Turisas - Battle Metal - The Varangian Way - Rasputin

With these two albums, Turisas are crowned the kings of Viking/Folk Metal or whatever way you like to classify this band.They built their own sound, made it original but still with enough melody to make a hoard of Barbarians sing along, before after and during battle. (depending with whom they fought)

When I used the word melody, I didn't mean cheesy ballads or upbeat songs ready for consumption in a football stadium. What I had in mind was melodies where the sounds are polished but still noisy and distorted, welded together with atmospheric chorus suitable for Odin's comeback to Earth.

Rasputin (Boney M original) makes you cry for more on the basis that it enriches the original version, something very rare on a cover. Turisas created the original battle metal like Thor would have done if there were guitars in Nordic Mythology.




Turisas - Battle Metal (2004)

1. Victoriae & Triumphi Dominus
2. As Torches Rise
3. Battle Metal
4. The Land of Hope and Glory
5. The Messenger
6. One More
7. Midnight Sunrise
8. Among Ancestors
9. Sahti-Waari
10. Prologue of R R R
11. Rexi Regi Rebellis
12. Katuman Kaiku

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Turisas - The Varangian Way (2007)

1. To Holmgard and Beyond
2. A Portage To The Unknown
3. Cursed Be Iron
4. Fields Of Gold
5. In The Court of Jarisleif
6. Five Hundred and One
7. The Dnieper Rapids
8. Miklagard Overture


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Turisas - Rasputin (2007)

1. Rasputin
2. Battle Metal
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Korpiklaani - Keep On Galloping

Korpiklaani are one of my favourite bands at the moment, they really deserve the term 'Folk Metal', a term so misused and so many times.


"Keep on Galloping" is just a small taste of what this band can deliver, enjoy it and buy the album. If there's a band that deserves some support, Korpiklaani is the one.


Can't wait for the new album, "Korven Kuningas" but for the time being, here's the single.






1- Keep On Galloping
2-Paljon Koskessa Kivia

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Korpiklaani:
Jonne - Electric & acoustic guitars, lead vocals, mandolin
Hittavainen - Acoustic and electric violin,
jouhikko, tin-whistle, recorder, torupill (bagpipe),
mandolin, mouth-harp
Juho - Accordion, backing vocals, guitars
Jarkko - Bass
Cane - Guitars & backing vocals
Matson - Drums & backing vocals







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