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Post by Socke on Jun 28, 2007 13:36:03 GMT 2
A German review hereHope for a German volunteer for translation The German volunteers with notoriously too much time you mean? ;D I'm not quite sure how to translate "grundtenor" since I don't even know what that should be in German but the rest of the review translates pretty much like this: It has been a bit over a month since I made myself happy on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the nice amphitheater of Gelsenkirchen and was watching a band named Korpiklaani. I like the band, that’s why I went to see it. The choice of songs and the mood were fantastic. Even better that two new songs were presented already – which ones I’ll disclose later. This increased the anticipation of a new album, which now lies in front of me with “Tervaskanto”.
How would be the best way to listen to this cd? This question is to be posed, since Korpiklaani notoriously make cheerful music and not even scarcely. That’s why one can suggest to listen also to this cd on a party or at least with a beer in one’s hand. When assimilating “Tervaskanto” one detects that the songs, at least in my opinion, are better than on the predecessor because they are much more made for going wild and spinning like a dervish. Might be due to the this time continuous grundtenor. Very nice is the change between calmer songs like “Viima” or the following “Veriset Äpärät”, which just makes you want to jump around as this song is pure good mood. “Let’s drink” and “Karhunkaatolaulu” could already show their charm live and show that the new songs work live. Of course also the folkloristic aspect doesn’t come off badly on the disc. The songs are once again built up from the folk instruments and not construed on guitar work.
Fans of Korpiklaani won’t be disappointed by “Tervaskanto” since this album keeps what the predecessors and also the gigs promise: Fun! Also newbies concerning the backwoods’ clan might find a good gateway drug with this work. In this sense: Kippis!Also wrote a review about that album some time ago myself, it can be found here: www.finnish-metal.net/index2.php?page=reviews/reviews_k_korpiklaanitervaskanto
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Post by Humppaporo on Jun 28, 2007 19:32:05 GMT 2
öhm... another German review hereQuote: Ebenso fängt mein Jüngster (knapp zwei Jahre) sofort zu tanzen an, wenn die Scheibe im Player liegt. Somit kann ich Tervanskanto bedingungslos für jede Party empfehlen!
My youngest (just two years old) starts to dance immediately when i put the cd in the player. Therefore i can recommend Tervaskanto for every party without second thoughts!
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Post by Socke on Jun 28, 2007 22:39:13 GMT 2
Gosh, why do those Germans write that much? Anyway, a translation of that as well:
After I found the previous albums of the Finns absolutely worth listening, the new work convinces me even from the aspect of Jonne’s voice, which I so far considered inappropriate in many songs. However not here.
With “Let’s drink” the sound starts vigorously – a pity that it is still too early for a beer at this point – in return a new bawl-along hymn has been created here, the corresponding pit at live events is certainly something to be proud of. And on it goes with Finnish folk music, which is skilfully mixed with metal elements. Other than in for example Finntroll’s music Korpiklaani’s metal is solid and down-to-earth, a flavour of black metal isn’t to be found, which however doesn’t do harm to the good mood that inevitably arises while listening. Classic folk instruments (like violin, accordion and flute) are used amply but diversified so that even someone like me who rather listens to death or black doesn’t get fed up with it. Besides traditional Finnish folk elements I think to recognize also Russian and classical influences. Only the instrumental pieces lack a bit pep, whereas I catch myself singing along songs like “Viima” or “Liekkiön Isku” already after the second listening even though I don’t understand a word. My youngest (just two years old) starts to dance immediately when I put the cd in the player. Therefore I can recommend Tervaskanto for every party without second thoughts! However I advocate to activate shuffle, since just the songs at the end of the album lose a bit drive in my opinion.
The production is good as usual, technically the six Finns are flawless as well – like mentioned in the beginning I also find that the singing has turned out well. There’s nothing to complain about.
Conclusion: An album which I can recommend to all folk metal fans without a second thought but also to people that actually come from other metal genres. A good drinking and party mood is taken care of by all means. If there weren’t a few songs which drift away to the edge of cultivated boredom I’d give five points, in this case it’s four out of six.
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Post by Humppaporo on Jun 29, 2007 13:30:20 GMT 2
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Post by Socke on Jun 29, 2007 19:33:59 GMT 2
The Stormbringer review in English:
"Finnish Humppa Folk Metal" – end of the review. No, that’d be a bit too easy to explain the phenomenon of Finnish party music. After all are Korpiklaani (besides various other bands) vanward of this current good mood music, which especially on various festivals draws the audience from one beer to the next one without demanding high musical standards!
Okay, every band has its special likings after a couple of albums – the only alarming thing from this point I’d consider to be the development which Korpiklaani pushes on with since the last album "Tales along this road" – it’s more and more a step towards a fun band without bigger flourishes in the easy-to-consume music.
Were there still remainders of progressive and melancholic elements on the first albums, those are completely gone on "Tervaskanto" – you can’t stop shaking a leg here and the pace of the music was pushed further once more. The countless genre typical instruments like accordion or violin aren’t integrated as ornamental art but lead their life equally – besides guitar and vocals – without really bringing out the main points on their own!
Especially in the first half uptempo smashers dominate, surprises or profoundness you will find just as little as boredom – a paradox which surely knows to serve as many fans as opponents of this metal polka. After the instrumental “Running with the wolves” it becomes at least at times musically a bit more interesting – “Palovana” convinces as much as “Vesilahden veräjillä” by clearly improved composition skills and a flavour of typical Finnish melancholy without as a whole losing the with beer soaked thread!
For me “Tervaskanto” is a double-edged sword – on the one hand the easy structured songs convince by the competently executed team work and the catchy tune, on the other hand the whole thing tastes stale, vapid and made only for the festival season – where beer flows in a vast quantity…
Either way, the target group will receive the new longplayer with open arms once again. Potential buyers can enjoy (together with the standard cd) also a limited edition, which offers a 45 minutes Wacken recording on dvd.
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Post by Humppaporo on Jul 2, 2007 20:18:37 GMT 2
Another review in Dutch: fileundertranslation: Does it occur to you also? That you hear a song and notice that you are singing along full-hearted? To realize immediately that you are singing in a language that you have not the faintest idea about? I mean, the only time I spoke the Finnish language fluently was after I finished one and a half bottle of vodka. I doubt however if my conversation partner also recognized it was Finnish. Well, after all, the new Korpiklaani CD has turned it’s rounds in the cd-player ,and like last time I jumped up and down through my room. This time I even sang along, in Finnish! Because the trolls of Korpiklaani (Finnish for wood people) made their humppa even more infectious! On Tervaskanto, Finnish for old man, is the singing more and more in the Finnish language, and it also has even stronger folk influences. They get closer to a band like Flogging Molly, But I cannot compare these two, they are far too different. The result of this change might be that Finntroll fans might think their music is too folky, but it does not bother me at all. That is why the folk metal of Korpiklaani exists. In short: even more fun during the festival season. Now I have to look for a festival where they play, and a Finnish dictionary to look up what it is that I am singing about…
Korpiklaani can be seen live here:
19 july 2007 till 21 july 2007 on Earthshaker Fest, Geiselwind
9 august 2007 till 11 august 2007 on Party.San Metal Open Air, Weimar
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Post by Humppaporo on Jul 5, 2007 9:32:57 GMT 2
A extensive review on Tervaskanto from thoughts of metaloh, i forgot, but some time ago i wrote a review myself for a dutch webzine about scandinavian and finnish music and culture. It was requested to be extensive. Those guys even gave Korpiklaani their own page, because there was so much information (wonder how comes ) ratatosk online
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Post by Humppaporo on Jul 7, 2007 8:25:26 GMT 2
öhm, not exactly a review, but in a way it also is, so i put this news from the main-site here: TERVASKANTO hit the finnish and german charts on it's release week! On Finland's top 40 album chart the position was #36 and on Germany's chart it was 52.
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Post by HerraHirwi on Jul 9, 2007 19:49:38 GMT 2
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Post by Humppaporo on Jul 21, 2007 19:52:23 GMT 2
a Tervaskanto review in vampire magazine"If you don’t move to “Veriset Äpärät” and “Karhunkaatolaulu”, you need to ask your friends to check for a pulse."
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Post by Rempi on Jul 21, 2007 22:12:35 GMT 2
a Tervaskanto review in vampire magazine"If you don’t move to “Veriset Äpärät” and “Karhunkaatolaulu”, you need to ask your friends to check for a pulse."Hahaha!!! ;D ;D ;D Very cool blurb!But it's true!!!
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Post by A Kat Person on Jul 25, 2007 6:45:46 GMT 2
öhm, not exactly a review, but in a way it also is, so i put this news from the main-site here: TERVASKANTO hit the finnish and german charts on it's release week! On Finland's top 40 album chart the position was #36 and on Germany's chart it was 52. damn, why can't the US top 40 be that cool?!?!?! oh well, at least there exist cool countries like Finland and Germany to restore my faith in the good taste of humanity...
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Post by Humppaporo on Aug 22, 2007 12:42:28 GMT 2
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Post by Sara on Aug 26, 2007 16:25:24 GMT 2
There is something similar in all those reviews. It's the fact that Tervaskanto seems to be highly admired by everyone. Great job boys!
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Post by my6own6savior6 on Sept 4, 2007 23:48:49 GMT 2
Hey everyone I wrote a review for my E-zine in dutch. hope you enjoy it: www.musiczine.netit's written in dutch but you may translate it if you want! but I hope as much people click on the review so I can see how many people have read the review! So even if you don't understand you can go and click it Btw: it's in the dutch part of the site on the cd reviews section there are also reviews about: exterminator seventh calling beyond fallen dekapitator iron fire and slough feg (soon) testament live (soon) Face your Underground fest including sabaton, demon and tankard (soon) You can always let me know what you think about the reviews and the site! I'm not doing this for long yet! best regards Simon
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