Jan 21, 2020
Why is it always Viking Metal and never Viking Rap, Viking Funk, Viking Jazz, or Viking Reggae?
Funk, Jazz or Reggae are unlikely because of the eras when these genres appeared not being contemporary with the Viking age of glory and conquest. But Viking Rap should definitely be a thing, since historically the Vikings were known to engage in loud and entertaining staged arguments, battles of wit and roasts… you know, like rap battles today. And, to answer your question, “why always Viking Metal”, I think it’s because for some reason many Scandinavian people seem to be really into metal and their cultures harken to the Vikings one way or another.