Editing Medieval metal (section)

==Musical characteristics==
[[Image:Tanzwut German Band Live.jpeg|thumb|[[Tanzwut]] performing with bagpipes and other woodwind instruments]]
Like its parent genre, medieval rock features the same typical instruments found in heavy metal music: guitars, bass, drums and vocalist. Bands in the genre are known to supplement their sound with a wide range of folk and traditional instruments. [[Woodwind instrument]]s like the bagpipes, flutes and shawm can be found in the music of Corvus Corax, Tanzwut,<ref name="AMG Corvus"/> In Extremo,<ref name="MusicMight In Extremo"/> Schandmaul,<ref name="MusicMight Schandmaul"/> Morgernstern,<ref name="MusicMight Morgenstern"/> Schattentantz<ref name="MusicMight Schattentantz"/> and Subway to Sally while string instruments like the violin, lute, [[hurdy-gurdy]], [[cello]], [[harp]] and [[mandolin]] are employed by Subway to Sally,<ref name="goth sally"/> In Extremo,<ref name="MusicMight In Extremo"/> Schandmaul,<ref name="MusicMight Schandmaul"/> Morgenstern,<ref name="MusicMight Morgenstern"/> and Schattentantz.<ref name="MusicMight Schattentantz"/> Many bands also dress in stylized medieval era costumes on stage.

Bands adopt musical styles from many medieval era source material. Corvus Corax pulls from many styles such as viking music, celtic music, nordic music, as well as from fantasy stories such as ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/corvus-corax/|title=CORVUS CORAX - interview by Peek-A-Boo magazine|website=www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be|language=en|access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref> Their 2005 album ''[[Cantus Buranus]]'' was written using the text from ''[[Carmina Burana]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cantusburanus.net/wp/|title=Cantus Buranus – Das Carmina Burana Projekt von Corvus Corax|language=de-DE|access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref> To contrast, other bands take a more modern approach to their songwriting while still including traditional medieval or ancient instruments.