Korven Kuningas ("King of the Woods") is the fifth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released on 21 March 2008 through Nuclear Blast Records.[2] A record deal was signed with the company in September 2007. The cover was painted on this album, unlike the last few album covers, which were created using Adobe Photoshop.[3] It features the old man, Vaari, who was also present on the Tales Along This Road and Tervaskanto covers.
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| Released | 21 March 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Folk metal | |||
| Length | 70:52 | |||
| Language | English, Finnish | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Samu Oittinen, Jonne Järvelä | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
"Korven Kuningas" was released as a limited first edition with bonus tracks, along with being released on white colored vinyl. There is also a digipak version limited and numbered to 500 copies that came with a drinking horn on a wall holder.[4]
The title track ends at about 5:20. The remainder of the track is somber, droning timpanis.
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Jonne Järvelä (except tracks 7, 12 and 13, by Juho Kauppinen)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tapporauta" ("Killing Iron") | Juha Jyrkäs | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Metsämies" ("Forest Man") | Järvelä | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Keep on Galloping" | Järvelä/Jyrkäs | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Northern Fall" | Järvelä | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Shall We Take a Turn?" | Järvelä | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Paljon on koskessa kiviä" ("The Rapid Has Many Rocks") | Jyrkäs | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Ali jäisten vetten" ("Under the Icy Waters") | Jyrkäs | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Gods on Fire" | Järvelä | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Nuolet nomalan" ("Rabbit Arrows", digipack bonus track) | Järvelä/Jyrkäs | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Kantaiso" ("Ancestor") | Järvelä/Jyrkäs | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Kipumylly" ("Mill of Pain") | Jyrkäs | 3:52 |
| 12. | "Suden joiku" ("Yoik of the Wolf") | Jyrkäs | 4:22 |
| 13. | "Runamoine" | Jyrkäs | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Syntykoski syömmehessäin" ("Rapid of Birth from My Heart") | Jyrkäs | 3:05 |
| 15. | "Korven kuningas" ("King of The Woods") | Järvelä | 21:57 |
| Total length: | 73:54 | ||
- The Japanese edition replaces track 9 with "Kipakka" (4:17)
Chart positions
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums Chart | 16[4] |
Personnel
edit- Jonne Järvelä - vocals, guitars, djembe
- Matti Johansson - drums
- Jarkko Aaltonen - bass
- Cane - guitars
- Juho Kauppinen - accordion, guitars
- Hittavainen - fiddle, viola, recorder, mandolin
Production
edit- Jan "Örkki" Yrlund - cover art
- Mika Jussila - mastering
- Jonne Järvelä - producer
- Samu Oittinen - producer, recording, mixing
- Harri Hinkka - photography
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex. Korven Kuningas review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2009-12-1.
- ^ "KORPIKLAANI: New Album Track-By-Track Rundown Available". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-12-29. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Korpiklaani Completes Work On New Album". ultimate-guitar.com. 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ a b Karkelo @ metalasylum.net Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine