Search - Moonsorrow :: Suden Uni

Viking metal?

Der Hammer des Kuchens | Kalifornia | 09/07/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The only way to I can describe Moonsorrow is that they sound like a more epic and serious sounding Finntroll with lyrics in Finnish instead if Swedish. Which makes sense since the guitarist and keyboardist Henri Sorvali aka "Trollhorn" is also the keyboardist for Finntroll.

The music is a blend of metal with folk music which include using folk instruments like acoustic guitar, mouth harp, the accordion and some handclapping. There are also small parts where they throw in viking battle sounds like swords clashing. The vocals are harsh and at times he sounds like an animal because I don't understand Finnish. There are also some clean vocals and the other bandmembers sing chorus's. The songs themselves are usually long with the longest being 11 minutes and the shortest 3 and a half which is actually a remake of a Finnish drinking song and they really sound like Finntroll on that track. There are also English translations inside the booklette.

This cd also comes with a dvd but the description above doesn't mention that. It has music from 2 of their other cd's and none from this one. It has a music video which features vikings being attacked by Christians. There are also four other songs being played live in concert. I also believe that the disc is in Pal format.

If you like great epic sounding metal with some folk metal thrown in and with pagan lyrics then you should get this cd and their other ones as well."