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Almost all of the American ones I've heard of are terrifying. (lemmy.world)

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[–] dudinax@programming.dev 40 points 3 months ago (3 children)

And then there's Norway.

[–] UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

That brings me back memories of when is was ~5 years old and visiting my father's cabin in the forest, which had a copy of that painting on the wall. He would put hall of the mountain king on full blast and tell troll stories just to scare me from time to time.

Nøkken was scarier though, kept me from going down to lake alone after dark, which I guess was the original intention of that creature.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Fuck yeah Savatage! Rare to see referenced in the wild.

Edit: wait I didn't click the link, did you mean this 80s metal classic or Edvard Greig's lol

[–] UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I'm speaking about nordic folklore, so Edvard Grieg. I'm not sure the metal music could ever scare the same way Grieg's symphony did back then.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tbf while it is great peer gynt isn't that frightening either, reminds me of Looney Tunes.

Savatage fucking rules too though, and I just remembered Rainbow also has a song by that title too which also rules!

[–] UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

When all you can see outside the window is the pitch black forest and the moon over the looming mountains in the valley, and your dad start telling you tales of dangerous troll lurking in the forest, The Hall of Mountain King got a different mood over it. Especially when your father is telling you that as the music is reaching its prestissimo finale the troll in the tale is running towards your house lol.

Especially with pictures like this on the wall

Savatage fucking rules too though, and I just remembered Rainbow also has a song by that title too which also rules!

Any metal band that want to draw inspiration from the nordics outside of norse mythology are bound to stumble upon Grieg and Ibsen so that checks out.