Korven Kuningas is the fifth studio album by the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 folk metal

Folk metal

Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...

 band Korpiklaani

Korpiklaani

Korpiklaani is a folk metal band from Finland who were formerly known as Shaman.-Biography:While other folk metal bands began with metal before adding folk music, Korpiklaani started with folk music before turning metal...

. It was released on March 21, 2008 through Nuclear Blast Records. A record deal was signed with the company in September 2007. The cover was painted on this album, unlike the last few album covers, which were created using Adobe Photoshop

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. It features the old man, Vaari, who was also present on the Tales Along This Road

Tales Along This Road

Tales Along This Road is the third full-length album by the Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released on 21 April 2006 by Napalm Records.-Track listing:# "Happy Little Boozer" – 3:35# "Väkirauta" – 3:44...

and Tervaskanto

Tervaskanto

Tervaskanto is the fourth full-length album by the Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released on June 26, 2007 through Napalm Records.-Track listing:# "Let's Drink" – 2:44# "Tervaskanto" – 3:55# "Viima" – 3:34...

covers.

"Korven Kuningas" was released as a limited first edition with bonus tracks, along with being released on white colored vinyl. There is also a digipak version limited and numbered to 500 copies that came with a drinking horn on a wall holder.

The title track ends at about 5:20. The remainder of the track is distant, droning percussion.

Track listing

1. "Tapporauta" ("Killing Iron") – 4:12
2. "Metsämies" ("Forest Man") – 3:00
3. "Keep on Galloping" – 4:09
4. "Northern Fall" – 3:04
5. "Shall We Take a Turn?" – 3:27
6. "Paljon On Koskessa Kiviä" ("The Rapid Has Many Rocks") – 3:44
7. "Ali Jäisten Vetten" ("Under the Icy Waters") – 4:08
8. "Gods on Fire" – 3:48
9. "Kantaiso" ("Ancestor") – 4:08
10. "Kipumylly" ("Mill of Pain") – 3:50
11. "Suden Joiku" ("Yoik of the Wolf") – 4:22
12. "Runamoine" – 4:03
13. "Syntykoski Syömmehessäin" ("Rapid of Birth in My Heart") – 3:05
14. "Korven Kuningas" ("King of the Woods") – 21:56

Digipak track listing

1. "Tapporauta" ("Killing Iron") – 4:12
2. "Metsämies" ("Forest Man") – 3:00
3. "Keep on Galloping" – 4:09
4. "Northern Fall" – 3:04
5. "Shall We Take a Turn?" – 3:27
6. "Paljon On Koskessa Kiviä" ("The Rapid Has Many Rocks") – 3:44
7. "Ali Jäisten Vetten" ("Under the Icy Waters") – 4:08
8. "Gods on Fire" – 3:48
9. "Nuolet Nomalan" ("Rabbit Arrows") (Digipack bonus track) – 3:02
10. "Kantaiso" ("Ancestor") – 4:08
11. "Kipumylly" ("Mill of Pain") – 3:50
12. "Suden Joiku" ("Yoik of the Wolf") – 4:22
13. "Runamoine" – 4:03
14. "Syntykoski Syömmehessäin" ("Rapid of Birth From My Heart") – 3:05
15. "Korven Kuningas" ("King of the Woods") – 21:56

Japanese track listing

1. "Tapporauta" ("Killing Iron") – 4:12
2. "Metsämies" ("Forest Man") – 3:00
3. "Keep on Galloping" – 4:09
4. "Northern Fall" – 3:04
5. "Shall We Take a Turn?" – 3:27
6. "Paljon On Koskessa Kiviä" ("The Rapid Has Many Rocks") – 3:44
7. "Ali Jäisten Vetten" ("Under the Icy Waters") – 4:08
8. "Gods on Fire" – 3:48
9. "Kipakka" (Japanese bonus track) – 4:17
10. "Kantaiso" ("Ancestor") – 4:08
11. "Kipumylly" ("Mill of Pain") – 3:50
12. "Suden Joiku" ("Yoik of the Wolf") – 4:22
13. "Runamoine" – 4:03
14. "Syntykoski Syömmehessäin" ("Rapid of Birth From My Heart") – 3:05
15. "Korven Kuningas" ("King of the Woods") – 21:56

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart	16

Personnel

• Jonne Järvelä
  Jonne Järvelä
  Jonne Järvelä is the vocalist/guitarist of the Finnish band Korpiklaani and of former project Shaman. He is known in the Verga folk metal scene for his yoiking and contributed the yoik on the Finntroll album, Jaktens Tid. He once was a member of the Sami music group Angelin tytöt.- See also...
  
   – electric
  Electric guitar
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   and acoustic
  Acoustic guitar
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   guitars, lead vocals, mandolin
  Mandolin
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• Jaakko "Hittavainen" Lemmetty – acoustic and electric
  Electric violin
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   violin
  Violin
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  , jouhikko
  Jouhikko
  thumb|right| Replica of a 19th century Jouhikko made by Simon ChadwickThe jouhikko is a traditional, 2 or 3 stringed bowed lyre, from Finland and Karelia. Its strings are traditionally of horsehair. The playing of this instrument died out in the early 20th century but has been revived and there...
  
  , tin whistle
  Tin whistle
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  , recorder
  Recorder
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  , torupill
  Torupill
  The torupill is a type of bagpipe from Estonia.-Place in Estonian folk music:It is not clear when the bagpipe became established in Estonia...
  
   (bagpipe), mandolin, mouth harp
  Mouth harp
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• Juho Kauppinen – accordion
  Accordion
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  , backing vocals, guitars
• Jarkko Aaltonen – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Kalle "Cane" Savijärvi – guitars, backing vocals
• Matti "Matson" Johansson – drums
  Drum kit
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  , backing vocals, percussion on "Keep On Galloping"