Spirit of the Forest

Metal · 2003 · 14 tracks

Spirit of the Forest

A raw, shamanic debut where Finnish humppa rhythms meet heavy metal. Accordions and violins lead a wild, unpolished celebration of forest spirits and ancient myths.

November 10, 2003 · Napalm Records

A wild, celebratory energy tempered by moments of deep, forest-dwelling mysticism.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Wooden Pints

3:42

02

Before the Morning Sun

4:25

03

God of Wind

3:15

04

With Trees

8:07

05

Pellonpekko

3:36

06

You Looked Into My Eyes

2:15

07

Hullunhumppa

1:30

08

Man Can Go Even Through the Grey Stone

2:23

09

Pixies Dance

2:20

10

Juokse sinä humma

1:16

11

Crows Bring the Spring

5:26

12

Hengettömiltä hengiltä

0:35

13

Shaman Drum

4:58

14

Mother Earth

4:36

Moments Worth Listening For

the frantic violin lead in Wooden Pints that mimics a drunken dance

the transition into the eight-minute epic With Trees where the metal weight yields to atmospheric forest sounds

the sudden, high-speed humppa breakdown in Hullunhumppa that demands movement

Where This Album Departs

How does Spirit of the Forest sound next to the rest of Korpiklaani's catalogue?

Chanting+1.0σ

The vocals lean notably further into chanting than the rest of the catalogue.

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