Get finntroll setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other finntroll fans for free on. The album starts off with this ethereal noise that was rather popular on its predecessor, surtur rising eventually letting through to the guitar melody. Its true that blodsvept isnt as exciting as nifelvind before it, which felt more varied and experimental than the bands current offering. Its a commendable addition to the bands discography, even if it seems to be. F innish folk metal maniacs finntroll return down under for more epic and crazy and strange, all at once shenanigans. Six feet under unborn 20 glorious night espectro perverso 20 hateform sanctuary in abyss 20 weed priest weed priest 20 unlucky morpheus parallelism 2012 lex talion funeral in the forest 2012 war iron the fifth and final sun 2012 hostage of fate at first, man tried to create go. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Altogether they have released six full lengths, the last one being 20s blodsvept. Since then, i have become a major fan, and i now own almost all of their entire discography. Finntroll blodsvept official album trailer youtube.
After the info about finntroll s upcoming album somehow leaked at the end of january, the band officially revealed the details about blodsvept, their highly awaited new album. Finnish metal sextet finntroll describe their music as trollish hoedown metal, which is to say that it combines the extreme elements of death metal with traditional finnish folk melodies. Finntroll s original singer, katla, decided to use swedish over finnish since he was part of a swedishspeaking minority in finland and the sound of the language seemed to. Finntroll s original singer, katla, decided to use swedish over finnish since he was part of a swedishspeaking minority in finland and the sound of the language seemed to better. The album features artwork by band member samuli skrymer ponsimaa, including a painting for each song on the album. Finntroll was established in 1997 by teemu somnium raimoranta guitar and jan katla jamsen vocals who had the vision of fusing the darkness and grandeur of black metal with the traditional finnish hoedownmusic. Groups original lineup was completed in 1998 by skrymer. This riff is a lot similar to their older stuff than surtur rising. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from finntroll at the discogs marketplace.
Mind you, there are still sections dominated by heavier riffage and pummeling doublebass. Among other things, they have accordion and upright bass in some songs and i feel its a really catchy mix. As the smartest of you have probably expected, this text is actually not about crying excartographers in a sinking pirate ship, but synths. Finntroll s path, since adding new vocalist vreth in 2006, has been one of remarkable consistency. Finntroll s lyrics mainly deal with legends and tales revolving around the fictional trollking rivfader and the trolls fighting against the christians who entered their lands and spread their beliefs. Finntroll used to be a band with an unmistakable sound that would still take tangible stylistic risks with each release. Finntroll blodsvept forged in black forged in black hypocrisy end of disclosure id.
Blodsvept features artwork by band member samuli skrymer ponsimaa, including a painting for each song on the album. Finntroll s original singer, katla, decided to use swedish over finnish since he was part of a swedishspeaking minority in finland and the sound of the language seemed to better suit the bands trollish outfit. Finntroll unleashed blodsvept 32220 via century media records. With this album finntroll proves why they are one of the best in the folk metal genre and quickly jumped into my top 5 albums of this year. I really apologize for those of you that will hate that, apparently my honors in english just didnt stick. Exorcist paths to exile ingraved ingraved jihad origin of the. Also they sing in swedish even though theyre from finland. Mar 20, 20 this evocative imagery fits perfectly for finntroll. Finnish folk metal warriors finntroll have announced a summer 2014 australian tour. Jan 16, 2014 i do not own any rights to this content.
The official trailer for blodsvept, the sixth album from finnish metal marauders finntroll, can be seen below. Buy mini finntroll blodsvept by metalmellorine as a tshirt, classic tshirt, triblend tshirt, lightweight hoodie, fitted scoop tshirt, fitted vneck tshirt. Having been a massive fan of finntroll for absolutely years, i was always going to be excited for the release of their new album, blodsvept. I mean, surely a blog post called as bowling for tentacles mail this to siberia is a clear indicator that it was about recording synths for our last album.
May 23, 20 all in all, blodsvept is one of finntroll s best albums, it will have listeners dancing around the room to their addictive version of folk metal. What makes blodsvept entertaining is its the musical arrangement and instrumentality is more dancelike than the old black metal days. Though finntroll might not seem at first to be my style of music, i fell madly in love with the band on nifelvind and, like many, have been anticipating its successor, blodsvept, with bated breath. Shrouded in blood is the sixth studio album by finnish folk metal band finntroll. They combine elements of black metal and folk metal. Photos from the video shoot can be found on the facebook page of soundi magazine courtesy of timo isoaho. Heavy metal t shirts metalhead community blog satanic clothing. Progress for the writing and recording process was documented via an incredibly detailed and interesting blog written by keyboardist and band mastermind henri sorvali aka trollhorn, and it spanned all the way from the songwriting process to the. Finn troll s lyrics mainly deal with legends and tales revolving around the fictional trollking rivfader and the trolls fighting against the christians who entered their lands and spread their beliefs. When i think of finntroll, i think of enduring authenticity, folkish tradition, and welltrollishness. Finntroll s lyrics are mostly in swedish, the only exception being the song madon laulu on visor om slutet.
Their newest studio album blodsvept was released on march 22, 20. One of those bloggers that just doesnt know how to string a proper sentence together to save his life. Finntroll is an extreme metalfolk metal band from helsinki, finland. I padri dellhumppa folk metal sono tornati a divertirsi.
Finntroll still writes great songs, bursting with banjo, black metal, and a barrage of hooks. Actually i just came out from the studio with another band that i produced an album for sort of a punk. Gli ultimi album dei finntroll non mi avevano entusiasmato piu di tanto. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Finntroll is a folk metal band from helsinki, finland. Blodsvept is less of a neckbreaking rollercoaster and more of a. Blodsvept is the sixth studio album by finnish folk metal band finntroll. As of march 20, the bands discography includes 5 fulllength albums and 3 eps. Finntroll is a folk metal band that dresses as trolls. Dec 28, 2014 finnish folk metal warriors finntroll have announced a winter 2015 european tour with hatesphere and profane omen. Blodsvept is a song thats really important to me in that sense. Mar 05, 20 six feet under unborn 20 glorious night espectro perverso 20 hateform sanctuary in abyss 20 weed priest weed priest 20 unlucky morpheus parallelism 2012 lex talion funeral in the forest 2012 war iron the fifth and final sun 2012 hostage of fate at first, man tried to create go. Apparently the result of alcoholinduced experimentation, finntroll s bizarre fusion began one night in march of 1997 when founding members somnium exthy serpent and impaled nazarene and katla decided to add the detuned guitars and brutal vocals of black metal to finnish folk melodies played in the humppa style a form of polka on the. Besides finntroll, are there any other projects youre currently working on, both music and nonmusic related.
Apparently the result of alcoholinduced experimentation, finntroll s bizarre fusion began one night in march of 1997 when founding members somnium exthy serpent and impaled nazarene and katla decided to add the detuned guitars and brutal vocals of black metal to finnish folk melodies played in the humppa style a form of polka on the keyboard. Hence, we found out that the album is scheduled to be released on march 25th, 20 via their label, century media. Maybe next time so i can actually download and listen. Finntroll one night in march 1997 two men were sleeping in a rehearsal room in helsinki. Blodsvept is more of a compilation exemplary of previous albums efforts, so while no track is a complete lemon, a formulaic film has grown over the surface of their songs. Mini finntroll blodsvept tshirt by metalmellorine redbubble. Finntroll biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive. When it comes to big, danceable and loud folk metal humppa from northern europe, finntroll is the band to beat for at least this month. The other woke up and started playing the keyboards and came up with a. Albums include jaktens tid, nattfodd, and midnattens widunder. To date, the bands discography includes six fulllength albums, a live album and two eps. Translation of blodsvept by finntroll from swedish to english.