This is a list of all the folk metal albums I have listened to that I found to be of at least marginal quality. It is purely for my own organizational purposes and is not meant to be a definitive statement about the genre; for that reason, there are some entries that don't entirely fit the description, including some neofolk albums and bands that don't exactly play "folk metal" but are close enough.

There used to be a good amount of crossover with my black metal list, but I have since cleaned house and removed anything labeled "pagan" or "Viking" to this list. Personally, I'm very skeptical of the idea that "pagan" anything is its own genre, and unless you're Bathory, the Viking shtick doesn't really work with me. I file it under blackened folk or folk black metal or something like that; if it has any ties to traditional music, I've decided simply to add it to this list and not bother with splitting hairs.

The first section of albums represents my favorite albums - sometimes just within the genre, sometimes overall. Beyond that, they are divided into sections by rating going down to 6/10, and within those sections in alphabetical order.

This list was last updated August 8, 2021.

Created by:

ScreamingSteelUS | 17.05.2016

	1.	Elvenking - Secrets Of The Magick Grimoire Italy
	2.	Forefather - Ours Is The Kingdom England
	3.	Forefather - Steadfast England
	4.	Forefather - Last Of The Line England
	5.	Dalriada - Áldás Hungary
	6.	Eluveitie - Origins Switzerland
	7.	Eluveitie - Slania Switzerland
	8.	Chthonic - Takasago Army Taiwan
	9.	Eluveitie - Helvetios Switzerland
	10.	Zeal & Ardor - Devil Is Fine Switzerland/USA
	11.	Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power Texas
	12.	Eluveitie - Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion Switzerland
	13.	Alestorm - Black Sails At Midnight Scotland
	14.	Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age Scotland
	15.	Chthonic - Bú-Tik Taiwan
	16.	Chthonic - Mirror Of Retribution Taiwan
	17.	Turisas - The Varangian Way Finland
	18.	Jambinai - A Hermitage South Korea
	19.	Myrkur - Folkesange Denmark
	20.	Primordial - To The Nameless Dead Ireland; also, 9/10 from here on down.
	21.	Amaseffer - Slaves For Life Israel
	22.	Arkan - Salam France (Algerian)
	23.	Arkona - Khram Russia
	24.	Árstíðir Lífsins - Saga Á Tveim Tungum I: Vápn Ok Viðr Iceland
	25.	Árstíðir Lífsins - Saga Á Tveim Tungum II: Eigi Fjǫll Né Firðir Iceland
	26.	Boisson Divine - La Halha France
	27.	Catuvolcus - Gergovia Canada
	28.	Chthonic - Battlefields Of Asura Taiwan
	29.	Chthonic - Seediq Bale Taiwan
	30.	Dalriada - Nyárutó Hungary
	31.	Dalriada - Őszelő Hungary
	32.	Dalriada - Szelek Hungary
	33.	Drygva - Кола Часу Ukraine
	34.	E-an-na - Jiana Romania
	35.	E-an-na - M.L.R. Romania
	36.	Elvenking - Reader Of The Runes - Divination Italy
	37.	Empyrium - Über Den Sternen Germany
	38.	Ensiferum - Iron Finland
	39.	Ensiferum - Thalassic Finland
	40.	Equilibrium - Sagas Germany
	41.	Ereb Altor - Fire Meets Ice Sweden
	42.	Falkenbach - Asa Germany
	43.	Finsterforst - Zerfall Germany
	44.	Goblin Hovel - The Roots That Broke The Stone USA
	45.	Havukruunu - Uinuos Syömein Sota Finland
	46.	Hordak - Under The Sign Of The Wilderness Spain
	47.	In Extremo - Verehrt Und Angespien Germany
	48.	Kartikeya - Mahayuga Russia (Indian)
	49.	Korpiklaani - Voice Of Wilderness Finland
	50.	Mael Mórdha - Damned When Dead Ireland
	51.	Melechesh - Emissaries Israel
	52.	Melechesh - The Epigenesis Israel
	53.	Myrath - Hope Tunisia
	54.	Myrath - Tales Of The Sands Tunisia
	55.	Myrkur - Mareridt Denmark
	56.	Negură Bunget - OM Romania
	57.	Obsequiae - The Palms Of Sorrowed Kings USA
	58.	Orphaned Land - All Is One Israel
	59.	Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven Israel
	60.	Primordial - Where Greater Men Have Fallen Ireland
	61.	Salduie - Viros Veramos Spain
	62.	Skuggsjá - A Piece For Mind & Mirror Norway
	63.	Subway To Sally - Mitgift: Mördergeschichten Germany
	64.	Suidakra - Caledonia Germany
	65.	Tersivel - For One Pagan Brotherhood Argentina (Celtic, I guess)
	66.	Thrawsunblat - Metachthonia Canada
	67.	Thrawsunblat - Thrawsunblat II: Wanderer On The Continent Of Saplings Canada
	68.	Týr - Hel Faroe Islands
	69.	Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Del II Sweden
	70.	VooDoo KungFu - Voodoo Kungfu China
	71.	Wardruna - Runaljod - Gap Var Ginnunga Norway
	72.	Wardruna - Runaljod - Yggdrasil Norway
	73.	Whispered - Metsutan - Songs Of The Void Finland (Japanese)
	74.	Whispered - Shogunate Macabre Finland (Japanese)
	75.	Zeal & Ardor - Zeal & Ardor Switzerland/USA
	76.	Acyl - Algebra France (Algerian); also, 8/10 from here on down.
	77.	Æther Realm - Redneck Vikings From Hell USA
	78.	Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge Scotland
	79.	Alestorm - Curse Of The Crystal Coconut Scotland
	80.	Amber Tears - When No Trails Russia
	81.	Ankla - Steep Trails USA (Latin)
	82.	Arallu - Desert Battles - Descending To The Sands Israel
	83.	Arallu - Satanic War In Jerusalem Israel
	84.	Arkan - Hilal France (Algerian)
	85.	Arkan - Kelem France (Algerian)
	86.	Arkan - Lila H France (Algerian)
	87.	Arkona - Явь Russia
	88.	Àrsaidh - Roots Scotland
	89.	Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture Scotland
	90.	Athelstan - The Ride England
	91.	Aztlan - Legión Mexica Mexico
	92.	Battlesoul - Sunward And Starward Canada
	93.	Black Kirin - 哀郢 (National Trauma)
	94.	Black Messiah - Walls Of Vanaheim Germany
	95.	Blackguard - Storm Canada
	96.	Boisson Divine - Volentat France
	97.	Bucovina - Duh Romania
	98.	Bucovina - Nestrămutat Romania
	99.	Bucovina - Sub Stele Romania
	100.	Cân Bardd - The Last Rain Switzerland
	101.	Chthonic - 9th Empyrean Taiwan
	102.	Chthonic - Relentless Recurrence Taiwan
	103.	Chthonic - Where The Ancestors' Souls Gathered Taiwan
	104.	Chur - Brother Wind Ukraine
	105.	Corr Mhóna - Abhainn Ireland
	106.	Crescent Lament - 噤夢 Land Of Lost Voices Taiwan
	107.	Crimfall - As The Path Unfolds... Finland
	108.	Cruachan - Blood For The Blood God Ireland
	109.	Cruachan - Folk-Lore Ireland
	110.	Cruachan - Nine Years Of Blood Ireland
	111.	Dalriada - Ígéret Hungary
	112.	Darkest Era - Wither On The Vine
	113.	Darkestrah - Epos Kyrgyzstan
	114.	Darkestrah - The Great Silk Road Kyrgyzstan
	115.	Darkestrah - Manas Kyrgyzstan
	116.	Darkestrah - Turan Kyrgyzstan
	117.	Dirty Shirt - Dirtylicious Romania
	118.	Dirty Shirt - Freakshow Romania
	119.	Dirty Shirt - Get Your Dose Now! Romania
	120.	Dirty Shirt - Letchology Romania
	121.	Dordeduh - Dar De Duh Romania
	122.	Dordeduh - Har Romania
	123.	Drygva - Вайдэлот Ukraine
	124.	Drygva - Сын Магутнага Рода Ukraine
	125.	E-an-na - Fascinathanatango Romania
	126.	E-an-na - Live At Wacken World Wide 2020 Romania
	127.	E-an-na - Nesfârşite Romania
	128.	Echo Of Dalriada - Jégbontó Hungary
	129.	颠覆M - 蒙古精神 China (Mongolian)
	130.	颠覆M - Inner M China (Mongolian)
	131.	Eluveitie - Ategnatos Switzerland
	132.	Eluveitie - Everything Remains (As It Never Was) Switzerland
	133.	Eluveitie - Evocation II - Pantheon Switzerland
	134.	Eluveitie - Spirit Switzerland
	135.	Eluveitie - Vên Switzerland
	136.	Elvenking - Heathenreel Italy
	137.	Elvenking - The Pagan Manifesto Italy
	138.	Empyrium - The Turn Of The Tides Germany
	139.	Ensiferum - From Afar Finland
	140.	Equilibrium - Erdentempel Germany
	141.	Equilibrium - Rekreatur Germany
	142.	Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr Germany
	143.	Ereb Altor - By Honour Sweden
	144.	Ereb Altor - The End Sweden
	145.	Ereb Altor - Ulfven Sweden
	146.	Ereb Altor - Vargtimman Sweden
	147.	Faanefjell - Trollmarsj Norway
	148.	Falkenbach - Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty Germany
	149.	Finntroll - Blodsvept Finland
	150.	Finntroll - Vredesvävd Finland
	151.	Finsterforst - Rastlos Germany
	152.	Fjoergyn - Lvcifer Es Germany
	153.	Folkstone - Diario Di Un Ultimo Italy
	154.	Forefather - Curse Of The Cwelled England
	155.	Forefather - The Fighting Man England
	156.	Forefather - Tales From A Cloud-Born Land England
	157.	Galar - De Gjenlevende Norway
	158.	Gåte - Svevn Norway
	159.	Glittertind - Himmelfall Norway
	160.	Goblin Hovel - Revered Revenant Of Irreverence USA
	161.	Gwydion - Thirteen Portugal (sort of Welsh)
	162.	Gwydion - Veteran Portugal (sort of Welsh)
	163.	Hantaoma - Malamòrt France
	164.	Havukruunu - Kuu Erkylän Yllä Finland
	165.	Heathen Foray - Armored Bards Austria
	166.	Heidevolk - Uit Oude Grond Netherlands
	167.	Heidevolk - Vuur Van Verzet Netherlands
	168.	Heidra - To Hell Or Kingdom Come Denmark
	169.	Helengard - Firebird Russia
	170.	Helheim - Jormundgand Norway
	171.	Helheim - LandwarijaR Norway
	172.	Hordak - Padre Spain
	173.	Ignis Fatuu - Unendlich Viele Wege Germany
	174.	In Extremo - Quid Pro Quo Germany
	175.	Jambinai - Différance South Korea
	176.	Jambinai - Onda South Korea
	177.	Kalevala - Метель Russia
	178.	Kauan - Aava Tuulen Maa Russia
	179.	Kauan - Kaiho Russia
	180.	Kauan - Pirut Russia
	181.	Kauan - Sorni Nai Russia
	182.	Kawir - Adrasteia Greece
	183.	Korpiklaani - Kulkija Finland
	184.	Korpiklaani - Manala Finland
	185.	Korpiklaani - Tales Along This Road Finland
	186.	Lathe - Tongue Of Silver USA
	187.	Mael Mórdha - Gealtacht Mael Mórdha Ireland
	188.	Melechesh - Enki Israel
	189.	Metsatöll - Katk Kutsariks Estonia
	190.	Mithotyn - Gathered Around The Oaken Table Sweden
	191.	Mithotyn - King Of The Distant Forest Sweden
	192.	Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja Finland
	193.	Myrath - Legacy Tunisia
	194.	Myrath - Shehili Tunisia
	195.	Nechochwen - Heart Of Akamon USA
	196.	Negură Bunget - Zău
	197.	Nine Treasures - Arvan Ald Guulin Honshoor China (Mongolian)
	198.	Nine Treasures - Wisdom Eyes China (Mongolian)
	199.	Obscurity - Streitmacht Germany
	200.	Obsequiae - Aria Of Vernal Tombs USA
	201.	Orphaned Land - El Norra Alila Israel
	202.	Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR Israel
	203.	Orphaned Land - Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs Israel
	204.	Panopticon - Roads To The North USA
	205.	Panopticon - The Scars Of Man On The Once Nameless Wilderness USA
	206.	Percival Schuttenbach - Strzyga Poland
	207.	Primeval Well - Talkin' In Tongues With Mountain Spirits USA
	208.	Primordial - Exile Amongst The Ruins Ireland
	209.	Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness Ireland
	210.	Primordial - Redemption At The Puritan's Hand Ireland
	211.	Romuvos - The Baltic Crusade Lithuania
	212.	Ruadh - Eternal Scotland
	213.	Salduie - Ambaxtos Spain
	214.	Salduie - Belos Spain
	215.	Saor - Aura Scotland
	216.	Saor - Forgotten Paths Scotland
	217.	Saor - Guardians Scotland
	218.	SatanaKozel - Север / North Russia
	219.	Skuggsjá - Hugsjá Norway
	220.	Skyclad - Burnt Offering For The Bone Idol UK
	221.	Skyclad - Forward Into The Past UK
	222.	Skyclad - Prince Of The Poverty Line UK
	223.	Skyforger - Latvie-u Strēlnieki Latvia
	224.	Sorg Uten Tårer - In Death's Sweet Dreams Finland
	225.	Storm - Nordavind Norway
	226.	Subway To Sally - Schwarz In Schwarz Germany
	227.	Suidakra - The Arcanum Germany
	228.	Suidakra - Book Of Dowth Germany
	229.	Sur Austru - Meteahna Timpurilor Romania
	230.	Sur Austru - Obârşie Romania
	231.	Svartsot - Ravnenes Saga Denmark
	232.	Tengger Cavalry - Ancient Call China (Mongolian)
	233.	Tengger Cavalry - Blood Sacrifice Shaman China (Mongolian)
	234.	Tengger Cavalry - Northern Memory China (Mongolian)
	235.	Tengger Cavalry - Sunesu Cavalry China (Mongolian)
	236.	Thrawsunblat - Thrawsunblat I: Canada 2010 Canada
	237.	Thrawsunblat - Great Brunswick Forest Canada
	238.	Thy Worshiper - Klechdy Poland
	239.	Trollfest - Helluva Norway
	240.	Turisas - Battle Metal Finland
	241.	Turisas - Stand Up And Fight Finland
	242.	Týr - Land Faroe Islands
	243.	Ulver - Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler Norway
	244.	Ulver - Kveldssanger Norway
	245.	Vanir - Aldar Rök Denmark
	246.	Vehemence - Par Le Sang Versé France
	247.	Vintersorg - Naturbål Sweden
	248.	Vintersorg - Till Fjälls Sweden
	249.	VooDoo KungFu - Dark Age China
	250.	Wardruna - Skald Norway
	251.	Waylander - Honour Amongst Chaos Northern Ireland
	252.	Whispered - Thousand Swords Finland
	253.	Wilderun - Sleep At The Edge Of The Earth USA
	254.	Winterfylleth - The Threnody Of Triumph UK
	255.	Wolfchant - Bloodwinter Germany
	256.	Wolfhorde - Towards The Gates Of North Finland
	257.	Zeal & Ardor - Stranger Fruit Switzerland/USA
	258.	Zeal & Ardor - Wake Of A Nation Switzerland/USA
	259.	Aes Dana - Formors France; also, 7/10 from here on down.
	260.	Æther Realm - One Chosen By The Gods USA
	261.	Æther Realm - Tarot USA
	262.	Alestorm - Back Through Time Scotland
	263.	Alestorm - No Grave But The Sea Scotland
	264.	Amaseffer - Kna'an [Collaboration] Israel
	265.	An Theos - Renăscând Romania
	266.	Belenos - Spicilege France
	267.	Bran Barr - Sidh France (Celtic)
	268.	Bucovina - Ceasul Aducerii Aminte Romania
	269.	Butterfly Temple - Вечность Russia
	270.	Celtachor - Fiannaoícht Ireland
	271.	Celtian - En Tierra De Hadas Spain
	272.	Dirty Shirt - Same Shirt Different Day Romania
	273.	Downfall Of Nur - Umbras De Barbagia Argentina
	274.	Dzö-nga - Thunder In The Mountains USA
	275.	颠覆M - Jangar China (Mongolian)
	276.	Ensiferum - One Man Army Finland
	277.	Ensiferum - Unsung Heroes Finland
	278.	Equilibrium - Armageddon Germany
	279.	Equilibrium - Renegades Germany
	280.	FEJD - Trolldom Sweden
	281.	Folkstone - Oltre... l'Abisso Italy
	282.	Forefather - Engla Tocyme England
	283.	Gevolt - AlefBase Israel
	284.	Grimner - Vanadrottning Sweden
	285.	Havukruunu - Havulinnaan Finland
	286.	Heathen Foray - Weltenwandel Austria
	287.	Heidevolk - Batavi Netherlands
	288.	Heidevolk - Velua Netherlands
	289.	Heidevolk - Walhalla Wacht Netherlands
	290.	In Extremo - Sünder Ohne Zügel Germany
	291.	Jambinai - 發顯 (Apparition) South Korea
	292.	Kampfar - Djevelmakt Norway
	293.	Klabautamann - Smaragd Germany
	294.	Korpiklaani - Noita Finland
	295.	Kroda - Ginnungagap-Ginnungagaldr-Ginnungakaos Ukraine
	296.	Nechochwen - Algonkian Mythos USA
	297.	Nechochwen - Kanawha Black USA
	298.	Negură Bunget - Tău Romania
	299.	Negură Bunget - ZI Romania
	300.	Nomans Land - Last Crusade Russia
	301.	Orphaned Land - Kna'an [Collaboration] Israel
	302.	Panopticon - Autumn Eternal USA
	303.	Panopticon - Kentucky USA
	304.	Percival Schuttenbach - Mniejsze Zło Poland
	305.	Primordial - Imrama Ireland
	306.	Ruadh - The Rock Of The Clyde Scotland
	307.	Salduie - Imbolc Spain
	308.	Saltatio Mortis - Brot Und Spiele Germany
	309.	Sand Aura - Elegy Of The Orient Egypt
	310.	Schandmaul - Artus Germany
	311.	Shambless - Apkas Itulia Bulgaria
	312.	Skálmöld - Vögguvísur Yggdrasils Iceland
	313.	Skiltron - Into The Battleground Argentina
	314.	Skyforger - Kauja Pie Saules Latvia
	315.	Suidakra - Realms Of Odoric Germany
	316.	Tengger Cavalry - Northern Memory Vol. 2 China (Mongolian)
	317.	Thrawsunblat - Insula Canada
	318.	Thyrfing - De Ödeslösa Sweden
	319.	Turisas - Turisas2013 Finland
	320.	Týr - Valkyrja Faroe Islands
	321.	Vanir - The Glorious Dead Denmark
	322.	Vorna - Sateet Palata Saavat Finland
	323.	Winterfylleth - The Dark Hereafter UK
	324.	Winterfylleth - The Divination Of Antiquity UK
	325.	Yaotl Mictlan - Guerreros De La Tierra De Los Muertos Mexico
	326.	Alestorm - Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum Scotland; also, 6/10 from here on down.
	327.	Bucovina - Septentrion Romania
	328.	Crimfall - Amain Finland
	329.	Einherjer - Av Oss, For Oss Norway
	330.	Ensiferum - Two Paths Finland
	331.	Fimbulvet - Frostbrand - Eines Bildnis Tracht Germany
	332.	Forefather - Deep Into Time England
	333.	Korpiklaani - Karkelo Finland
	334.	Kroda - Selbstwelt Finland
	335.	Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika Finland
	336.	Ofdrykkja - After The Storm Sweden
	337.	Tengger Cavalry - kAAn China (Mongolian)
	338.	Varg - Das Ende Aller Lügen Germany