Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
Release date: | 25 February 2005 |
Style: | Viking folk metal |
Owners: |
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01. Karhunkynsi
02. Haaska
03. Pimeä
04. Jotunheim
05. Kaiku
Top 20 albums of 2005: 11
Top 200 albums of all time: 187
02. Haaska
03. Pimeä
04. Jotunheim
05. Kaiku
Top 20 albums of 2005: 11
Top 200 albums of all time: 187
Ville Seponpoika Sorvali - vocals, bass
Marko "Omega Meggadeath" Tarvonen - drums, 12-stringed acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Mitja Harvilahti - guitars, backing vocals
Henri Urponpoika "Trollhorn" Sorvali - guitars, keyboards, 6-stringed acoustic guitars, accordion, mouth harp, recorder, tin whistle, backing vocals
Markus Eurén - keyboards
Session musicians
Janne Perttilä - backing vocals
Jukka Varmo - backing vocals
Jaakko "Hittavainen" Lemmetty - fiddle, jouhikko, recorder
Kuuraparta Frostheim - kantele
Blastmor - backing vocals
Additional info
Spikefarm released a European edition of where the entire jewel case is black (non-transparent) and the front has a golden Moonsorrow logo printed on the plastic. The track list is printed on a sticker on the back side of the jewel case.
The album title means ''Bloodverses'', and the track titles:
1. ''Bearclaw''
2. ''Carrion''
3. ''Dark''
4. ''Jotunheim''
5. ''Echo''
Recorded in Tico Tico Studio in September 2004 and partly in The Stable.
Overproduced by Moonsorrow.
Mixed by Ahti Kortelainen and Henri Sorvali.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila.
Cover art and layout by Tero Salonen. Photograph of the cross by Hunaja-Pasi Moilanen. Band photo by Tanja Ahtila.
Rating:
7.5
7.5
Rating: 7.5 |
Moonsorrow is back with their fourth full-length album, the chances that you don't know this band are very rare, because these Finns have obtained quite a share of popularity in the past years with their Blackish Viking/Folk Metal. This time things are a little different, while they still hang out in the Viking genre and they still sing in Finnish, the approach of the music is more Dark, and at the same time, Progressive and mostly of all, Epic. Read more ›› |
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