Korpiklaani
Korpiklaani(芬兰语,意思是森林一族),表面上看似乎是成立于2003年的新进芬兰民谣金属乐队,其实早在这之前10年的1993年乐队就已组建,当时乐队叫Shaman(撒满)并发行过两张专辑。后来由于另一个乐团“分裂出Shaman”,乐团长Jonne“怕被Andre的支持者围攻”,也为了确立自己的风格,于是就有了Korpiklaani这样一个充满芬兰民族精神的名字。其实无论Shaman还是Korpiklaani,乐队都明确的表达着Jonne J rvel强烈的个人风格,即传统芬兰民谣与金属的结合。手风琴、长笛、手鼓……他们从森林中汲取灵感,甚至直接取材于芬兰民谣,而这也是他们与其他 Folk Metal乐队区别最大的地方——就是将金属元素加入民谣,而不是将民谣元素加入金属。大部分Korpiklaani的歌轻松、欢快,很容易让人产生愉悦的心情,而不象大多数金属乐团一样阴暗而压抑。Korpiklaani的很多歌曲都直接取材于芬兰民间历史传说,他们用金属乐演绎这些音乐使他们显得更加有活力。这正是Korpiklaani不同于其他只把民谣当成是对金属修饰的乐队。Korpiklaani的音乐很芬兰化,他们住在森林的中央而从不担心被归为“乡巴佬”。他们喜欢从周围的环境得到灵感,他们的音乐从神秘而迷人的乐器合成转变成humppa式的节奏,它们能立即激起听众的舞蹈情趣,这也淋漓尽致的表现了芬兰民谣金属艺术的全部特色! Finnish folk-metal ensemble Korpiklaani (Forest Clan) formed in 2002 after the members of Shaman decided to update both their sound and name. Taking cues from both the Scandinavian metal scene and the burgeoning progressive folk movement, vocalist/guitarist Jonne Järvelä, violinist Jaakko Lemmetty, drummer Matti "Matson" Johansson, bass player Arto Tissari, guitarist Toni Honkanen, and percussionist Ali Määttä released their debut, Spirit of the Forest, on Napalm Records in 2003. The group gained a new member, accordion player Juho Kauppinen, in 2004, but lost Määttä, Honkanen, and Tissari after 2005's Voice of Wilderness. Guitar player Kalle "Cane" Savijärvi and new bassist Jarkko Aaltonen added to the cacophony for 2006's Tales Along This Road, another fine collection of whiplash folk and folk-inspired hedonism that rocks harder than most conventional metal acts. The similarly themed Tervaskanto arrived in 2007, followed by Korven Kuningas in 2008.