r/folkmetal
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Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that developed in Europe during the 1990s, fusing traditional folk music with various styles of metal. This includes the widespread use of folk instruments, traditional vocal styles. and diverse languages.
Members
20,686
as of February 2025
Last post
today
October 14, 2026
Posts (30 days)
86
Created
2010
December 17, 2010
Total posts
10.9K
archived
Total comments
47.5K
archived
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r/folkmetal had 20,686 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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r/folkmetal was created on December 17, 2010.
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