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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]'' ([[24 February|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. For the complete list of them, see the '''[[:Category:Bands|Bands Category]]'''.
There are various '''bands''' who make music inspired by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] and his works.  


==Genres==
==Major Tolkien-themed bands by Genre==
===Metal===
===Metal===
*[[Summoning]]
*[[Blind Guardian]]
*[[Blind Guardian]]
*[[Battlelore]]
*[[Battlelore]]
*[[Balrog (band)]] -all of them
*[[Summoning]]
*[[Gandalf (band)]]
*[[Gandalf (band)]]
* [[Rivendell (band)]]
*[[Rivendell (band)]]
*[[Amon Amarth (band)]]
*[[Amon Amarth (band)]]
*[[Gorgoroth (band)]]
*[[Cirith Gorgor (band)]]
*[[Falls of Rauros (band)]]
*[[Falls of Rauros (band)]]
===Folk/Filk===
===Folk/Filk===
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* [[Led Zeppelin]]
* [[Led Zeppelin]]
* [[The Beatles]]
* [[The Beatles]]
* [[Soundestiny]]


==See Also==
==See also==
* [[:Category:Bands|A list of Bands]]
* [[:Category:Bands|A list of Bands]]
* [[Music]]
* [[Music]]
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* 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]''
* 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]
* [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]''
* 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]]
[[Category:Bands| Bands]]

Revision as of 21:50, 15 June 2020

"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

Folk/Filk

Rock

See also

References

External links