folk metal

fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music
Intangible music_genre Q484179
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folk metal

Summary

folk metal is a music genre[1]. It draws 1,130 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #383 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • folk metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • heavy metal music is named after folk metal[4].
  • folk music is named after folk metal[5].
  • folk metal is a type of metal music[6].
  • folk metal's Commons category is recorded as Folk metal[7].
  • folk metal's country of origin is recorded as Europe[8].
  • folk metal's country of origin is recorded as Israel[9].
  • folk metal's country of origin is recorded as Iran[10].
  • folk metal's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • folk metal's country of origin is recorded as Germany[12].
  • folk metal's country of origin is recorded as Russia[13].
  • folk metal's country of origin is recorded as Scandinavia[14].
  • 1991 marks the founding of folk metal[15].
  • folk metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Folk metal[16].

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Definition and Type

folk metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of metal music[6].

Origins

Things named after include heavy metal music[4], a music genre[17], founded in 1970[18] and folk music[5], a music genre[19]. 1991 marks the founding of folk metal[15].

Why It Matters

folk metal draws 1,130 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #383 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin Europe, Israel, Iran +4
    Subclass of metal music
    Instance of
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    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|14 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29295, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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