2023 re-issue on black vinyl with lyric insert

Finntroll’s second album, 2004’s Nattfodd, offers yet anotherconfounding manifestation of their weird splicing of black/deathmetal brutality with Finnish folk music — more specifically, thequite uppity, polka-like form known as “humppa.” Yes, it’s allquite daft, to be honest, and we haven’t even touched upon the nodoubt drunken sextet’s fantasy-based lyrics — sung entirely inSwedish, naturally. Further enhanced by mood-setting sound effects(ocean sounds, horses galloping, birds chirping, seagull’ssquawking, etc.), mind-boggling tunes like “Fiskarens Fiende” and“Marksnadsvisan” are usually spared utter comedic dismissal only bythe carefully assembled layers of sound underneath, which collatepummeling, dark-edged guitar riffs, spine-chilling death shrieks,and fully orchestrated walls of synths, strings, and chorales. Yet,having said that, it’s rather telling that Finntroll’s strongestmoments (see the stunning title track and album-closing tandem“Grottans Barn” and “Routas Vaggvisa,” in particular) seem to occurwhen dramatic minor chords crush those happy-go-lucky melodies andpolka rhythms underfoot. Therein lies Finntroll’s dilemma: how tosell a project so obviously rooted in a good giggle as a seriousenterprise — especially within a genre as oh-so-serious as heavymetal? Clearly, it comes down to a matter of opinion and a splitdecision. If the rudimentary folk-metal experiments of Amorphiswere already more than you could stand, then stay the hell awayfrom Nattfodd; but if you’re starved for a little bit of humor andvariety with your heavy metal, Finntroll’s well-executed curiosityoffers a welcome diversion.

Track listing:
1. Vindfard/Manniskopesten
2. Eliytres
3. Fiskarens Fiende
4. Trollhammaren
5. Nattfodd
6. Ursvamp
7. Marknadsvisan
8. Det Iskalla Trollblod
9. Grottans Barn
10. Rok

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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