Samuli Mikkonen (drums) commented:
”I HAD A DREAM!”
Samuli tells about the birth of ”Kalmisto”: ”One night I was dreaming that I was watching a music video by Korpiklaani. Jonne was singing there in a clearcut forest. I heard the music, the lyrics and I knew that the song is called ”Kalmisto”. Then I realized that we don’t have a song like this. I woke up and decided to sang the melodies to my phone and wrote the lyrics down.
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Best Album 2024: Verikalpa
And here it is: Our Best Album of 2024
Congratulations Verikalpa. 6.3 out of 10 points. The best album of 2024 by one member of the Folk-metal.nl team and second best by another. Just one vote more than Alkonost, but… that was a winning vote. Great efford!
“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.”
Continue reading →Korpiklaani and the evolution of the Wilderness
Jylhä
Today I have the big pleasure to interview the Finnish Folk Metal Pioneers Korpiklaani and first of all I would like to give congrats to your latest release Jylhä. How has this album so far been received by your fan-base?
“Thank you! After the long wait the album is finally released and feedback has been very positive. Though we already got some clue about people’s thoughts through the music videos, which we’ve been releasing since September. Still it’s more important for us to know what they think about the record as a whole than just one song from it. I know, we are pretty old-school with that kind of thinking, but albums have always been a one piece for us.”
Korpiklaani – ‘Jylhä’ (2021)
Rating: 9.6/10 Release: 5 February 2021Label: Nuclear Blast Records Korpiklaani surely counts to the epitomes of Folk Metal and therefore my expectations of their new album “Jylhä” had been quite high.Since their last record “Kulkija” it was never getting quiet around them and since then they released a “hundred felt” … Continue reading →
Korpiklaani – ‘Niemi’ (Single 2021)
Rating: 8.1/10 Release: 8 January 2021 Label: Napalm Records While revisiting a load of the old Finnish Folk Metallers, I was intrigued to find that Korpiklaani had released an EP entitled ‘Niemi’. Now the answer to the question many readers will be asking at this point is: no, this time … Continue reading →
Arkona & Korpiklaani, Dallas USA
Arkona & Korpiklaani, House of Blues, Dallas USA; 21st November 2018 After spending several minutes trying to claim my ticket at the box office, I was very excited to finally get to see Korpiklaani live. While it did turn out to be a relatively short night and in some ways … Continue reading →
Korpiklaani – ‘Kulkija’ (2018)
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 7 September 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast The -perhaps- most popular folk-metal band in the world, brings us a new record, which despite sounding with their own recognized style, is perceived as a more mature album, calmed and evolved from the sound of previous releases. A fresh sound … Continue reading →
Korpiklaani – ‘Live at Masters of Rock’ (2017)
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 25 August 2017 Label: Nuclear Blast This new work of the very famous folk metal Finnish band places together 2 great concerts from the ‘Masters of Rock Festival’. A Czech Republic annual event with excellent music and bands that are well known worldwide playing for 4 days … Continue reading →
Skálmold, Moonsorrow, Korpiklaani
11 November 2016 Venue: De Boerderij, Zoetermeer; The Netherlands Quite a nice package of folk and pagan metal from Scandinavia. On a Friday night in Holland this package was rewarded with quite a big turnout, right from the beginning. Skálmold One of the things I like about folk metal and … Continue reading →
Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow, Heidevolk
Location: Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: 10/4/2016 April seems to be a good month for us folk metal lovers living in the Netherlands. After the shows of Ensiferum, Skyforger, Ereb Altor, Månegarm and Equilibrium just a couple of days ago, it’s now time for Korpiklaani and Moonsorrow to hit the stage … Continue reading →