VOIMASTA JA KUNNIASTA

Onto the next potential heap of Euro-Folk Metal cringe: apparently the debut (I don't care that I got that wrong on my last review), Voimasta Ja Kunniasta: Seriously, doesn't that title sound Rastafari to anyone else?! haha. I'm really actually kind of sorry to fans if they see this if this goes as poorly as what I thought was the debut: Suden Uni.

"Tyven": We actually have quite a bit of loveliness, with soft piano on this introduction.

Rolling right out of that gate is "Sankarihauta", with grandiose chording and swelling keyboards. Ultimately though, it's pretty flat. The ending: pretty good.

Then we have the clanging of... swords... over a classic trudging guitar intro on "Kylän pääsä". I really can't stand their use of accordion. It's just way too hokey for me. Almost better than the last...

"Hiidenpelto" certainly starts off strong enough. Good riff. I appreciate what they're doing in the mix. A pretty classic sound. Compositionally, this song has more to offer than most of their early stuff, apparently.

What feels like Eastern sonics and a Jew's harp head off on the next, "Aurinko ja Kuu". Very folksy. It was alright.

Finally, "Sankaritarina": Sounds like a beach-side campsite with rolling waves and seabirds and a crackling fire. A bit more going on, but just not entirely for the whole journey throughout.

True Rate: 2.5/5.0