KORPIKLAANI - Spirit Of The Forest / BLACK 2LP

The Finnish backwoods clan, KORPIKLAANI, released their debut, Spirit Of The Forest, back in 2003 when folk metal was still a new yet growing genre. The album was very successful in large part due to its pure danceability. Now, KORPIKLAANI is re-releasing this legendary record as re-mastered vinyl edition for the first time ever, including a bonus live track of “You Looked Into My Eyes / Wooden Pints”

Spirit Of The Forest starts off with “Wooden Pints” – a catchy folk song featuring impressive melodic lines led by the violin, that will immediately have you tapping your feet. Another strong selection, “God Of Wind” is a powerful up-tempo song with strong and heavy riffs. Jonne Järvelä’s deep voice roars with the roughness of Finnish winter nights while the accordion provides a smoothness like untouched snow.

Its guitar riffs set the perfect base for "Within Trees” — a great acoustic-inspired piece filled with beautiful, calm flute melodies. The atmosphere of this song transports you to a serene forest with nothing but the trees around you, breathing the fresh air, listening to the sound of nature.

Every song on this record is a mini-masterpiece carved from Finnish wood and crafted to warm your senses.