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Kiuas - The Spirit Of Ukko



8.2 | 91 votes |
Release date: 27 April 2005
Style: Power metal

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01. The Spirit Of Ukko
02. On Winds Of Death We Ride
03. No More Sleep For Me
04. Warrior Soul
05. Until We Reach The Shore
06. Across The Snows
07. Thorns Of A Black Rose
08. And The North Star Cried
09. Winter In June [Japanese bonus]

Additional info
All music and lyrics written by Mikko Salovaara,
except "No More Sleep For Me" by Ilja Jalkanen
Strings on "And the North Star Cried" arranged by Mikko Salovaara
and performed by the Arctic string quartet: Karo Tiuraniemi - violin, Laura Airola - violin, Suvi Oskala - viola, Essi Toivonen - cello

Produced by Kiuas & Yki Buckbee
Mixed by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump Studios
Recorded by Yki Buckbee at Studio Tauko, April 04 - December 04
Strings recorded at The Helsinki Pop&Jazz Conservatory by Juuso Kujala
Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios

Guest review by
Talvi
Rating:
9.6
Let's check...Kiuas...a band from Finland...playing Power Metal... Many metalheads would despise this instantly, as the first thing one might think of Finnish Power Metal is bands like Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica, both, in my opinion, being quite average.

But Flower Metal, this is not! Really, I can't think of any other Power Metal band that is as heavy as this. Instead of high pitched vocals, we have raspy, almost growled vocals. The riffs are extremely thick, and not only fast, but complex. It's as catchy as a Helloween tune, while avoiding simpleness. It's also not filled with double bass drumming everywhere, but when they use it, they do it right. Just listen to the song "Warrior Soul".

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published 29.12.2006 | Comments (8)

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16.10.2010 - 19:39
Luneth
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Really don't like this album for some reason...
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17.10.2010 - 13:12
Rating: 9
Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk
To Mega Therion
Because You like generic crap like Dragonland?
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31.01.2011 - 18:52
Luneth
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Written by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk on 17.10.2010 at 13:12

Because You like generic crap like Dragonland?


Yeah sure. Kiuas are 100% original. Cool story.
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30.04.2012 - 11:18
Mountain King
K i K o
Dragonland are not generic, not on Astronomy. I prefer them over Kiuas any day..
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25.06.2022 - 21:40
Rating: 9
Joppe
Steelemeister
This was a big release in Finland, I dunno how well it sold in charts, but online quite a lot of people were aware of this album after the release. Interesting record in its time, maybe a little bit more in originality than in song writing quality, not to say that songs aren't good, it just sounds quite different than other power metal bands which caught my attention in the first place. I do think all the songs are justified on the album so it's hard to say which are better or worse, but I might say that Until We Reach The Shore is probably the most well written song from the bunch. A killer record and quite a surprise from newcomers.
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