Review# 112
The Varangian Way is the second album from Finland's Turisas is a concept album about a group of a group of Scandinavians travelling the waterways of Russia down to Constantinople. The Folk/Battle Metal sound that Turisas are famous for works perfectly with the theme of the music and helps build up the image of this group of travellers. It is a well laid out album with a great ebb and flow and range of dynamics. There is a "directors" cut of the album too that adds their cover of Bony M's Rasputin at the end - a good cover but I imagine it would be a bit odd moving from something so serious to that hilarious cover!
To Holmgard And Beyond: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFBIr3Vx16w
Cursed Be Iron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgAamyNWNg8
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