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Release date: 28 October 2009
Style: Pagan folk metal

Rating:

8.5 | 206 votes

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01. Goi, Rode, Goi!
02. Tropoiu Nevedannoi (On The Unknown Trail)
03. Nevidal (The Wonder)
04. Na Moey Zemle (In My Land)
05. Pritcha (The Parable)
06. V Tsepiakh Drevney Tainy (In Chains Of Ancient Mystery)
07. Yarilo
08. Liki Bessmertnykh Bogov (Faces Of Immortal Gods)
09. Kolo Navi (Kolo Of Nav)
10. Korochun
11. Pamiat (The Memory)
12. Kupalets
13. Arkona
14. Nebo Hmuroe, Tuchi Mrachniye (Sullen Sky Lurid Clouds)

Review
Lyrics (14)


Additional info
Album recorded at CDM Records studio (Moscow sound) (October 2008 - May 2009), except: drums recorded at Gigant records studio, guitars recorded at Astia studio.
Mixed at Deformation records studio (May, June 2009).
Produced by Sergey "Lazar" and Masha "Scream".
Mixing & mastering: Sergey "Lazar".

Release dates:

28 Oct: Finland, Spain
30 Oct: Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden
02 Nov: Rest of Europe
03 Nov: US, Canada

Staff review by
Doc Godin

Rating:
8.6
Admittedly, I have been quite critical in the past of this genre called "folk metal". It was novel and fun at first, but after a while - like any other genre - it became watered down with a lot of worthless crap. It's a lot easier for me to put down crappy folk metal than any other genre. I'm a man who appreciates solid riffing above anything else, and when any potential riffing is completely drowned out in accordions or synthesizers (not mentioning a particular Finnish band that begins with a "K"), I get angry. No one likes a rabid reviewer when they're angry. However, every once in a while a band or album will come along to raise the bar for metal as a whole; using the folk sound to enhance the music rather than cover up any lack of song writing abilities with gimmicky child's play. With Goi, Rode, Goi!, Arkona have undoubtedly secured their place next to the more respectable folk acts out there these days such as Moonsorrow and Eluveitie.

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published 02.12.2009 | Comments (41)

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Fredd - 14.11.2012 at 19:04  
Rating: 10 Na Moei Zemle is in my opinion one of the best folk metal songs ever. It features members from Månegarm, Obtest, Skyforger, Menhir and Heidevolk

This is what I love about folk metal:
"This is a song about a warrior who leaves his motherland to seek happiness in other countries. He meets foreign folk and asks them what their happiness is about. And they tell him that their happiness is their beautiful land, traditions, folk, home, their children, and Gods. After a long journey, the warrior returns back to his native land to find peace and happiness there."

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