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{{quote|Every damn black metal band out there sounds like it was taken from Middle Earth and it seems like there is a band for every character in the writings of JRR Tolkien.|Jason Fisher<ref>Jason Fisher, "[http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/1225/15327/Top-10-Metal-Bands-With-Names-Taken-From-JRR-Tolkien-Characters.html Top 10 Metal Bands With Names Taken From JRR Tolkien Characters]", at ''[http://www.thegauntlet.com/ The Gauntlet]'' ([[February 24]], [[2009]])</ref>}} | {{quote|Every damn black metal band out there sounds like it was taken from Middle Earth and it seems like there is a band for every character in the writings of JRR Tolkien.|Jason Fisher<ref>Jason Fisher, "[http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/1225/15327/Top-10-Metal-Bands-With-Names-Taken-From-JRR-Tolkien-Characters.html Top 10 Metal Bands With Names Taken From JRR Tolkien Characters]", at ''[http://www.thegauntlet.com/ The Gauntlet]'' ([[February 24]], [[2009]])</ref>}} | ||
There are various '''bands''' who make music inspired by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] and his works. | There are various '''bands''' who make music inspired by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] and his works. For the complete list of them, see the '''[[:Category:Bands|Bands Category]]'''. | ||
==Genres== | ==Genres== | ||
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- "Every damn black metal band out there sounds like it was taken from Middle Earth and it seems like there is a band for every character in the writings of JRR Tolkien."
- ― Jason Fisher[1]
There are various bands who make music inspired by Tolkien and his works. For the complete list of them, see the Bands Category.
Genres
Metal
- Blind Guardian
- Battlelore
- Balrog (band) -all of them
- Summoning
- Gandalf (band)
- Rivendell (band)
- Amon Amarth (band)
- Gorgoroth (band)
- Cirith Gorgor (band)
- Falls of Rauros (band)
Folk/Filk
Rock
See Also
References
- ↑ Jason Fisher, "Top 10 Metal Bands With Names Taken From JRR Tolkien Characters", at The Gauntlet (February 24, 2009)
External links
- Alexander Melzer, "JRR Tolkien - A Metal-pioneer?", at The Metal Observer
- Tolkien-Music.com
- Amy H. Sturgis, "Lord of the Rings, Rock On! A music consideration of Lord of the Rings", at PopThought
