WINTERSUN

Release Year: 2012
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: dynamic neosymphonic harmonious death metal

after a successful start in 2004, the new entity of ex.Ensiferum leader has been quiet for quite a while, yet Jari Mäenpää has firmly managed to keep the drum virtuoso Kai Hahto alongside, and - completing line-up with two new musicians - to finally return with the ambitious, grandiloquent sophomore longplay of epic harmonious death metal after eight years of silence, showcasing a remarkable evolution: with an obvious grip at neo-symphonic direction once again, it reveals far more broadened horizon of music writing, blending lush, cinematic orchestrations and complex time signatures with intricate guitar work and powerful vocals, and all cauldron-like boiling influences react in between to detonate into a multi-angled atmospheric whole that makes the listening experience so rich in details