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Style
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Viking Metal/Epic
Heathen Metal
Status:
Active
Country :
Finland
Band Members :
Ville Sorvali -
vocals, bass
Henri Sorvali - guitars, keyboards (aka Trollhorn -
Finntroll)
Mitja Harvilahti - guitars
Marko Tarvonen - drums
Markus Eurén - keyboards
Official
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Info:
Autumn
1995, The Sorvali cousins Henri and Ville develop an idea of a
sheer pagan metal band and begin the creation of their brand of
folkish metal art. February 2000. One of the collective dreams is
now fulfilled as the first full-length album of Moonsorrow is
recorded. Carrying the title "Suden Uni", it is the solid
cornerstone of the Moonsorrow-sound - a bombastic epic of the
finest pagan folk metal.
Telling credible tales of the struggle of the tribes of the
northern heathens, and combining this with their recognizable
brand of epic folk metal. On each album, encompassing the poetic
lyrics, the band’s music has evolved into something more
extravagant – their preceding album Kivenkantaja being even
mightily progressive. Retracing their steps, but yet going forth
into something completely new Moonsorrow now deliver their heathen
metal in larger dosages. Losing some of the progressive elements,
this new epoch entitled Verisäkeet is the band as epic as it gets.
At their peak performance the band made an album that is their
darkest and harshest to record. Both lyrically and musically.
[One of the
finest Viking metal bands around - justin]
The names:
Suden Uni - A
Wolf’s Dream
Voimasta ja kunniasta - Of Strength And Honour
The English names for the songs on Verisäkeet are:
1. Bearclaw, 2. Carrion, 3. Dark, 4. Jotunheim [Jotunheim is one
of the nine worlds, the homeland of the frost giants and rock
giants], 5. Echo |
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Thorns of Ice
Unreleased demo tape - 1996 |
1.
Raven
(A Sculpture of Stone)
2. Forgotten Woods of Sorrow
3. Throne of Ice
4. Wolves (A Sculpture of Snow) |
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Metsä
Demo - 1997
CD Released - 2001 |
1. Jo Pimeys
Saa
2. Fimbulvetr Frost
3. Hvergelmir
4. Elivagar (Pakanavedet) |
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Promo
Demo - 1997 |
1. Battlehymn
2. Outro
promo tape, never released due to a major flaw in the
recording process causing terrible distortion to the
sound. |
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Tämä Ikuinen
Talvi
Demo - 1999 |
1. Taistelu
Pohjolasta
2. Vihreällä Valtaistuimella
3. Talvi
4. Luopion Veri
5. Kuun Suru
Re-released 2001 on CD with significantly remastered music
and vocals.
Some vocal tracks were redone with different lyrics. |
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Tämä Ikuinen
Talvi
2001 |
1. Taistelu
Pohjolasta
2. Vihreällä Valtaistuimella
3. Talvi
4. Luopion Veri
5. Kuun Suru
CD re-recording, re-release of 1999 demo |
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Suden Uni
2001 |
1.
Ukkosenjumalan Poika
2. Köyliönjärven Jäällä (Pakanavedet II)
3. Kuin Ikuinen
4. Tuulen Koti, Aaltojen Koti
5. Pakanajuhla
6. 1065: Aika
7. Suden Uni |
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Voimasta Ja
Kunniasta
2001 |
1. Tyven
2. Sankarihauta
3. Kylän Päässä
4. Hiidenpelto incl. Häpeän Hiljaiset Vedet
5. Aurinko ja Kuu
6. Sankaritarina |
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Kivenkantaja
2003 |
1. Raunioilla
2. Unohduksen Lapsi
3. Jumalten Kaupunki incl. Tuhatvuotinen Perintö
4. Kivenkantaja
5. Tuulen Tytär incl. Soturin Tie
6. Matkan Lopussa |
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Suden Uni
2003 |
1.
Ukkosenjumalan Poika
2. Köyliönjärven Jäällä (Pakanavedet II)
3. Kuin Ikuinen
4. Tuulen Koti, Aaltojen Koti
5. Pakanajuhla
6. 1065: Aika
7. Suden Uni
8. Tulkaapa Äijät! (bonus)
Re-released in 2003. Re-mastered, new cover & booklet,
bonus track and a 40 minute bonus-DVD with two promo
videos, "Sankarihauta" and "Jumalten Kaupunki", and a gig
at Tuska Festival 2003. |
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Verisäkeet
2005 |
1. Karhunkynsi
2. Haaska
3. Pimeä
4. Jotunheim
5. Kaiku |
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