Verikalpa – ‘Tuomio’ (2024)
Rating: 9/10
Release: 19 April 2024
Label: Scarlet Records
The Finnish band Verikalpa, originally from Oulu, will release their fourth album “Tuomio”, to be released on Scarlet Records. This new album consists of 12 tracks, all in the typical style of the band, with tracks that wink to a sound that can remind the likes of bands like Children of Bodom, Finntroll and Korpiklaani. On the cover appear two trolls, one at the top behind a boulder with a mug in his hand and one at the bottom right facing the first, and a knight at the bottom left.
The 12 tracks are musically powerful, with a powerful riffing and a good folk part. Some songs stand out among all: “Noijan sauna” with a beautiful central part in which you can hear the voice of a witch; “Tuhkakruunu” sounds a bit heavier, but that still retains the characteristic sound of the band; “Arvon tuomari” the first track of the album that has a sound similar to that of Children of Bodom; “Tuomio”, title track that is the song “less fierce” than the 12, with a massive presence of the keyboard, giving it an almost ethereal aura. The lyrics are about warriors, battles, witches, death and justice.
In “Tuomio” you can hear how Verikalpa have grown considerably both in sound and lyrics and, as mentioned before, the arrangements, making this their fourth album a gem not to be missed for lovers of the genre, but that might seem repetitive and flat for those who do not often listen to this genre.
Tracklist
- Arvon tuomari
- Laulava vainaja
- Noijan sauna
- Sammalsynti
- Tuhkakruunu
- Tulimerten taa
- Hakkaa hakkaa
- Maat hauraan hautaa
- Eksyneet
- Veritonttu
- Kaunan valta
- Tuomio