Characteristics
Similar to its parent genre of folk metal, the music of Celtic metal is a diverse collection with bands pursuing different subgenres of heavy metal music. While bands such as Suidakra ply their trade with the more extreme subgenres of black or death metal, other groups like Mägo de Oz prefer a more traditional or power metal sound. The one common element is a shared interest in incorporating Celtic music into heavy metal.
Many bands in the genre enhance their sound with the use of a folk instrument. The fiddle is used by such bands as Mägo de Oz, and Eluveitie. The tin whistle and flute, can be found in such bands as Cruachan, Waylander and Eluveitie. While the Irish bands of the genre make use of native instruments such as the uilleann pipe and bodhrán.
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