viking metal artists

At a glance

7 published viking metal artists; 46 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (5 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most viking metal artists. Sweden leads with 4.

• Sweden 4
• Finland 2
• Argentina 1

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with viking metal. The most shared is black metal, with 3 artists in both.

• black metal 3
• folk metal 3
• thrash metal 2
• melodic death metal 1
• power metal 1
• symphonic metal 1

Covers from viking metal

46 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Ensiferum has the most release groups (31); Bathory the longest career (35 years).