{"id":571,"date":"2018-09-13T08:10:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T08:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/?page_id=571"},"modified":"2023-07-19T13:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T13:18:23","slug":"bio-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/?page_id=571","title":{"rendered":"Bio – English"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KORPIKLAANI<\/h1>\n

\u00bbKulkija\u00ab<\/span><\/h2>\n
OUT: \u00a0September 7<\/span>th<\/span>,<\/span>2018<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1168″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_shadow_border” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Line up:<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonne J\u00e4rvel\u00e4 | vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion, violafon
\nOlli V\u00e4nsk\u00e4| fiddle
\n<\/span>Cane | guitar, backing vocals
\n<\/span>Jarkko Aaltonen | bass
\n<\/span>Sami Perttula | accordion
\n<\/span>Samuli Mikkonen | drums[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536826234609{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]\n

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After 3 years since the last album, Finnish Folk Metal Superstars\u00a0<\/span><\/span>KORPIKLAANI\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>offer their 10<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span><\/sup>album titled <\/span><\/span>\u00bbKulkija\u00ab\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>(\u201cWanderer\u201d), set for a September 7<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span><\/sup>, 2018 release.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Concluding 14 (!) tracks, <\/span><\/span>\u00bbKulkija\u00ab\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>is their longest album, but also their most natural sounding one to date. <\/span><\/span>\u201cThat\u2019s what you can clearly hear. It\u2019s closer to how we sound on stage, and we\u2019ll be able to play all new songs live, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span>explains <\/span><\/span>Jonne<\/b><\/span><\/span>. For tracking, the band members mostly used their current tour rig.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And the result was definitely worth the waiting. From the first to the last tone, a unique atmosphere guides the listeners through a long journey. <\/span><\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s not just a collection of songs, it\u2019s a \u2018real\u2019 album,\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/span>states\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sami<\/b><\/span><\/span>. Adds Jonne, <\/span><\/span>\u201cIt needed many songs to create this atmosphere, and the record\u2019s flow is really good too. You should definitely listen to \u00bbKulkija\u00ab as a whole. The more you listen to the record, the more details you can find.\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/span>Sami<\/b><\/span><\/span>Perttula\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>explains further, <\/span><\/span>\u201cWe 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 sometimes before.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Also, instrumentally, the band <\/span><\/span>continues the way they had already started from <\/span><\/span>\u00bbManala\u00ab\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>(2012) to <\/span><\/span>\u00bbNoita\u00ab\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>(2015). <\/span><\/span>\u201cThe 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\u2019t only have to focus on playing everything hard or in a rock style. I could use more of my expressional skills,\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span>comments fiddler <\/span><\/span>Tuomas<\/b><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lyrically, the album deals with the album\u2019s title character, the wanderer. He appears in every song and every single track represents one of his life situations. For example, <\/span><\/span>‘Neito’\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>deals with his woman. <\/span><\/span>\u201cThe woman is the road, and as much as the wanderer loves being on the road, so much he loves his maiden,\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span>explains <\/span><\/span>Jonne\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>(a<\/span><\/span>ll roughly translated song titles can be found below<\/i><\/span><\/span>). The album can even mostly be transferred to the band\u2019s life on the road, far from home, which makes it probably also <\/span><\/span>KORPIKLAANI<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u2019s most personal and emotional album. But now onwards to <\/span><\/span>KORPIKLAANI<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u2019s new music.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bbKulkija\u00ab\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>begins with <\/span><\/span>a band-typical opening trio in the form of <\/span><\/span>‘Neito’<\/b><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>‘Korpikuusen Kyynel’<\/b><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>‘Aallon Alla’<\/b><\/span><\/span>, but then a beautiful acoustic ballad entitled <\/span><\/span>‘Harmaja’<\/b><\/span><\/span>, gives the listener a first break to take breath. Continuing with<\/span><\/span>‘Kotikonnut’<\/b><\/span><\/span>, also the first single, <\/span><\/span>‘Korppikalliota’<\/b><\/span><\/span>leads to <\/span><\/span>‘Kallon malja’<\/b><\/span><\/span>, which is the album\u2019s longest track with about 10 minutes. Track 8, the doomy <\/span><\/span>‘Sillanrakentaja’<\/b><\/span><\/span>, surprises with a children\u2019s choir (feat. <\/span><\/span>Cane<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u2019s and <\/span><\/span>Jonne<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u2019s kids), before ‘<\/span><\/span>Henkselipoika<\/b><\/span><\/span>‘ takes over. This song could sound familiar to some people as it already <\/span><\/span>premiered live on <\/span><\/span>KORPIKLAANI<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u2019s extensive European tour with <\/span><\/span>HEIDEVOLK<\/b><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>ARKONA\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>TROLLFEST\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>in early 2018. <\/span><\/span>The instrumental track ‘<\/span><\/span>Pellervoinen<\/b><\/span><\/span>‘, written by fiddler <\/span><\/span>Tuomas<\/b><\/span><\/span>, opens up the last third of <\/span><\/span>\u00bbKulkija\u00ab\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>with its charming folk arrangements, followed by <\/span><\/span>‘Riemu’<\/b><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>‘Kuin korpi nukkuva’<\/b><\/span><\/span>, before another high-paced track, <\/span><\/span>‘Juomamaa’<\/b><\/span><\/span>, leads to the peaceful outro, <\/span><\/span>‘Tuttu on tie’<\/b><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The mastering skills of renowned engineer <\/span><\/span>Svante Forsb\u00e4ck<\/b><\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>RAMMSTEIN<\/b><\/span><\/span>a.o.), who already worked with the band on <\/span><\/span>\u00bbLive at Masters of Rock\u00ab\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>(2017), gave the record its unique sound. <\/span><\/span>\u201cT<\/i><\/span><\/span>his record is so easy to listen to and interesting all the time, the balance is simply perfect,\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span>he states. <\/span><\/span>\u201cWe\u2019ve never been as satisfied with a final result as we are with \u00bbKulkija\u00ab,\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span>confirms <\/span><\/span>Jonne<\/b><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bbKulkija\u00ab<\/b><\/span><\/span>was recorded in November 2017 at <\/span><\/span>Petrax Studio\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>Hollola, Finland<\/b><\/span><\/span>) and mixed at <\/span><\/span>Sound Supreme Studio\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>H\u00e4meenlinna, Finland<\/b><\/span><\/span>) with producer\/mixing engineer <\/span><\/span>Janne Saksa\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>and the final result presents the band as you\u2019ve never heard them before. The corresponding detailed cover artwork was designed by <\/span><\/span>Jan<\/b><\/span><\/span>Yrlund<\/b><\/span><\/span>(\u00a0<\/span><\/span>BATTLE BEAST<\/b><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>MANOWAR\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>a.o.), who has been designing their covers since their 3<\/span><\/span>rd<\/span><\/span><\/sup>album, and shows a beautiful landscape, based on a real photo taken by <\/span><\/span>Jan\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>at <\/span><\/span>Huhtalan torppa, Kuhmoinen, Finland<\/b><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After their foundation by frontman <\/span><\/span>Jonne J\u00e4rvel\u00e4\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>in 2003, <\/span><\/span>KORPIKLAANI\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>was very productive and has already released an impressive amount of 9 studio albums (sometimes almost one album a year) plus a live DVD\/Blu-ray (<\/span><\/span>\u00bbLive at Masters of Rock\u00ab<\/b><\/span><\/span>, 2017) in their only 15-year spanning career.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”416″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_shadow_border” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text] KORPIKLAANI \u00bbKulkija\u00ab OUT: \u00a0September 7th,2018 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1168″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_shadow_border” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Line up: Jonne J\u00e4rvel\u00e4 | vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion, violafon Olli V\u00e4nsk\u00e4| fiddle Cane | guitar, backing vocals Jarkko Aaltonen | bass Sami Perttula | accordion Samuli Mikkonen | drums[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536826234609{padding-top: 20px !important;}”] After 3 years since the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-571","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1169,"href":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/571\/revisions\/1169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/korpiklaani.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}