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Those readers who are familiar with the history of folk/power-metallers Ensiferum will doubtless be familiar with the history of Wintersun (i.e. that after walking out on Ensiferum, main man Jari Maënpäa formed the latter as a solo project). Speculation was rife in melodic metal circles - expectations for 'Wintersun' were largely high, though some suspected that Wintersun would be little more than Ensiferum Pt.II. In spite of the various similarities between this release and those of Maënpäa's former band (and make no mistake- they do exist), 'Wintersun' is very much an exceptional album, and will be reviewed as such.
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Guest review by
Black_Handed
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Ok, just to make it clear right at the beginning, I absolutely love/adore/worship (choose preferred term) this album. And I'm not alone, just check the number of fans in "Featured bands" section. So reviewing this album comes with great responsibility.
Jari Mäenpää started as a part of Ensiferum. Great black folk metal band if you'd ask me. So why did he leave? He came up with some interesting not-so-Ensiferum-like ideas. So he started his own project with drummer Kai Hahto of Rotten Sound grinders. But where are the others? Where are synth, bass, second guitar players we can hear in there? Well by the time Wintersun was recorded Jari Mäenpää did everything except drums. Yes, everything except drums. Later on Jukka Koskinken of Norther and Teemu Mäntysaari joined to finish the lineup.
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| published 07.07.2006 | Comments (25)
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Guest review by
Talvi
Rating:
9.2
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Wintersun is the band Jari Mäenpää started after leaving Ensiferum. Some people dispise this band because they compare it to Ensiferum and say it's worse. Big mistake. This probably isn't as bombastic and catchy as Ensiferum, of course, but, what is Wintersun?
I've seen them labelled as Melodic Death Metal, as well as Extreme Power Metal. The first thing that comes to my mind though, is Children Of Bodom. But Children Of Bodom they are not. They play somewhat epic, almost progressive Melodic Death/Black Metal with Folk influences. You may see it as less Folk-like, as only some riffs have Folk qualities, but more aggressive and complex Ensiferum. It's far more than just that however.
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| published 29.12.2006 | Comments (5)
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Guest review by
RhaegarTargaryen
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10
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When in 2004 Jari Mäenpää left Ensiferum, few people could imagine what impact that would leave on the metal community. Ensiferum got on pretty we'll, but what Jari did with his new band Wintersun was something quite unexpected. There are only few albums that deserve this kind of praise and hype, but I think this one is one of them.
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EPIC SHIT!!!! ohhh fap
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Epic, glorious, all-encompassing, this is the standard for all extreme power metal albums (and perhaps all metal albums period) to follow. Absolutely spellbinding album. 
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A fantastic journey.
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I'd probably pick "Sadness and Hate" as the best album closer I've ever heard. What a song - it has it all.
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One Of My favourits
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Does this album really need four reviews saying basically the same thing???
All in all, it's a decent album. Overrated as HELL.
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Written by king_matt on 20.01.2013 at 21:41
Does this album really need four reviews saying basically the same thing???
All in all, it's a decent album. Overrated as HELL.
Doesn't need four reviews saying the same thing but I don't feel this is overrated. It's close to being a modern masterpiece of metal. The final track is an amazing song. Incredible guitar work throughout the whole album.
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Written by king_matt on 20.01.2013 at 21:41
Does this album really need four reviews saying basically the same thing???
All in all, it's a decent album. Overrated as HELL.
Not surprisingly, Hell is rated poorly
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Awesome. Varied. Epic. Emotive. Great.
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Amazing album. Starchild is my favourite song.
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