Adam Shepard is a folk and power metal solo artist from Farmington, Michigan. The project fuses the storytelling traditions of folk metal with the anthemic energy of power metal across two releases.

Chandler, Arizona folk metal project. The diacritical-marked name suggests European folk traditions filtered through suburban Phoenix.

Akyrviron is a symphonic epic power/folk metal band from Grants Pass, Oregon. With four releases between 2013 and 2020, the band crafts elaborate, multi-layered metal that draws from both European power metal grandeur and folk metal traditions.

Aldegar is a folk/Viking metal band from Gig Harbor, Washington. Their 2016 full-length "The Peak" delivers eleven tracks of epic folk metal inspired by Norse mythology and Pacific Northwest grandeur.

Worthington black metal project from the Ohio underground.

Portland folk metal project whose charmingly titled 2017 debut Anonymia's Drunken Album delivers exactly the kind of mead-soaked revelry the name suggests. Folk metal as celebration, not warfare — fitting for Portland's embrace of the unconventional.

Rochester, New York folk metal project whose 2015 demo brings medieval revelry to Western New York. The archaic spelling signals allegiance to folk metal's celebration of pre-modern traditions.

Hayward/San Francisco Bay Area folk metal act weaving melodic death metal with folk elements, reflecting the region's multicultural musical melting pot.

California folk metal wanderer blending pagan themes with metallic heft, exploring mythological territory through a distinctly West Coast lens.

Lexington, Kentucky folk metal act blending traditional folk instrumentation with metallic heft, adding a unique flavor to the Bluegrass State's growing heavy music community.