Music based on Middle-earth

German power metal band

album by Blind Guardian

Austrian black metal band

original song written and composed by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones

Battlelore are a Finnish heavy metal band from Lappeenranta, founded in 1999 by guitarist Jyri Vahvanen and bassist Miika Kokkola. The name derives from the union of the words 'battle' and 'folklore'. Many of Battlelore's lyrics concern J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth sagas and their stage costumes and live shows are largely inspired by the themes and characters of fantasy literature. The band had many changes of personnel during their twelve years of activity and had a long hiatus after the completion of the tour supporting their latest release Doombound in 2011. In January 2016 they announce

Norwegian black metal band

Italian power metal band

1967 song cycle