Spirit of the Forest
| Spirit of the Forest | ||||
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| Released | 10 November 2003 | |||
| Genre | Folk metal | |||
| Length | 48:07 | |||
| Language | English, Finnish | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Jay Bjugg | |||
| Korpiklaani chronology | ||||
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Spirit of the Forest is the debut studio album by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released in 2003 through Napalm Records.[1]
Exclaim! remarked about the album, "Despite the odd iffy moment Spirit of the Forest is fun and ballsy, if not really all that metal."[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Jonne Järvelä, except where noted.[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wooden Pints" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Before the Morning Sun" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "God of Wind" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "With Trees" | 8:06 |
| 5. | "Pellonpekko" (Lemmetty) | 3:35 |
| 6. | "You Looked into My Eyes" | 2:14 |
| 7. | "Hullunhumppa" | 1:29 |
| 8. | "Man Can Go Even Through the Grey Stone" | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Pixies Dance" | 2:19 |
| 10. | "Juokse sinä humma" ("Keep On Running, My Horse", traditional) | 1:11 |
| 11. | "Crows Bring the Spring" | 5:25 |
| 12. | "Hengettömiltä hengiltä" ("From the Spirits of the Dead") | 0:34 |
| 13. | "Shaman Drum" (lyrics by Järvelä, music by Järvelä/Lemmetty) | 4:57 |
| 14. | "Mother Earth" | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 48:07 | |
Personnel
Members
- Jonne Järvelä - vocals, guitars, shaman drum
- Ali - percussion
- Hittavainen - violin, jouhikko, flute
- Honka - guitars
- Arto - bass
Guest musicians
- Tarnanen - accordion
- Jay Bjugg - guitars
- Samu "Dominator" Ruotsalainen - drums
Production
- Jameye - engineering
- Ozzie Rissanen - engineering
- Tarnanen - mixing, engineering
- Mika Jussila - mastering
- Jay Bjugg - producer, engineering, mixing
- Pekka Keskinen - cover art, booklet design
References
- ^ "Spirit of the Forest - Korpiklaani | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ^ "Korpiklaani". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Spirit of the Forest - Korpiklaani | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-28.