Artist: MOONSORROW
Album: TULIMYRSKY (CD)

Release date: 2008
Media type: CD

Moonsorrow will release an EP this month including only one new song… scandalous! Now wait a moment, the song is as long as half of the record? Ah yeah I forgot: it’s fucking Moonsorrow! In retrospect to their latest full-length release “Havitetty”, a song length of 30 minutes appears absolutely normal (Havitetty had 2 songs and a length of 56 minutes).But with “Tulimyrsky”, Moonsorrow surpasses themselves: 68 minutes for an EP…that’s insane!

In addition to the title song, which is the only new song, Moonsorrow has chosen some covers and remastered songs for the EP: For whom the bell tolls (Metallica Cover), Back to the north (Merciless Cover), Taistelu Pohjolasta and Hvergelmir, two renovated songs from already released records/demos.
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Let’s start with the new song Tulimyrsky, a 30 minutes epos which starts out in a very conservative way: acoustic guitars, the sound of a river and a guy who tells us something in Finnish. Pure northern atmosphere…but then, after 4 minutes, the first surprise: the sound of Tulimyrsky sounds dirtier than his forerunner and with the first blast-beat comes the impression that Moonsorrow has been influenced by some Nordic raw black metal bands. But after a brutal start, Paganism and Folklore get the upper hand and the Finnish musicians return to their well know music-style. Choirs, dramatic turnarounds and melodies, written by the Nordic nature…pagan metal at his best!

The Metallica cover For whom the bell tolls is one of the best covers I’ve ever heard. Why? Because Moonsorrow manages to award this thrash metal song a very personal pagan note. Many bands only copy the song that they want to cover, but Moonsorrow adds 3 minutes and a lot of atmosphere. Great!

The two remastred songs are ideal for those who have missed Moonsorrow’s earlier releases and Back to the North is a nice goody for every fan of the Swedish death metal band Merciless.
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You call yourself a Moonsorrow fan? Then you don’t need to hesitate with this EP! “Tulimyrsky” shortens the time till the next full-length record, which will be, in all probability, another masterpiece of pagan metal, no doubts!

TRACKLIST :

01. Tulimyrsky (new song)
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls (METALLICA cover)
03. Taistelu Pohjolasta (from the "Tama Ikuinen Talvi" demo)
04. Hvergelmir (from the "Metsa" demo)
05. Back To North (MERCILESS cover)

LINE-UP:

Ville Seponpoika Sorvali (vocals/ bass)
Henri Urponpoika Sorvali (guitar)
Mitja Harvilahti (guitar)
Lord Euren (keyboards)
Baron Tarwonen (drums)