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Marko Riiheltä
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Name: Nuclear Blast GmbH
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Oeschstrasse 40
73072 Donzdorf
Germany

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Contact: Gerardo Martinez
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Korpiklaani

1 day ago

We’re going to be uploading full albums on our YouTube channel over the next few months, and we’re starting today with Korven Kuningas! Grab a drink and come chat at 4PM CET on Korpiklaani YouTube channel!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnsQZtlBZE

"Korven Kuningas" was released March 21, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Track listing:

01. Tapporauta
02. Metsämies
03. Keep On Galloping
04. Northern Fall
05. Shall We Take A Turn?
06. Paljon On Koskessa Kiviä
07. Ali Jäisten Vetten
08. Gods On Fire
09. Kipakka (Japan bonus track)
10. Kantaiso
11. Kipumylly
12. Suden Joiku
13. Runamoine
14. Syntykoski Syömmehessäin
15. Korven Kuningas
16. Nuolet nomalan (digipack bonus track)

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In 2008, the band issued the following track-by-track rundown of the songs that appear on the album:

01. Tapporauta (Killing iron)

"Finnish eastern front has always been a battlefield. People who lived there hves always dealt with the consequences of war. Iron was forged and also used in the bloody fields. However, violence always increases more violence and much of sorrow, grief and distress. In war everybody suffers. Even the ones who haven't done anything bad to anybody. It has marked the whole Finnish people to become what they are."

02. Metsämies (Forest man)

"Honour song to hard workers, forest and rapids men from the past times."

03. Keep On Galloping

"Black horse with snow-white hair, will take its rider around the world. This horse isn't the ordinary moke. Its special outlook tells about some magical abilities."

04. Northern Fall

05. Shall We Take A Turn?

06. Paljon On Koskessa Kiviä (The rapid has many rocks)

"Log floating was once one of the most important things in Finnish culture. Finnish logger called 'jätkä' was seen in old Finnish movies as a same kind of hero as cowboy is seen in westerns. This is a tale of logger fighting with very hard rapid to cross by."

07. Ali Jäisten Vetten (Under the icy waters)

"In Finno-Ugric beliefs is known the idea of underwater world of the dead people. There life goes on mostly the same way as in the land of the living. But once your dead, the isn't possible to restore. The human hate has vanished and the passion has gone as well."

08. Gods On Fire

"The song about worry of the nature and mother earth."

09. Kipakka (Japan bonus track)

"Means like Tokyo night. Hot, nice, high tempo and is over before you can realize."

10. Kantaiso (Ancestor)

"Khanty people, who speaks the Finno-Ugric language, beliefs that bear - the son of primeval god - was given birth to the whole human race. That's why bear is honoured and kept as a holy animal. Khanty people has preserved their bear rites even into our days in the deep forests behind the Ural mountains, in Western Siberia."

11. Kipumylly (Mill of Pain)

"In Finnish mythology Kiputyttö (Pain Maiden) creates the pain by grinding the pain of mill in the painstone. Painstone lies on pain hill or pain mountain. Sometimes there's a pain rapid nearby too. In some spells Kiputyttö also cries."

12. Suden Joiku (Yoik of the wolf)

"Animal stories are the most fine and beautiful folklore. This story comes from the northern hills, from the border of tundra and taiga."

13. Runamoine

"He who reaches the fir, falls to the juniper. This story has influences from the folk story of Nenets people, who speak the language related to Finnish. The best shaman in the world gets tired of earthly sufferings and leashes his sledge towards the skies. However, the sledge brokes down and shaman never reaches the Upper world."

14. Syntykoski Syömmehessäin (Rapid of Birth From My Heart)

"Human has always been interested from where are the different things come from. It has been suggested explanations, which have given a birth to stories. Stories have changed to folklore and folklore has restored much the wisdom, which deals about life and way to see the world. It comes straight from the rapid of birth from our hearts, when the story is told forward. Thus have been born the myths and legends - and Finnish runo-singing."

15. Korven Kuningas (King of the woods)

16. Nuolet nomalan (Rabbit arrows) (digipack bonus)

"The Finnish word 'jänis' (rabbit) is from unknown source. It may be the track from the language spoken in Finland before Finno-Ugric speaking peoples arrived here. The original Finno-Ugric root-word is reconstructed in the form 'njomala.' North-Sámi word 'njoammil' and Hungarian word 'nyúl,' both meaning the rabbit, are of this origin for example. If the root-word would have preserved in Finnish as well, it would be 'nomala.' In this song the hunter hunts the rabbit-god himself and it may be a too big risk to take." ... See MoreSee Less

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The album that got me into your music. ❤️

So many great songs on this Album❤️

That's it! Now I know what to do in the evening! I will finally force myself to listen to all your albums for the hundredth time 🤘 😀 (considering that I listened to your songs yesterday!).I'll tell you a secret. Don't tell anyone! In fact, I listen to metal even when I'm sleeping! 😱😳😮😂

This is one of my favorite albums! It was the last that Samu Oittinen produced. He was really good by emphasizing the folk elements of the songs. The fiddle and accordion were the real protagonist in the mixing and arrangements. It was more "mid driven" in the EQ. Don't get me wrong; I really love the dark and heavy elements that Aksu Hanttu brought to the table, but the Samu Oittinen era was very special to me. Cheers from Puerto Rico!

Tapporauta !!!🤘🍻

Kipumylly 🖤 is one of my favourite songs ever.

Your best release to date

I recently re-read the lyrics Gods on Fire and they are quite sad, terrifying and relevant...

My favorite song is on this album: keep on galloping. It is also my alarm in the morning :) I start almost every day with Korpiklaani 😍

Do you have any interest in uploading the old “Shaman” band stuff?

🤘🏻🎸🥁🎻🤘🏻

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come to peru please guys

love it

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Korpiklaani

4 days ago

All aboard! This week we're doing 2x @fullmetalcruise, the first one left tonight from Helsinki. 🛳🎶🍻
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#korpiklaani #folkmetal #folkmetalsuperstars #metal #finland #finnishmetal #fullmetalcruise #wacken #woa ... See MoreSee Less

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See you later in the theater 🤘

My dream is to go on such a cruise! (with Tom Cruise😂)

Omg I would love so much to be there 🤘🏼🖤

Hyvä meininki ja meren maininki 👍😎

Elisa noi ce la meritiamo una crociera metal 😭😭🖤

Have a safe trip and enjoy yourselves 💕🙂. Rockrock😀🎸🎶🍻!

Wow 😍 Why wasn’t this a thing when I worked on cruise ships? 😁 Have a blast!

Thank you for being there, both shows where awesome 🤘

The "Strawberry-Unicorn"-story really made my day! Thanks for a great time at the airport 🥰🤘🤘

Daniela steuder vor mid ine ufeme schiff🥳🥳

Nastaa duunimatkaa!

Have an awesome time you guys! 🙂

Come to Mexico please 😭

Why Europe has all the best music things?🤦

Have fun guys!!!!!! I hope 2 see you soon again in the Netherlands!!

Miss you all <3

Have fun!

Jó utat! 🤘

Olen iloinen. Yksi puuttuu vielä. Terveisiä Saksasta.

Have a blast 💥

Have many fun, Boys 🤘🏻🤘🏻

There's no greater joy than having financial freedom and a life free of debts. Words cannot express how much you mean to me. You are the Best 🏆 👇👇👇 Diana McDonald'ss

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