Best Viking Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Equilibrium 2001, Germany Folk Metal, Viking Metal, Symphonic Metal	Sagas (2008) #410 Waldschrein (2013) [EP] #1705 Rekreatur (2010) #1805
2	Bathory 1983, Sweden Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Viking Metal	Under the Sign of the Black Mark (1987) #339 Blood Fire Death (1988) #439 Hammerheart (1990) #1124
3	Enslaved 1991, Norway Black Metal, Viking Metal, Progressive Metal	Vikingligr veldi (1994) #483 Eld (1997) #1273 Ruun (2006)
4	Moonsorrow 1995, Finland Folk Metal, Viking Metal, Black Metal	Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001) #823 Kivenkantaja (2003) #1438 Suden Uni (2001) #1628
5	Ensiferum 1995, Finland Epic Folk Metal	Victory Songs (2007) #1648 Ensiferum (2001) #1879 Iron (2004) #1963
6	Falkenbach 1989, Germany Viking Metal, Black Metal, Folk Metal	...En Their Medh Riki Fara... (1996) #1498 ...Magni Blandinn Ok Megintiri... (1998) #1430 Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty (2003) #3923
7	Borknagar 1995, Norway Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Viking Metal	Fall (2024) Empiricism (2001) #5669 Borknagar (1996) #6654
8	Amon Amarth 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #407 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1163 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1462
9	Finsterforst 2004, Germany Viking Metal, Folk Metal	...zum Tode hin (2009) #3402 Jenseits (2023) [EP] Zerfall (2019)
10	Thyrfing 1995, Sweden Black Metal, Viking Metal	Vansinnesvisor (2002) #7067 De Ödeslösa (2013) Valdr Galga (1999) #8327
11	Månegarm 1995, Sweden Viking Metal, Black Metal, Folk Metal	Nordstjärnans Tidsålder (1998) Vargstenen (2007) Månegarm (2015)
12	Týr 1998, Faroe Islands Progressive Metal, Folk Metal	Eric the Red (2003) #4284 Land (2008) Hel (2019)
13	Mithotyn 1993, Sweden Viking Metal, Black Metal	Gathered Around the Oaken Table (1999) #7738 King of the Distant Forest (1998) #8636 In the Sign of the Ravens (1997) #8749
14	Morrigan 2000, Germany Black Metal	The Damned (2007) Headcult (2005) Celts (2003) #7100
15	Myrkgrav 2003, Norway Blackened Folk Metal, Viking Metal	Trollskau, Skrømt og Kølabrenning (2006) #4176 Takk og farvel; tida er blitt ei annen (2016) Sjuguttmyra (2013) [EP]
16	Heathen Foray 2004, Austria Melodic Death Metal, Viking Metal	Armored Bards (2010) #7120 The Passage (2009) #8842 Inner Force (2013)
17	Eluveitie 2002, Switzerland Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal, Celtic Metal	Slania (2008) #1690 Origins (2014) #3085 Spirit (2006) #4633
18	Heidevolk 2002, Netherlands Folk Metal, Viking Metal	Walhalla Wacht (2008) Batavi (2012) Velua (2015)
19	Irminsul Sweden Pagan Black Metal, Viking Metal, Folk Metal	Irminsul (2009) #6150 Fäder (2013)
20	Fjoergyn 2003, Germany Black Metal	Ernte Im Herbst (2005) Sade Et Masoch (2007) Lvcifer es (2017)
21	Hrossharsgrani Austria Viking Metal	The Secret Fire (2001) #3243 Schattenkrieger (2003) ...Of Battles, Ravens and Fire (2000) [EP]
22	Einherjer 1993, Norway Viking Metal, Folk Metal	North Star (2021) Blot (2003) #6844 Odin Owns Ye All (1998) #8355
23	DoomSword 1997, Italy Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	Resound the Horn (2002) #9155 Doomsword (1999) Let Battle Commence (2003)
24	Ancient Rites 1988, Belgium Folk Metal, Viking Metal, Black Metal	Fatherland (1998) #9237 Laguz (2015) The Diabolic Serenades (1994)
25	Graveland 1991, Poland Pagan Black Metal, Viking Metal	Will Stronger Than Death (2007) Ogień przebudzenia (2014) Fire Chariot of Destruction (2005) #6618
26	Twin Obscenity 1991, Norway Black Metal, Viking Metal	Where Light Touches None (1997) Bloodstone (2001) For Blood, Honour and Soil (1998)
27	Hades 1992, Norway Black Metal, Viking Metal	The Dawn of the Dying Sun (1997) #6316 ...Again Shall Be (1994) #8089 Alone Walkyng (1993) [Demo]
28	Helheim 1992, Norway Black Metal, Viking Metal	Jormundgand (1995) #2136 Woduridar (2021) HrabnaR / Ad vesa (2025)
29	Vintersorg 1996, Sweden Viking Metal, Folk Metal, Progressive Metal	Till Fjalls (1998) Cosmic Genesis (2000) Visions From the Spiral Generator (2002)
30	Midnight Odyssey 2007, Australia Atmospheric Black Metal, Ambient	Biolume Part 1 - In Tartarean Chains (2019) Funerals from the Astral Sphere (2011) #3500 Closer to the Sky (2024) [EP]
31	Varg 2005, Germany Melodic Black Metal, Viking Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Das Ende aller Lügen (2016) Ewige Wacht (2023) Zeichen (2020)
32	Nachtfalke 1996, Germany Black Metal, Viking Metal	Doomed to Die (2002) #6444 First Battles (2006) [Boxed set] Following the Wanderers path (2007)

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