KARKELO

[aussieklaani]

Karkelo - Great album - TERVASKANTO - Still the best in my opinion. All KK albums are great and their sound is getting better each time but I think TERVASKANTO has the perfect Korpiklaani balance - Heaviness, Folk and well themed.

[duncan]

Truly an excellent album. Vesaisen Sota is my favourite song it, but the whole thing is really good. It took me a few listens to get into the album, but once I did I was pretty glad!

[Deleted]

I love KARKELO. Its awesome and it has many good song or i could say that the whole album is awesome BRING US PINTS OF BEER!

[classicalthrasher]

Thanks for Karkelo, Korpiklaani! It was my first Korpiklaani album(as I am into Thrash metal, classic heavy metal, and classical music - I play violin), as well as my first foray into Folk Metal. I found about you by chance on a small local record store, as I am looking for new Thrash/metal recordings. After listening to Karkelo this last Saturday for the first time, I had to buy another album the NEXT day, as I just couldn't have enough, so I got Tales Along This Road (excellent as well; faster, which is always good!)

All tracks on Karkelo are good, some are ridiculously excellent and fun. Even the slower ones, like Huppiann Aarre are good considering this is true Folk Metal (in other words, I don't adore the slow songs just because I love fast music, and Thrash; the music is still excellent.) No song is boring, I was even listening to the aforementioned song just now and love the sound of this recording. Great bass sound.

I love the sound of Jarkko on Karkelo, and his sound and playing is an awesome fit for the band. In so many recordings, the bass in metal music is drowned out and/or boringly played (following guitar all the times, etc.); not the case here at all. I also play electric bass, and can always appreciate good bass playing and good sound. The drums by Matson sound so Thrashy, I love it. Accordion, violin, guitars, all the band does great; I am really in love with the whole band's performance and sound on both Karkelo and Tales Along This Road. I am planning to buy Korven Kuningas and Tervaskanto soon.

I cannot say I am much into the whole Folk Metal scene, but I am MUCH, MUCH into Korpiklaani, as the music is both beautiful, generally fast, AND happy/energetic. I read elsewhere that Korpiklaani toured with Tankard (legendary Thrash band; alcoholic metal -Tankard - paired with beer metal - Korpiklaani!) a while ago. That must have been some great shows! Both bands are the epitome of feel-good, great metal (do you really want to be depressed or angry everytime you hear metal? These guys make a difference in the metal music world!) I cannot wait for January 14 at NYC!!! Thanks for planning to come here on the Karkelo World Tour, Korpiklaani!

Hope all your NY fans come to see and enjoy your great music!!!
I'll be waiting for you!!! Hope it's fun for all of you as well!!! Bring us pints of beer!!!

ps: To the fans (or Korpiklaani) which is Korpiklaani's fastest album? Were the first two even faster (I would miss the accordion, though.)? I really love Korpiklaani, and will eventually get all the recordings.

[kuusuru]

Nov 24, 2009 12:10:16 GMT 2 classicalthrasher said:

I love the sound of Jarkko on Karkelo, and his sound and playing is an awesome fit for the band.

Yes. He has the humppa style down pat. Very clean and precise. When I try to play like that on a fretted bass, I get a lot of fret noise and crap; on a fretless it's better, but still not as good as him.

In so many recordings, the bass in metal music is drowned out and/or boringly played (following guitar all the times, etc.); not the case here at all.

Umm... it depends, doesn't it? There are plenty of bands with superb bass players; you could always check out Steve Harris in Iron Maiden, I personally learned to play by copying him; and of course guys like John Myung in Dream Theater; Jan Kazda's brilliant fretless on the Therion track "Eye of Shiva"; anything Steve di Giorgio does, anything Sean Malone does, I have a thing for fretless players .

But at the same time, I really like the work of Jo Bench in Bolt Thrower; you could say that most of the time she is playing the root note, or playing the same riff as the guitarists; but that's exactly what you want with that style, anything else would be out of place, and she lays down a very heavy, thunderous groove, but still manages to be visible in the mix; that's not easy either.

Also check out Sami from Ensiferum; he plays a Thumb 6, and he gets some really nice tones, and he sings as well .

Marco Hietala gets great tones, he can afford to and his playing gets pretty interesting at times, he chugs along with the riffs but also goes off on a tangent occasionally (check out the intro to "Dark Chest of Wonders").

ps: To the fans (or Korpiklaani) which is Korpiklaani's fastest album? Were the first two even faster (I would miss the accordion, though.)?

In my opinion, all albums are quite diverse; for example, on Idja, you have the mid-paced "longship rhythm" of Ostir Böö, followed by the speedy Hunka Lunka; if I'm feeling that the bass is a bit slow, I might play a three-finger triplet where the original bassist played a single note; they're just great songs, totally awesome songs, to rock out to. You should find something you like on each one.

[nightwica]

Oh.. You won't like me for this... Karkelo is my least favourite album... Where have the folk elements gone to? It's too heavy for me, differs from the folkish drinking party Korpiklaani I'm used to.

[nordenstam]

Does anybody know how many vinyls of Karkelo have been released? I got number 313 ;D


And guys... I want autographs on my vinyls