KORPIKLAANI

Release Year: 2013
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: dramatic energetic folk pagan metal

title of the fourth full-length [2007] is a synonym for an experienced old person, literally meaning a tree stump, and when it comes to party-like folk metal, these dudes definitely know how to write catchy and easy going, yet infectiously addictive songs, where traditional motifs blend with igniting rhythms, gritty guitar riffs, and rousing choruses; regardless of devastating and savage nature that most of the tracks carry, they dig deeper into mythology this time, putting more Finnish lyrics in there, so it remains a bit of a mystery if Jonne and co. suffer from the popularity of drinking songs or just try to make the contents a bit more varied - in any case eleven track effort is one more success story for this exceptional band