Thorin Oakenshield | en

Thorinshield is sometimes labeled a sunshine pop band by collectors, but though they share some traits with Californian sunshine pop artists, they had a more straightforward, less lightweight rock flavor than many acts given that label. On their sole, obscure, self-titled album (from 1968), the influences of the melodic rock and vocal harmonies of the 1966-1967 Beatles are evident, as are some of the ornate orchestration, production trickery, and trippily optimistic-romantic lyrics that were becoming in vogue throughout much pop music by the late '60s. To some degree, the influence of the slicker folk-rock-affiliated Southern Californian artists can be heard...

There are at least two bands working under the name Oakenshield, a Brazilian pagan/folk metal band and an English folk/viking metal. The Brazilian Oakenshield was formed in 2004 as a one-man-project by Lord Caronte (Velho, Flageladör, Ymber Autumnus, Dark Forest (Bra)). The band has released a 7 tracks demo-tape called "Forgotten Tunes" in 2008 via Stunde Des Ideals (Ger). Their current status is unknown. The story of Oakenshield (UK) goes back to 2004, when Ben Corkhill began writing music under the banner of Nifelhel, releasing two self-produced CDs. In 2007, a name change and new approach to songwriting breathed new...