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Finntroll: : premieres video for " H�xbrygd " on metalhammer.co.uk

Century Media Records — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:25:36 GMT

Attention humans! The Trolls have put together another nightmarish visual escapade for "H�xbrygd"! This is yet another vile and disgusting movement which will be found on their upcoming release, Blodsvept. Go to metalhammer.co.ukto check this out, if you dare: www.metalhammer.co.uk The band comments about this special video: "This is what happens when you put bunch of mentally unstable trolls into a small space filled with fumes and power tools. Insanity" "Blodsvept" track-listing: 1. Blodsvept 2. Ett Folk F�rbannat 3. N�r J�ttar Marschera 4. Mordminnen 5. R�sets Kung 6. Sk�vlarens D�d 7. Skogsdotter 8. H�xbrygd 9. Tv� Ormar 10. Fanskapsfylld 11. Midvinterdraken "Blodsvept" is available in the following formats: - Vinyl LP in Gatefold cover - Ltd. CD Box Set incl. digipak with exclusive artwork, fridge magnet and wristband. - Special white vinyl edition LP + bonus 7" with two cover versions and slipmat. Limited to 200 copies, only available at www.cmdistro.de - Standard CD Jewelcase - Digital Download & iTunes exclusive (incl. 3 bonus tracks) The band is also proud to announce some very special release shows. Stay tuned for more details about the exclusive extended set-list for these once-in-a-lifetime gigs. FINNTROLL live: 03.05.2013 FI Helsinki, Nosturi 08.05.2013 DE Berlin, K17 * 09.05.2013 BE Vosselaar, Biebob* 10.05.2013 NL Dordrecht, Bibelot* 11.05.2013 DE Cologne, Live Music Hall* 12.05.2013 F Paris, La Machine Du Moulin Rouge* 13.05.2013 UK London, Underworld * 01.06.2013 NL Nijmegen, FortaRock 08.06.2013 FI Tampere, Sauna Open Air 20.06.2013 PL Jaworzno, Metalfest 22.06.2013 F Hellfest 13.07.2013 DE Ballenstedt, RockHarz 14.07.2013 FI Joensuu, Ilosaarirock 03.08.2013 DE G��nitz, G��nitz Open Air 12.08.2013 CA Toronto, Opera House 16.08.2013 DE Dinkelsbuhl, Summer Breeze * supported by Keep Of Kalessin FINNTROLL online: www.facebook.com/officialfinntroll www.finntroll.net twitter.com/finntrollmusic

Finntroll: : post album teaser trailer online

Century Media Records — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:25:51 GMT

The Trolls return from the darkest depths of Finland to give us a preview of their upcoming human crusher, "Blodsvept"! The album will be unleashed upon the world via Century Media Records on March 25th in Europe and April 2nd in North America! Prepare for TOTAL domination and follow the links, if you dare!!! The album artwork and track list for "Blodsvept" can be seen below, and the official album teaser can be seen here: http://youtu.be/QynKiT2IAyE "Blodsvept" track-listing: 1. Blodsvept 2. Ett Folk F�rbannat 3. N�r J�ttar Marschera 4. Mordminnen 5. R�sets Kung 6. Sk�vlarens D�d 7. Skogsdotter 8. H�xbrygd 9. Tv� Ormar 10. Fanskapsfylld 11. Midvinterdraken Blodsvept, which is FINNTROLL's sixth studio album, was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki while mastering duties were handled by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. Henri 'Trollhorn' Sorvali and the band produced the album themselves, the album artwork was handled by the band's own guitar player, Samuli 'Skyrmer' Ponsimaa and even the production for the upcoming video clip will be the brainchild of the trolls. because let's be honest, nobody knows how a FINNTROLL album should sound, look and smell better than the trolls themselves! Troll tested; Troll approved! FINNTROLL live: Blodsvept Headliner Tour (Support: Keep Of Kalessin) 08.05.2013 DE - Berlin @ K17 09.05.2013 BE - Vosselaar @ Biebob 10.05.2013 NL - Dordrecht @ Bibelot 11.05.2013 DE - Cologne @ Live Music Hall 12.05.2013 FR - Paris @ La Machine Du Moulin Rouge 13.05.2013 UK - London @ Underworld Summer Festivals: 01.06.2013 NL - Fortarock @ Nijmegen 20.06.2013 PL - Jaworzno @ Metalfest 22.06.2013 FR - Clisson @ Hellfest 13.07.2013 DE - Ballenstedt @ Rock Harz 03.08.2013 DE - G��nitz @ 21. G��nitz Open Air 16.08.2013 DE - Dinkelsb�hl @ Summer Breeze FINNTROLL online: http://www.facebook.com/officialfinntroll http://www.finntroll.net http://twitter.com/finntrollmusic

Finntroll: : premiere title track from the new album "Blodsvept" and announce special release shows!

Century Media Records — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:05:47 GMT

Ready or not. here they come! FINNTROLL are back and ready to unleash the title track of their brand new blood-soaked opus, Blodsvept. The trolls have come forth and exclaimed unto us; "Blodsvept is the track that sets the tone for this new abomination of an album. This song is perfect for driving - Driving for your life, that is, while being chased by a gang of trolls, in a catapult, on a motorway! Pull out your sun-spectacles from your glove compartment and honk if you love blood and guts!!!" Click HERE to get to the exclusive premiere through Metal Hammer Germany. Blodsvept, which is FINNTROLL's sixth studio album, was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki while mastering duties were handled by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. Henri 'Trollhorn' Sorvali and the band produced the album themselves, the album artwork was handled by the band's own guitar player, Samuli 'Skyrmer' Ponsimaa and even the production for the upcoming video clip will be the brainchild of the trolls. because let's be honest, nobody knows how a FINNTROLL album should sound, look and smell better than the trolls themselves! Troll tested; Troll approved! Blodsvept will be released by Century Media Records worldwide on the following dates: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND /FINLAND / NORWAY /: Friday, March 22, 2013. UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, March 25, 2013. SPAIN / ITALY: Tuesday, March 26, 2013. SWEDEN / HUNGARY: Wednesday, March 27, 2013. AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, March 29, 2013. USA / CANADA: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 The band is also proud to announce some very special release shows. Stay tuned for more details about the exclusive extended set-list for this once-in-a-lifetime gigs. 08.05.2013 K17, Berlin, Germany 09.05.2013 Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium 10.05.2013 Bibelot, Dordrecht, The Netherlands 11.05.2013 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany 12.05.2013 La Machine Du Moulin Rouge, Paris, France 13.05.2013 Underworld, London, UK FINNTROLL online: http://www.facebook.com/officialfinntroll http://www.finntroll.net http://twitter.com/finntrollmusic

Finntroll: : reveal cover artwork and track-listing for "Blodsvept"!

Century Media Records — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:46:39 GMT

While the sun ain't gonna shine anymore in Finland's darkest days of the year, FINNTROLL stick to their 3 years album cycle and recorded their 6th album at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki. The brand new album "Blodsvept" will be released via Century Media Records on March 25th, 2013 in Europe. Today, the band has revealed the cover artwork and the track-listing for the new album. The painting, which was done by the band's guitarist Skrymer (who also did the artwork for the band's previous releases), perfectly visualizes the musical aura of FINNTROLL that combines influences from black and death metal with folk music, doses of ska, Latin music, psychobilly and Klezmer in an unique and insane sonic assault. "Blodsvept" track-listing: 1. Blodsvept 2. Ett Folk F�rbannat 3. N�r J�ttar Marschera 4. Mordminnen 5. R�sets Kung 6. Sk�vlarens D�d 7. Skogsdotter 8. H�xbrygd 9. Tv� Ormar 10. Fanskapsfylld 11. Midvinterdraken FINNTROLL live: 20.06.2013 PL - Jaworzno @ Metalfest Poland 22.06.2013 FR - Clisson @ Hellfest 20.06.2013 PL - Jaworzno @ Metalfest Poland 13.07.2013 DE - Ballenstedt @ Rock Harz Festival More dates to be announced soon. FINNTROLL online: www.facebook.com/officialfinntroll www.finntroll.net twitter.com/finntrollmusic

Finntroll: : recording their 6th album

Century Media Records — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:47:24 GMT

While the sun ain't gonna shine anymore in Finland's darkest days of the year, FINNTROLL stick to their 3 years album cycle and started recording their 6th album at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki. The yet untitled follow up to 2010's masterpiece "Nifelvind" will be released worldwide through Century Media Records in late March 2013. The band comments on their studio blog yersiniafestis.blogspot.de: "Combining our trademark sound with even more influences from non- traditional genres in metal music, we have created 11 songs which show you everything we want to offer. And boy, wasn't that one of the hardest task for some time. After all, how do you keep your sound fresh, yet familiar, after 6 albums and 15 years? At some point, we were afraid that the songs are not melodic enough. Then we started to fear they became too melodic. Then we let the songs rest for a while and molded them more in a way that the non- melodic stuff got something to hum with, and the cheesy pop- songs were arranged more stripped and aggressive. We were confident, yet sometimes scared what will people think of the stuff we've been doing so hard. What if they hate it? That would be fine, but if they would hate it because the material was uninspiring, boring and done-to-death, that would be a huge disappointment. So, we kept pushing and tried to keep it fresh all the time while still having the 'this has to be Finntroll because no other band sounds this insane' - grinning going on." Curious how it really sounds? You can listen to some demo snippets here: facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151134448402561 In case you live in Nepal and never heard about a band called FINNTROL, let Trollhorn (the guy who rarely plays live with the rest of the band) explain: "FINNTROL is a Finnish metal band, existing since 1997. We have released...ummm, six albums, I guess [it's actually only 5 albums and 2 EPs so far] and despite of dead members, internal quarrels and constant mischief we still somehow manage to pull it off. Our musical style is a tint of Black and Death metal combined with Scandinavian and European folk music, spiced with a dose of ska, cartoon- esque- circus- music and whatnot. We also boast with occasional Latin music, Psychobilly and Klezmer influences, so it�s kinda hard to explain, really. We are pretty much labeled as 'Folk Metal' from the wider perspective, but we�ve never quite felt like belonging there per se. Basically, we don�t even really care and nor should you." FINNTROLL LIVE: 29.12.2012 - Switzerland, Winterthur - Eulachhalle 2013 dates will be annojnced shortly. Follow the studio blog yersiniafestis.blogspot.de and stay tuned for more news. FINNTROLL online: www.facebook.com/officialfinntroll www.finntroll.net twitter.com/finntrollmusic

Finntroll: : release special European tour edition of "Nifelvind"

Century Media Records — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:28:06 GMT

At the dawn of FINNTROLL's HEIDENFEST headlining tour with their label mates Turisas (see tour dates below), the Finnish metal marauders will release a special tour edition of their last album "Nifelvind". The Digipak tour edition comes in new artwork by the band's guitarist Skrymer and an extra CD including three brand-new cover versions: "Insects (Oingo Boingo)", "Can You Forgive Her? (Pet Shop Boys) and "The God That Failed (Metallica)".The cover versions were recorded and mixed at Sonic Pump Studios 27.6- 4.7. 2011 by Finntroll and Nino Laurenne. Henri 'Trollhorn' Sorvali comments "Insects (Oingo Boingo)": "Because we don't know how to play funky horn sections, we replaced them with Kazoos and various squeaky bladders. And instead of slap bass, we slapped the crap out of various ethnic percussions. Now - when an uncivilized brute in a Finntroll-shirt will ask you what the living insect is this Oingo Boingo, you can always answer "It�s the band Finntroll made famous by doing a cover version of one of their songs". No, there is absolutely nothing else in this band worth mentioning, trust me. No famous composers, orchestrators or anything used to play in this band. No huge world tours, movie soundtracks, stunning videos, incredible visuality, nothing. This band or none of its members other works have never affected Finntroll anyway, and I strongly suggest you to not ever check it out and stick with Slayer instead." The 2010 album "Nifelvind" was hailed by the international press as FINNTROLL's best album to date: "If Mordor had a premier comedy club, Finntroll would be the resident band." The Sun (UK) "'Nifelvind', is something of a revelation . the band have returned to the epic melodic and uplifting territories that perhaps suits them best, but have crafted their most considered effort yet" 8/10 Metal Hammer (UK) "There are many pretenders for FINNTROLL's crown these days, but on the evidence of 'Nifelvind' no one is even coming close" - 8/10 Rock Sound (UK) ",Nifelvind' is a compositional masterpiece!" 8,5/10 - Rock Hard (GER) "Grab some vodka. and start dancing in front of the fire! FINNTROLL are the undisputed masters" 7/7 Rock Hard (I) Nifelvind - Tour edition 2CD in Digipak with slipcase will be released on the following dates: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / NORWAY: Friday, September 23, 2011. UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, September 26, 2011. SPAIN / ITALY: Tuesday, September 27, 2011. SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, September 28, 2011. AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, September 30, 2011. Fans in North America can buy their copy at http://www.cmdistro.com Heidenfest 2011 FINNTROLL TURISAS Alestorm, Arkona, Trollfest, Skalm�ld presented by: Metal Hammer, Musix, Legacy, metalflirt.de, noizeletter.com, metal.de, stormbringer.at, Metallian, lordsofmetal.nl 30.09.2011 (DE) Geiselwind - Music Hall * 01.10.2011 (DE) Gie�en - Hessenhallen * 02.10.2011 (DE) Berlin - Postbahnhof * 03.10.2011 (PL) Warsaw - Stodola 04.10.2011 (PL) Krakow - Studio 05.10.2011 (DE) Hannover - Faust 06.10.2011 (DE) Hamburg - Markthalle 07.10.2011 (DE) Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn * 08.10.2011 (DE) Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle * 09.10.2011 (NL) Tilburg - 013 * 10.10.2011 (NL) Leeuwarden - Romein 11.10.2011 (UK) London - HMV Forum (TURISAS headlining) 12.10.2011 (FR) Lille - Aeronef 13.10.2011 (CH) Pratteln - Z7 14.10.2011 (DE) Munich - Backstage 15.10.2011 (DE) Leipzig - Hellraiser 16.10.2011 (BE) Antwerp - Trix 17.10.2011 (DE) Lindau - Vaudeville 18.10.2011 (IT) Bologna - Estragon 19.10.2011 (SI) Ljubljana - Cvetlicarna Mediapark 20.10.2011 (HU) Budapest - Club 202 21.10.2011 (AT) Vienna - Arena 22.10.2011 (AT) Linz - Posthof 23.10.2011 (AT) Innsbruck - Hafen * + Wintersun, Dornenreich & Todtgelichter Booking by: http://www.rockthenation.eu For more info please visit: http://www.heidenfest.eu and check out a trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muotCLKg-dc&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 FINNTROLL online http://www.finntroll.net http://www.facebook.com/officialfinntroll http://www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll http://www.twitter.com/finntrollmusic

Finntroll: : announce European headliner tour

Century Media Records — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:59:57 GMT

FINNTROLL already played a bunch of European summer festivals and it's just a few left. But for all of those who hate the sun, our Finnish Metal Marauders are proud to announce the next European headliner tour. On board are their buddies Samael from Switzerland, Rotting Christ from Greece, Metsat�ll from Estonia and Nothnegal from the Maledives. That's what we call Pan-European! And you might be surprised that it's not a full Pagan metal line-up. But vocalist Vreth just recently explained in an interview: "Finntroll has never tried to be part of any particular scene, other than the metal scene. To put us under just Pagan Metal would be totally wrong, because of the numerous influences we have. Finntroll is basically a Black Metal band with influences from wherever you get inspiration." And that attitude fits perfect to Samael and Rotting Christ, who share a similar history of breaking rules and still be fucking METAL! This is their second Europe tour in support of their highly acclaimed new slab of folk-rooted metal hymns entitled "Nifelvind" that is available since February 2010. Head over now to their MySpace in order to stream new tracks, watch the two new videos for "Solsagan" & "Under Bergets Rot" and view their tour itinerary. And even the biggest UK newspaper The Sun said: "If Mordor had a premier comedy club, Finntroll would be the resident band." BILLING FINNTROLL www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll SAMAEL www.myspace.com/samael ROTTING CHRIST www.myspace.com/rottingchristabyss METSAT�LL www.myspace.com/metsatoll NOTHNEGAL www.myspace.com/nothnegal TOURDATES 26.11.2010 BE - Vosselaar, Biebob 27.11.2010 DE - Essen, Turock 28.11.2010 NL - Leuwaarden, Romein Popodium 29.11.2010 DE - Hamburg, Markthalle 30.11.2010 DE - Braunschweig, Meier Music Hall 01.12.2010 DE - Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik 02.12.2010 DE - Berlin, K17 03.12.2010 DE - Leipzig, Hellraiser 04.12.2010 DE - Lichtenfels, Metal Meeting 05.12.2010 CZ - Zlin, Masters of Rock Cafe 06.12.2010 HU - Budapest, Wigwam 07.12.2010 SI - Ljubljana, Kino Siska 08.12.2010 IT - Milan, Generali Magazzini 09.12.2010 AT - Wien, Szene 10.12.2010 DE - Munich, Backstage 11.12.2010 AT - Kufstein, Kulturfabrik 12.12.2010 CH - Pratteln, Z7 13.12.2010 FR - Lyon, NINKASI KAO 14.12.2010 ES - Barcelona, Salamandra 15.12.2010 ES - Madrid, Heineken 16.12.2010 FR - Toulouse, Phare 17.12.2010 FR - Limoges, CC John Lennon 18.12.2010 NL - Eindhoven, Eindhoven Metal Meeting 19.12.2010 DE - Frankfurt, Batschkapp FINNTROLL online: www.finntroll.net www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll

Finntroll: : post brandnew video for "Under Bergets Rot" on YouTube!

Century Media Records — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:20:10 GMT

Finnish folk metal masters FINNTROLL are proudly presenting their brandnew video for the song "Under Bergets Rot" from their most recent album "Nifelvind" which has topped several European charts in February 2010! Make sure to check out the innovative video HERE! Routa (guitars) further comments: "This video is definitely a very special video for us. We have been thinking of doing an animation video for years actually, but for some reason we never did it, until now. With the release of the Nifelvind album we were asked to do 2 video. Century Media gave us free hands to choose from which ever songs we wanted. The first video was made for 'Solsagan' and was made by Finnish company Vasara Films. As we have always done our music videos by ourselves, as me being a writer and director with the full support of the rest of the band of course, it was very difficult to let someone else do it. Even though the basic concept came from the band, it still didn't feel right. After the 'Solsagan' video we weren't 100% convinced about letting someone else do our videos. So we were thinking what to do with the next video... We decided to do the second video for the song 'Under Bergets Rot' and this one we were thinking about doing by ourselves as usual, just to get the right Finntroll-spirit into it. We got the idea of doing a video that's happening in this weird, out of this world jazz-club, where we would play as the house band. The story in the song is more or less about the song that this dude hears, and even though he hasn't heard the song before, he knows it and gets mesmerized by it. And while he's under the spell of this ancient song, he feels that only moments have passed, but then notices that years have gone by. So we wanted to take these ideas of time passing by and metamorphosis and add that to the video: this guy goes to this club, there's a weird band playing and he sees all kind of weird things and eventually ends up being one of them. That's about it in a nutshell. We were supposed to do this like any normal video, with real actors and such, but we were about to go on the European tour. We realized that there's no chance we would have time to do this and there was no chance that I was going to edit it while on the road, haha. Then we thought that the only way we would get the video done is let someone else do it. We thought, ''What the hell...this time let's do the animation one and let's go nuts with it.'' I called a few places in Helsinki that do animations and actually found out that one of our really old friends is doing animations nowadays. So we told her what we wanted and told her that the company she's working, Animaatiokopla, will have free reign with the video. We only hoped that they'll go over the top with it. Then we went on tour and after a month we got back and saw the final video and we were really satisfied with it. It has all the elements we wanted; weird things that go well with the music and even some gore. And most importantly, we finally got the animation video, haha. I wouldn't be surprised if we do another sometime in the future, but I can't promise anything yet. Anyway, Enjoy!" Head over to www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll to check out the upcoming tour dates, & new songs from "Nifelvind". FINNTROLL online: www.finntroll.net www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll www.facebook.com/officialfinntroll

Finntroll: : reveal first chart positions of "Nifelvind"!

Century Media Records — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:04:01 GMT

While Finnish folk black metal masters FINNTROLL are currently headlining the Paganfest tour 2010, the band's brand-new album "Nifelvind" has conquered the charts in several European countries. Not only did FINNTROLL score the highest chart result in their entire history in Finland by reaching position #8, but also entered the German album charts on #31 (the band's previous album charted on #91) as well as the charts in Switzerland (#41) and Austria (#61), congratulations! Press reactions on "Nifelvind": "'Nifelvind' finds the folk metal kings in a vivacious and belligerent moods as they open up their trademark sound like never before with eclectic and ecastatic results" - 9/10 Terrorizer (UK) "If Mordor had a premier comedy club, Finntroll would be the resident band." The Sun (UK) "'Nifelvind', is something of a revelation . the band have returned to the epic melodic and uplifting territories that perhaps suits them best, but have crafted their most considered effort yet" 8/10 Metal Hammer (UK) "There are many pretenders for FINNTROLL's crown these days, but on the evidence of 'Nifelvind' no one is even coming close" - 8/10 Rock Sound (UK) ",Nifelvind' is a compositional masterpiece!" 8,5/10 - Rock Hard (GER) "Grab some vodka. and start dancing in front of the fire! FINNTROLL are the undisputed masters" 7/7 Rock Hard (I) In addition to that, various magazines have chosen to feature FINNTROLL on the cover of their upcoming February issues and you should definitely make sure to check out the entertaining stories! "Nifelvind" is now available all across Europe in the following formats. It will be released in the US on March 9, 2010. Ltd. cardboard box with die-cut cover (incl. CD jewel case + exclusive bonus track, beer coaster & poster flag) Ltd. gatefold LP + the entire album on CD CD Digital Download To present their new album live FINNTROLL are currently headlining the Paganfest tour with Eluveitie, Dornenreich and other acts, see below all upcoming dates: Paganfest 2010 with Eluveitie, Dornenreich, Varg, Arkona 03.03.2010 - Innsbruck, Hafen / AUSTRIA 04.03.2010 - Frankfurt, Batschkapp / GERMANY 05.03.2010 - Leipzig, Hellraiser / GERMANY 06.03.2010 - Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn / GERMANY 07.03.2010 - Tilburg, 013 / NETHERLANDS 08.03.2010 - London, 02 Islington Academy / UK 09.03.2010 - Rennes, Antipode / FRANCE 10.03.2010 - Paris, Elysee Montmartre / FRANCE 11.03.2010 - Lyon, Ninkasi Kao / FRANCE 12.03.2010 - Bochum, Ruhrcongress / GERMANY 13.03.2010 - Amsterdam, Melkweg / NETHERLANDS 14.03.2010 - Antwerpen, Hof Ter Lo / BELGIUM 01.04.2010 - Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo / NORWAY 03.04.2010 - Rocktower, L�beck / GERMANY Festivals 2010 31.03.2010 - Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo / NORWAY 03.04.2010 - Rocktower Festival, L�beck / GERMANY 18.06.2010 - Hellfest, Clisson / FRANCE FINNTROLL online: http://www.finntroll.net http://www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll

Finntroll: : dominating the European press; new album "Nifelvind" out soon!

Century Media Records — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:19:12 GMT

While Finnish folk metal master FINNTROLL are currently getting ready for their upcoming headline run on the Paganfest tour alongside Eluvetie, Dornenreich and various other bands, the new album "Nifelvind" is being praised by the European press! Press reactions on "Nifelvind": "'Nifelvind' finds the folk metal kings in a vivacious and belligerent moods as they open up their trademark sound like never before with eclectic and ecastatic results" 9/10 Terrorizer (UK) "'Nifelvind', is something of a revelation . the band have returned to the epic melodic and uplifting territories that perhaps suits them best, but have crafted their most considered effort yet" 8/10 Metal Hammer (UK) "There are many pretenders for FINNTROLL's crown these days, but on the evidence of 'Nifelvind' no one is even coming close" 8/10 Rock Sound (UK) ",Nifelvind' is a compositional masterpiece!" 8,5/10 Rock Hard (GER) 13/15 - Legacy (GER) "The most versatile and mature FINNTROLL album - this is exactly what you want to hear from them: Huge, Epic, Folk and catchy." METALLIAN (F) "FINNTROLL deserve their status as the most important representatives of Pagan Metal. If you like Folk / Pagan Metal, Nifelvind is for you!" METAL OBS (F) "Grab some vodka. and start dancing in front of the fire! FINTROLL are the undisputed masters" 7/7 Rock Hard (I) In addition various magazines have chosen to feature FINNTROLL on the cover of their upcoming February issues and you should definitely make sure to check out the entertaining stories! The new album, a storm of old-world-laden, folk-rooted black metal called "Nifelvind", will be available in the following formats: Ltd. cardboard box with die-cut cover (incl. CD jewel case + exclusive bonus track, beer coaster & poster flag) Ltd. gatefold LP + the entire album on CD CD Digital Download Nifelvind will be released on the following dates: FINLAND: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, February 19, 2010 UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, February 22, 2010 SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 SWEDEN / HUNGARY: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 North America: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Head over to www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll to check out the upcoming tour dates, the stunning video for "Solsagan" & new songs from "Nifelvind". FINNTROLL online: www.finntroll.net www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll