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neomedieval

Last updated: Wed Oct 22 2025 06:59:35 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Description

Neomedieval music reimagines the sounds and atmosphere of the Middle Ages through a contemporary lens, blending ancient instruments, modal melodies, and early music traditions with modern production techniques. The style evokes mystical, romantic visions of medieval Europe through folk instrumentation like hurdy-gurdies and recorders, often incorporating ethereal vocals and darkly atmospheric elements. It bridges historical authenticity with fantasy-inspired aesthetics, appealing to listeners drawn to both early music revival and gothic or folk sensibilities.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
41		1974	Malicorne	Malicorne	medieval folk neomedieval	medieval folk # 26
92		1976	Malicorne	Almanach	folk medieval folk neomedieval	medieval folk # 82
6		1977	Les Menestriers	Le Bouvier	folk medieval folk neomedieval
49		1977	Malicorne	Nous sommes chanteurs de sornettes	neomedieval
82		1990-07-02	Dead Can Dance	Aion	ethereal darkwave	darkwave # 26 neoclassical darkwave # 41 ethereal # 61
32		1992-01-08	Qntal	Qntal I	darkwave
27		1994-12-01	JURI et LISA	All Things Are Quite Silent	folk darkwave neomedieval	doujin ongaku # 1
14		1995	Rosa†Crvx	Proficere	dark folk darkwave martial neoclassical neomedieval	martial # 11
29		1995	Grabesmond	In schwindendem Licht	ambient dark ambient darkwave ethereal fantasy ambient medieval ambient neoclassical neoclassical darkwave neomedieval	medieval ambient # 28 fantasy ambient # 41
31		1995	Stille Volk	Ode aux lointains souverains	folk medieval folk neomedieval	medieval folk # 14
47		1995	Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows	Todeswunsch - Sous Le Soleil De Saturne	neofolk dark folk darkwave
55		1996	Ataraxia	Concerto No. 6: A Baroque Plaisanterie	ambience ambient contemporary classical dark ambient darkwave deep ambient ethereal female vocalists guitar virtuoso italian italian baroque italian folk neoclassical neofolk neomedieval sacred soundscape spiritual	deep ambient # 57 italian folk # 75 sacred # 76 ambience # 77 italian baroque # 96
79		1996	Angelo Branduardi	Camminando camminando	italian folk	italian folk # 100
16		1996	The Soil Bleeds Black	The kingdom & its fey	dungeon synth neofolk
3		1996-11-02	Camerata Mediolanense	Campo di Marte	martial	martial # 96
90		1997	Stille Volk	Hantaoma	folk medieval folk neomedieval freak folk	soprano # 29 celtic folk # 31 dream folk # 48 pagan folk # 65 medieval folk # 81
45		1997	The Soil Bleeds Black	March of the Infidels	neomedieval neofolk
2		1997-04-23	Blackmore's Night	Shadow Of The Moon	folk rock folk	folk rock # 16
58		1998	Ataraxia	Historiae	ethereal italian medieval folk	deep ambient # 14 gothic pop # 20 tolkien # 34 sacred # 48 medieval folk # 75
7		1998	The Soil Bleeds Black	May the Blood of Many a Valiant Knight be Avenged	neomedieval
30		1999	Greg Joy	The Minstrel and the Maiden	ambient neomedieval
39		2001	Tri Yann	Le Pelegrin	celtic medieval folk celtic folk folk	breizh # 29 medieval folk # 59 celtic folk # 59
61		2001	Stille Volk	Satyre Cornu	folk medieval folk neofolk	medieval folk # 67
17		2001-03	Ataraxia	Sueños	ethereal neofolk	deep ambient # 1 tolkien # 26 sacred # 42 italian folk # 44 ambience # 50
77		2001-09-19	Blackmore's Night	Minstrels and Ballads	folk neomedieval
10		2001-10-29	Helium Vola	Helium Vola	darkwave electronic	gothic pop # 13
8		2001-10	Blood Axis & In Gowan Ring	Witch-hunt: The Rites of Samhain	neofolk folk
72		2001-11-28	志方あきこ	緑の森で眠ル鳥	ethereal darkwave neoclassical darkwave celtic folk classical neofolk art pop freak folk indie folk poetry	progressive folk # 21 poetry # 25 neoclassical darkwave # 57 dream folk # 62
84		2002	In Gowan Ring	Hazel Steps Throug a Weathered Home	neofolk folk dark folk	neofolk # 46 dream folk # 56 dark folk # 58 medieval folk # 70
88		2002	In Gowan Ring	Hazel Steps through a Weathered Home	neofolk folk dark folk	poetry # 7 dream folk # 61 neofolk # 66 dark folk # 68 medieval folk # 77
64		2002-02-18	Ataraxia	Mon Seul Désir	neofolk	deep ambient # 65 sacred # 78
94		2002-02-18	Estampie	Fin Amor	neomedieval
57		2003	Stille Volk	Maudat	folk neofolk medieval folk	soprano # 18 dream folk # 25 pagan folk # 52 medieval folk # 73
95		2003	Triskilian	TRISKILIAN	ambient ethnic medieval folk neomedieval spiritual	spiritual # 44 ethnic # 72 medieval folk # 93
89		2003-01	Ordo Funebris	Cantar a la Morte: Fabula Triste	dark folk neoclassical darkwave neoclassical neomedieval	dark folk # 38 neoclassical darkwave # 73
60		2003-08-24	志方あきこ	廃墟と楽園	ethereal folk darkwave dream folk neoclassical darkwave world world fusion	alternative folk # 6 pagan folk # 18 neoclassical darkwave # 20 soprano # 35 dream folk # 69
53		2004	Lupercalia	Florilegium	dark folk ethereal folk neoclassical neofolk neomedieval
38		2004	The Soil Bleeds Black	Three Living, Three Dead
73		2004-04-14	Ataraxia	Saphir	darkwave neoclassical neofolk	soundscape # 20 deep ambient # 76 italian folk # 85 sacred # 86 ambience # 88
25		2005	Gerald Jay Markoe	Ancient Ceremonies	dungeon synth medieval ambient	medieval ambient # 62
85		2005	Ataraxia	Arcana Eco	dark ambient darkwave ethereal female vocalists hymns italian italian folk neoclassical neofolk neomedieval	hymns # 91 italian folk # 97
13		2005	Luc Arbogast	Domus	neofolk neoclassical darkwave
83		2005-02-14	Trobar de Morte	Fairydust	ethereal neofolk	dark folk # 10 gothic pop # 38 dream folk # 41 soprano # 57 neoclassical darkwave # 65
80		2005-03-01	Peter Ulrich	Enter the Mysterium	dark folk neofolk neomedieval
98		2005-03-29	Rhapsody	The Magic of the Wizard's Dream	baroque pop classical crossover folk metal neomedieval symphonic metal symphonic power metal	symphonic power metal # 65 classical crossover # 72
97		2005-07-18	Mediæval Bæbes	Mirabilis	female vocalists ethereal folk neomedieval
46		2006	Birch Book	Fortune & Folly	folk medieval folk neofolk neomedieval	medieval folk # 28
51		2006	Espers	Espers II	folk	psychedelic folk # 14
87		2006	The Soil Bleeds Black	Alchemie	neomedieval folk	medieval folk # 35 fantasy ambient # 90
69		2006-01-01	Ana Alcaide	Viola De Teclas	acoustic alternative classical folk neoclassical neomedieval
75		2006-04	Narsilion	Arcadia	darkwave ethereal neofolk	neoclassical darkwave # 8 dark folk # 13 neofolk # 51
59		2006-10-25	志方あきこ	Raka	ethereal folk world darkwave world fusion classical	classical crossover # 41 world fusion # 42 neoclassical darkwave # 47 gothic pop # 53 dream folk # 65 soprano # 94
26		2006-11	Ataraxia	Os cavaleiros do templo	neomedieval
37		2007	Luc Arbogast	Hortus Dei	neofolk classical crossover ethereal folk neomedieval	dream folk # 18
66		2007	Triskilian	Do durch der werlde...	medieval folk neomedieval	medieval folk # 43
70		2007	Ataraxia	Kremasta Nera	ambient dark ambient darkwave female vocalists	medieval ambient # 65
74		2007	Sangre Cavallum	Veleno de Teixo	medieval folk neofolk neomedieval	medieval folk # 52
44		2007-02	Ataraxia	Sous Le Blanc Rosier	darkwave ethereal	deep ambient # 50 sacred # 71 italian folk # 73 ambience # 74
67		2008	Corvus Corax	Cantus Buranus - Das Orgelwerk	classical instrumental neoclassical neomedieval organ	organ # 36
36		2008	Duivelspack	Mal die Teufel an die Wand	neomedieval
65		2008	Narsilion	Namárië	darkwave neofolk ethereal neoclassical
35		2008-02-28	Faun	Faun and the Pagan Folk Festival: Live	neomedieval
100		2008-08-01	Corvus Corax	Cantus Buranus II	neomedieval
71		2008-11-07	Sava	Metamorphosis	celtic folk
62		2009	Luc Arbogast	Aux Portes De Sananda	ambient classical crossover darkwave ethereal folk medieval folk neoclassical darkwave neofolk neomedieval new wave	medieval folk # 38
20		2009	Lupercalia	Soehrimnir & Mediestetica	medieval folk neofolk neomedieval
52		2009	The Soil Bleeds Black	The Knightly Years	neomedieval
86		2009	Annwn	Aeon	neomedieval
48		2009-02-20	Gny	Ærlig Pæl	acoustic folk medieval folk neomedieval	medieval folk # 29
96		2009-03-15	The Moon and the Nightspirit	Osforras	ethereal medieval folk neomedieval	neoclassical darkwave # 17 dream folk # 66 pagan folk # 69 medieval folk # 94
42		2009-03-18	志方あきこ	Harmonia	ethereal folk new age world fusion classical crossover neoclassical darkwave world darkwave	world fusion # 43 classical crossover # 48 pagan folk # 49 neoclassical darkwave # 50 soprano # 62
40		2009-06	Omasphère	Prélude	darkwave ethereal ethereal wave medieval ambient neoclassical darkwave neomedieval world world fusion	medieval ambient # 41
50		2009-08-11	Lisa Hammer	Dakini	neomedieval
78		2009-08-19	志方あきこ	片翼の鳥	darkwave neoclassical darkwave classical crossover ethereal	poptron # 49 lgbt # 54 classical crossover # 77 neoclassical darkwave # 84 soprano # 97
68		2010-09-29	志方あきこ	謳う丘 ～Ar=Ciel Ar=Dor～	ethereal darkwave folk neoclassical darkwave world fusion	classical crossover # 16 neoclassical darkwave # 30 progressive folk # 31 medieval folk # 44 dream folk # 59
18		2010-12	Mediæval Bæbes	Temptation	medieval folk neomedieval
9		2011-05-21	Morgan the Bard	Lost In Time	neomedieval
33		2011-12-31	志方あきこ	Istoria~Kalliope~	darkwave folk ethereal neoclassical darkwave classical crossover female vocalists neoclassical neomedieval singer-songwriter world world fusion	soprano # 16 gothic pop # 18 alternative folk # 27
34		2012	Luc Arbogast	Canticum in Terra	folk medieval folk neoclassical darkwave neofolk neomedieval	medieval folk # 19
76		2012-04-20	Vermaledeyt	SaltaNeo	neomedieval
63		2012-08-03	Malicorne	Pierre De Grenoble	acoustic folk french medieval folk neomedieval	medieval folk # 39
22		2013-01-01	Luc Arbogast	Odysseus	classical crossover ethereal folk neoclassical darkwave ambient classical darkwave neofolk world world fusion	celtic folk # 10 gothic pop # 19 dream folk # 23 medieval folk # 33 neoclassical darkwave # 44 classical crossover # 45 soprano # 52
21		2014-05-02	Stille Volk	Pèira Negra	medieval folk neofolk neomedieval
56		2014-08-25	Luc Arbogast	Oreflam	ethereal neoclassical darkwave classical crossover darkwave folk medieval folk	classical crossover # 10 dream folk # 34 neoclassical darkwave # 35 medieval folk # 51
93		2016	John Debney	The Sims Medieval Vol. 1	medieval ambient neomedieval	medieval ambient # 91
54		2016	Estampie	Amor Lontano	neomedieval
81		2016-06-24	Ana Alcaide	Leyenda	neomedieval
19		2016-10-16	Utred	Forest	dungeon synth medieval ambient neomedieval
4		2017	Luc Arbogast	Game Of Thrones - Main Title Theme	ambient classical crossover darkwave ethereal folk medieval folk neoclassical darkwave neofolk neomedieval new wave
11		2018-05-31	Morketsvind	Saga of Blood Lands	dungeon synth fantasy ambient medieval ambient	medieval ambient # 36 fantasy ambient # 37
99		2018-11-02	Dead Can Dance	Dionysus	neoclassical darkwave world world fusion	folktronica # 10 dark folk # 57 nerdcore # 76 poetry # 77 new weird america # 77 ethnic # 85 poptron # 85 tribal # 88 eurobeat # 93 moscow # 94 world # 94 neoclassical darkwave # 96 china # 98 ethnic fusion # 99 world fusion # 100
91		2018-11-20	Irfan	Roots	neomedieval oriental world world fusion	world fusion # 40 oriental # 87
5		2019	In Vino Veritas	Grimorium Magi	folk medieval folk neomedieval
23		2019-06-21	Mediæval Bæbes	A Pocketful of Posies	medieval folk neomedieval
28		2020-04-12	Patrick Lenk	Lo Boier	folk medieval folk neomedieval	medieval folk # 11
24		2020-11-15	Inlustris	Stella Splendens	dungeon synth medieval ambient neomedieval	medieval ambient # 3
1		2020-12-25	A Compendium of Curiosities	Visions éternelles	dungeon synth fantasy ambient medieval ambient neomedieval	fantasy ambient # 94
43		2022-04-29	Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows	Todeswunsch	neofolk
12		2022-11-04	Fathomage	The Doxologion Codex	dungeon synth medieval ambient neomedieval
15			Ludmillus	Lebendig	acoustic folk german neomedieval

Related genres

• folk
• medieval folk
• medieval ambient
• neofolk
• dungeon synth
• fantasy ambient
• ethereal
• darkwave
• dark folk
• acoustic