KORPIKLAANI

Release Year: 2015
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: energetic raging folk pagan metal

pretending to belong to pagan folk metal community in quite straight way this loud entity finally opens all cards up, offering easily comprehensible and balancing on a kitsch edge festive set [2009] to plebeians, where strong drinks are praised without thinking about the consequences: it seems that Finnish ministry of health has missed on this audacious wanton act, luckily only few lyrics are written in English, otherwise it would have destroyed lives of millions beyond retrieve; northern folk melodies are masterfully blended with powerful metal riffs, weaving tales of nature, mythology, and celebration through intricate violin and accordion harmonies, driving rhythms, and Jonne Järvelä's raw, charismatic vocals - this recording can be named as northern response to Tankard, so foresters can boldly start offering their services to certain wedding planners; recent Japanese edition comes with OBI strip, extra booklet written in Nihongo and additional Konnin Kuokkamies cut