Talk:Viking rock

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[edit] Merge?

Would anyone oppose a merge with Viking metal? I'm not formally proposing one yet because I'm not sure whether or not there is a distinction. Heather 00:40, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

I would. They don't see to be the same even if they share some common themes. Vikingarock is basicly a sub-genre to white power music while viking metal seems more unpolitical. // Liftarn

Okay, thanks! I saw Ultima Thule listed over at Viking metal and just assumed they were the same. Heather 11:31, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Ah, they shouldn't be listed there so I remove them. // Liftarn

Viking rock is NOT the same as white power/RAC music, it is ignorant to lump them together —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.44.155.11 (talk) 07:39, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is this for real?

Sounds to me like one of those neologism coined to describe the style of just one band with fans lumping in several other groups just because they want to spread the idea around. Of the nine bands listed here, only two have articles on wikipedia. The first is Glittertind who is otherwise known as a viking metal act since they are a metal band that has incorporated punk rock into their style. The other is Ultima Thule who is probably the band that coined this neologism as indicated on their article page. I'll nominate this article for deletion myself if nobody can provide any references that this is a legitimate subgenre of music. --Bardin (talk) 11:43, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree with Bardin; sounds like a neologism, and the unsourced section on the connection to white supremacy is particularly controversial. The list of bands should also be pruned in line with other music genre pages... if the band doesn't have an article, notability hasn't been established, so they shouldn't be in an encyclopedia. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 19:46, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

I added some sources so it should take care of some issues. // Liftarn (talk)