Ithilien is a Belgian folk metal band from Brussels using traditional folk instruments such as a hurdy gurdy, a bagpipe, a violin, a nyckelharpa, flutes and a bouzouki.They combine elements of metal (death/metalcore) and traditional/folk music. To this date, the band's discography includes two full-length albums and one EP. They signed with Mighty Music (DK) and released their first album From Ashes to the Frozen Land on December 9, 2013.In 2017, they signed with Wormholdeath (IT) to release the album Shaping the Soul (Feb 2017).