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There are various '''bands''' who make music inspired by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] and his works. | {{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]'' ([[24 February|February 24]], [[2009]])</ref>}} | ||
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]]'''. | |||
== | ==Major Tolkien-themed bands by Genre== | ||
* | ===Metal=== | ||
* Folk/ | *[[Summoning]] | ||
* | *[[Blind Guardian]] | ||
* Rock | *[[Battlelore]] | ||
*[[Gandalf (band)]] | |||
*[[Rivendell (band)]] | |||
*[[Amon Amarth (band)]] | |||
*[[Falls of Rauros (band)]] | |||
===Folk/Filk=== | |||
*[[Renee Alper]] | |||
* [[Colin Rudd]] | |||
*[[Brobdingnagian Bards]] | |||
===Rock=== | |||
* [[Led Zeppelin]] | |||
* [[The Beatles]] | |||
* [[Soundestiny]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[:Category:Bands|A list of Bands]] | * [[:Category:Bands|A list of Bands]] | ||
* [[Music]] | |||
[[Category:Bands]] | {{references}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* Alexander Melzer, "[http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=8&id=5159 JRR Tolkien - A Metal-pioneer?]", at ''[http://www.metal-observer.com/home.php?lid=1 The Metal Observer]'' | |||
* [http://www.tolkien-music.com/ Tolkien-Music.com] | |||
* Amy H. Sturgis, "[http://www.popthought.com/display_column.asp?DAID=282 Lord of the Rings, Rock On! A music consideration of Lord of the Rings]", at ''[http://www.popthought.com/ PopThought]'' | |||
[[Category:Bands| Bands]] |
Revision as of 08:41, 18 September 2016
- "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.
Major Tolkien-themed bands by Genre
Metal
- Summoning
- Blind Guardian
- Battlelore
- Gandalf (band)
- Rivendell (band)
- Amon Amarth (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