Type: Full-length
Release date: September 7th, 2018
Catalog ID: 4262-0
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: CD

1. Neito 03:52
2. Korpikuusen kyynel 04:07
3. Aallon alla 04:05
4. Harmaja 05:08
5. Kotikonnut 04:23
6. Korppikalliota 05:38
7. Kallon malja 09:46
8. Sillanrakentaja 06:44
9. Henkselipoika 03:56
10. Pellervoinen 03:19
11. Riemu 05:15
12. Kuin korpi nukkuva 03:56
13. Juomamaa 03:49
14. Tuttu on tie 07:22
01:11:20

Matson Drums
Cane Guitars
Jonne Järvelä Vocals, Guitars
Jarkko Aaltonen Bass
Tuomas Rounakari Violin
Sami Perttula Accordion

Official music video:
• Harmaja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoTkmBB4yow
• Henkselipoika https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYVPHcT1CsA

Official lyric video:
• Kotikonnut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzsUWvKsgqQ
• Aallon alla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQC8mGzr6Xs

"3 years since their last album, Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI offer their 10th studio album entitled »Kulkija« (“Wanderer”), set for a September 7th, 2018 release.

Including 14 (!) tracks, »Kulkija« is their longest album, but also their most natural sounding one, to date. “That’s what you can clearly hear. It’s closer to how we sound on stage, and we’ll be able to play all the new songs live, that’s for sure,” explains Jonne. For tracking, the band members mostly used their current tour rig.

And the result is definitely worth the wait. From the first to the last tone, a unique atmosphere guides the listeners through a long journey. “It’s not just a collection of songs, it’s a ‘real’ album,” states Sami. Adds Jonne, “It needed many songs to create this atmosphere, and the record’s flow is really good too. You should definitely listen to »Kulkija« as a whole. The more you listen to the record, the more details you can find.” Sami Perttula explains further, “We really took our time and recorded it piece by piece. All songs were also well prepared in advance and nothing needed to be arranged in the studio like it has happened sometimes before.”

Also, instrumentally, the band continues the way they had already started with »Manala« (2012) to »Noita« (2015). “The characters of all instruments are more balanced than ever before. For the first time, I had the chance to play such a wide range of emotions on a metal album, and didn’t only have to focus on playing everything hard or in a rock style. I could use more of my expressional skills,” comments fiddler Tuomas.

Lyrically, the album deals with the album’s title character, the wanderer. He appears in every song and every single track represents one of his life situations. For example, 'Neito' deals with his woman. “The woman is the road, and as much as the wanderer loves being on the road, he loves his maiden so much,” explains Jonne (all roughly translated song titles can be found below). The album can even be related to the band’s life on the road, far from home, which makes it probably also KORPIKLAANI’s most personal and emotional album. But now onwards to KORPIKLAANI’s new music.

»Kulkija« begins with a band-typical opening trio in the form of 'Neito', 'Korpikuusen Kyynel' and 'Aallon Aala', but then a beautiful acoustic ballad entitled 'Harmaja', gives the listener a first break to take breath. Continuing with 'Kotikonnut', also the first single, 'Korppikalliota' leads to 'Kallon malja', which is the album’s longest track at around 10 minutes. Track 8, the doomy 'Sillanrakentaja', surprises with a children’s choir (feat. Cane’s and Jonne’s children), before 'Henkselipoika' takes over. This song may sound familiar to some people as it has already premiered live on KORPIKLAANI’s extensive European tour with HEIDEVOLK, ARKONA and TROLLFEST in early 2018. The instrumental track 'Pellervoinen', written by fiddler Tuomas, opens up the last third of »Kulkija« with its charming folk arrangements, followed by 'Riemu' and 'Kuin korpi nukkuva', before another high-paced track, 'Joumamaa', leads to the peaceful outro, 'Tuttu on tie'.

The mastering skills of renowned engineer Svante Forsbäck (RAMMSTEIN a.o.), who already worked with the band on »Live at Masters of Rock« (2017), gave the record its unique sound. “This record is so easy to listen to and interesting all the time, the balance is simply perfect,” he states. “We’ve never been as satisfied with a final result as we are with »Kulkija«,” confirms Jonne.

»Kulkija« was recorded at Sound Supreme Studio in Hämeenlinna, Finland with producer/mixing engineer Janne Saksa in November 2017 and the final result presents the band as you’ve never heard them before. The corresponding detailed cover artwork was designed by Jan Yrlund (BATTLE BEAST, MANOWAR a.o.), who has been working with the band since their 3rd album, and shows a beautiful landscape, based on a real photo taken by Jan at Huhtalan torppa, Kuhmoinen, Finland.

After their foundation by frontman Jonne Järvelä in 2003, KORPIKLAANI have been very productive and have already released impressive 9 studio albums (sometimes almost one album a year) plus a live DVD/Blu-ray (»Live at Masters of Rock«, 2017) in their only 15-year spanning career." https://www.nuclearblast.de/en....ja.html

https://music.yandex.ru/album/5696038



десятый альбом и такой же классный как и все предыдущие. тут металла поменьше, а мелодии остались такие же заводные с гармошкой и скрипкой. лучшая вроде Henkselipoika (мальчик в подтяжках), прекрасная мелодия.