Spirit of the Forest
Encyclopedia
Spirit of the Forest is a folk metal
album by Finnish
band Korpiklaani
. It was released in 2003 through Napalm Records
.
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...
album by 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...
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 in 2003 through Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
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Track listing
- "Wooden Pints" - 3:42
- "Before the Morning Sun" - 4:25
- "God of Wind" - 3:14
- "With Trees" - 8:06
- "Pellonpekko" - 3:36
- "You Looked Into My Eyes" - 2:14
- "Hullunhumppa" - 1:29
- "Man Can Go Even Through the Grey Stone" - 2:22
- "Pixies Dance" - 2:19
- "Juokse Sinä Humma" ("Keep Running, My Horse") - 1:16
- "Crows Bring the Spring" - 5:25
- "Hengettömiltä Hengiltä" ("From the Spirits of the Dead") - 0:34
- "Shaman Drum" - 4:57
- "Mother Earth" - 4:37
Personnel
- Jonne JärveläJonne JärveläJonne 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...
- lead vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, shaman drum - Jaakko "Hittavainen" Lemmetty - violin, jouhikko, flutes
- Arto - bass
- Ali - percussion
- Honka - guitars
- Samu Ruotsalainen (of FinntrollFinntrollFinntroll is a folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland. They combine elements of black metal and folk metal. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" on Visor Om Slutet...
) - drums