Release Year: 2003
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: intricate dramatic folk pagan metal
a freaky collective of jolly gentlemen was not a sudden act of god to appear out of the blue - before this Jonne Järvelä had quite interesting experience with Shaaman, and the line-up on this Korpiklaani debut is long gone now as well, but it also means that approach and spirit of the songs is much different from what listeners are usually used to when it comes to this band; lyrics can be poetic and meaningful, and music can be profound, dramatic and serious - that is what these fourteen tracks suggest, while its instrumental intermezzos and some authentic singing parts have a strong bond to Finnish cultural heritage and native traditions