Bands
I know one necessarily asked and no one probably cares, but i wanted to list my favorite bands (not in order). Most are metal (folk metal/viking metal, most especially), but some are just general alternative rock, i guess.
Anyways, here they are:
Skáldmöld (iceland)
Fejd (sweden)
Månegarm (sweden)
Blind Guardian (germany)
9mm Parabellum Bullet (japan)
Merry (japan)
Honorable mentions: SuidAkrA (germany), Nightmare (japan), & Meijibray (japan). (i have only ever listened to exactly one song from each of them, but all three are very good songs)
Also. Another honorable mention is The Hu (mongolia). Not one of my favourites, but i think they are cool enough to mention.
When I don't listen to Metal/Alt Rock (since i am definitely not always in the mood), here are others i like:
Tchaikovsky (romantic/"classical")
Antonio Vivaldi (baroque/"classical")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical/baroque/"classical")
Antonín Dvořák (romantic/"classical")
Joshua Messic (folk?/hammered dulcimer*)
Dancing Hammers (folk?/hammered dulcimer)
Victoria Van Arnam (folk?/hammered dulcimer)
*a hammered dulcimer is a string instrument sort of like a sideways harp or a guzheng, and is played by "hammering" it with little mallets.
**also. i cannot stand beethoven. i know he is popular but i can't stand it. there is a reason he was not on the list
***i do not know the moral standing of any of these bands, or if they've done anything problematic or anything. It's been a long time since i've been able to enjoy music, and i don't want to ruin what i have right now, because o don't know how long it will last