[翻譯] Folk Metal (二)

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History

歷史

Origins

起源:
The English band Skyclad was formed in 1990 after vocalist Martin Walkyier
left his previous band, Sabbat. Skyclad began as a thrash metal band but
added violins from session musician Mike Evans on several tracks from their
debut album, The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth, an effort described by Eduardo
Rivadavia of Allmusic as "ambitious" and "groundbreaking. The song "The
Widdershins Jig" from the debut album has been acclaimed as "particularly
significant" and "a certain first in the realms of Metal". With a full time
fiddle player in their lineup, the band's second album feature a "now
legendary folky jig style" and "more prominent inclusion of the fiddle
playing lead lines and melodies normally associated with the lead guitar
parts of most other rock bands." Skyclad has since been credited as the
originators and pioneers of the genre　with Keith Fay of the band Keith Fay
recognising Skyclad as "the creators of folk metal."

來自英國的Skyclad成軍於1990年，它是主唱Martin Walkyier離開Sabbat.後所組建的。

Skyclad本來是搞THRASH起家的，可是它在首發專輯的部分歌曲裡融入由客座樂手Mike

Evans所演奏的小提琴元素。Allmusic 的Eduardo Rivadavia形容Skyclad的首張專輯《

The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth》是具＂野心＂以及＂開創性的＂。首張專輯裡的歌

曲"The Widdershins Jig"被形容為是‘特別傑出’以及‘民謠金屬界的第一首歌’。

有了全職的小提琴手加入後，Skyclad的第二張專輯有著‘傳奇性的民謠吉格舞曲風格’

以及‘更廣泛的運用以小提琴作為引導聲線和旋律的樂器，而非如其他樂團則是使用主奏

吉他’。Skyclad被譽為是民謠金屬的創始者和先驅。Keith Fay樂團的Keith Fay視

Skyclad為‘民謠金屬的創造者’



Even with the departure of Martin Walkyier in 2001, Skyclad remains an active
folk metal group today after nearly two decades since their formation. In
contrast, the Portuguese band Moonspell had a brief tenure in the genre.
Their first release was the 1994 Under the Moonspell EP with music that
featured folk and Middle Eastern influences. With the release of their debut
album Wolfheart in the following year, the band made a transition into gothic
metal and within a matter of years "quickly evolved into one of the major
players of the European goth-metal scene."

即使Martin Walkyier 在2001年離開Skyclad後，樂團在他們成軍接近20年後仍在活動。

相反地，來自葡萄牙的Moonspell曾短暫的表演民謠金屬。在1994年Moonspell 發行

Moonspell同名EP，這張EP裡有著民謠音樂以及中東音樂的色彩。可是在Moonspell發行首

張專輯《Wolfheart》後的隔年，變轉型成哥德金屬並以其作為樂團的主軸，‘然後很快

地就變成歐洲著名的哥德團之一’。　　應該是在酸moonspell吧( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ
　　
　

Another early contributor to folk metal is the Finnish group Amorphis. They
formed in 1990 with their debut album, The Karelian Isthmus, following two
years later. Their sophomore effort Tales from the Thousand Lakes was
released in 1994 with "plenty of fascinating melodies and song structures
that drew heavily from the traditional folk music of their native country."
The album received a favorable reception from fans with "its content quickly
being exalted across the Metal underground as perhaps the very pinnacle of
atmospheric Death Metal achievement."

另一個早期的民謠金屬團乃芬蘭的Amorphis，Amorphis在1990年成軍並在兩年後發行第

一張專輯《The Karelian Isthmus》。Amorphis的第二張專輯《Tales from the

Thousand Lakes was released》在1994年發行，這張專輯‘深受芬蘭當地民謠的影響，

有著豐富且令人著迷的旋律以及歌曲結構’此張專輯受到樂迷們極高的評價‘這張專輯在

地下金屬圈享有極高的聲譽，也許是氣氛死金的最高傑作’　（Amorphis早期死金起家）


Regional variations

地域差異

In the years 1994 and 1995, two distinct variations on folk metal emerged
from different regions.

在1994和1995這兩年兩種不同民謠金屬形式從不同區域興起

Medieval metal

中世紀金屬

The East German band Subway to Sally was formed in 1992 as a folk rock band,
singing in English and incorporating Irish and Scottish influences in their
music.With their second album MCMXCV released in 1995, the band adopted a
"more traditional approach" and started singing in German. Taking Skyclad as
an influence, Subway to Sally performs a blend of hard rock and heavy metal
"enriched with medieval melodies enmeshed in the songs via bagpipes,
hurdy-gurdy, lute, mandoline, shalm [sic], fiddle and flute" and combined
with "romantic-symbolic German-speaking poetry" in their lyrics.[15] With
chart success in their native Germany, they have since been credited as the
band "that set off the wave of what is known as medieval rock."

東德團Subway to Sally成立於1992，成立時是玩民謠搖滾為主。Subway to Sally的歌

詞是以英文寫成，他們的音樂裡有著愛爾蘭和蘇格蘭民謠的元素。在1995年發行第二張

專輯《MCMXCV》，樂團採取一個更‘民謠’的方法，樂團開始以德文歌唱。

Subway to Sally深受Skyclad影響，因此Subway to Sally演奏大量的重搖滾

和重金屬音樂，然後運用蘇格蘭風笛、手風琴、曼陀羅琴、雙簧管（中世紀款）

、小提琴和長笛來豐富歌曲裡的旋律。


This distinctly German phenomenon has been continued and expanded further by
subsequent bands. Formed in 1996, the Berlin based In Extremo has also found
chart success with their "medieval style stage garb and unashamed usage of
such bizarre, sometimes hand made, instruments as the Scottish bagpipes."
Another band that has experienced commercial success in Germany is the
Bavarian outfit Schandmaul. Describing themselves as the "minstrels of
today," the band employs a musical arsenal that includes the bagpipes, barrel
organ, shawm, violin and mandolin.

這個獨特的德國樂派延續著並由後起的樂團發揚光大。成軍於1996年柏林的In Extremo以

他們‘中世紀的舞台服裝和大量使用怪異或是手工製作的樂器如蘇格蘭風笛’獲得排行榜

上的成功。另外一個獲得商業成功的德國樂團是有著巴伐力亞人裝扮的Schandmaul。

Schandmau形容他們自己為‘當代的吟(淫)遊詩人’這個樂團雇用了很多樂手，

包含了蘇格蘭風笛、手風琴、雙簧管（中世紀款）、小提琴和曼陀羅琴。

Celtic metal

凱爾特金屬

The Irish band Cruachan was formed in 1992 by guitarist Keith Fay with their
first demo recording distributed in 1993. Drawing inspiration from Skyclad's
first album, Fay set out to combine black metal with the folk music of
Ireland. Their debut album Tuatha Na Gael was released in 1995 and the band
has since been acclaimed as having "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in
their attempts to expand" the genre of folk metal. Cruachan combination of
Celtic music and heavy metal is known today as Celtic metal.

來自愛爾蘭的Cruachan由吉他手Keith Fay領軍成立於1992年。Cruachan在1993年發行第

一張EP。Cruachan的音樂深受Skyclad第一張專輯的影響。Keith Fay開始著手將黑金屬以

及愛爾蘭當地的民謠金屬結合在一起。Cruachan在1995年發行首張專輯《Tuatha Na Gael

》，並‘比任何人都還要大大地擴展民謠金屬這個樂風’ Cruachan結合凱爾特民謠和重

金屬音樂就是今天為人所知的凱爾特金屬。


Parallel to Cruachan, the black metal act Primordial also released a demo
recording in 1993 and "found themselves heralded as frontrunners in the
burgeoning second-wave black metal movement." Irish music plays "a very
big role" in Primordial but in "a dark and subtle way" through the chords and
timings.The band has since "established themselves as one of the most
unique sounding bands in the folk-meets-black metal field." Other early
representatives of Celtic metal include the bands Geasa and Waylander
with both groups releasing a demo recording in 1995.

相對於Cruachan，黑金團Primordia在1993年發行了一張demo，並且‘視他們自己為

第二波黑金潮流的先驅’其中愛爾蘭民謠音樂在Primordial的音樂當中 ‘扮演了重大的

角色’可是卻又利用合弦以及節奏，以一種‘黑暗且微妙’的方式呈現。Primordial

在民謠－黑金的這塊領域替自己建立起屹立不搖的地位’其他早期代表性樂團包含

Geasa 和 Waylander，這兩個樂團都在1995年發行了一張demo。

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