Falkenbach
Månegarm
Moonsorrow
No Man's Land
Thyrfing
Turisas
Týr

Also check out the Dutch pagan metal band Heidevolk.

On the more folky-metal side, try Lumsk (Norway) and Odroerir (Germany).

And we often let music run in the background; either some movie score (like Conan or 13th Warrior), or metal like these bands or similar.

 

[The King]

There is also Sirenia which would fit in this category.

However I wonder whether metal gives an appropriate mood for an RPG session

 

[Sarov the Swift]

There is also Sirenia which would fit in this category.

However I wonder whether metal gives an appropriate mood for an RPG session

Depends on the mood the GM sets.

Ever play Cyberpunk? It's practically a requirement.