# How ‘peasant metal’ band Netherwilds became a viral sensation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-peasant-metal-band-netherwilds-became-a-viral-sensation/
- Published: 2026-11-11T18:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T18:24:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Louder
- Original article: https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/meet-netherwilds-the-peasant-metal-band-calling-for-revolution
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, Trending, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- David Monks developed Netherwilds from TikTok videos about peasant life.
- *Peasant Rising* mixes several metal and folk styles.
- The album uses a farmer’s story to examine power and class.

## Summary

Netherwilds, the “peasant metal” project led by David Monks of Tokyo Police Club, grew from short TikTok videos about serf life into a debut album, *Peasant Rising*. Its tale of a farmer resisting the church and state uses medieval humour to explore power, class, vulnerability and connection.

The album blends blackened metal, post-hardcore, doom and folk, often shifting styles within a song. Its story begins when the farmer’s betrothed is promised to a noble’s son despite his having raised a goat for the dowry; a visit to a fair and the story of Sir Gregory then prompt him to question the limits imposed by feudal society. Monks says the project’s early videos found a sense of camaraderie in their comments, helping inspire the full record.

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