Trollhammaren
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Trollhammaren is an EP
from Finnish
band Finntroll
. It was released on April 13th, 2004 by Spinefarm
.
In an unusual style, this album incorporates an accordion for the intro and chorus.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
from Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
band Finntroll
Finntroll
Finntroll is a folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland. They combine elements of black metal and folk metal. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" on Visor Om Slutet...
. It was released on April 13th, 2004 by Spinefarm
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finland-based record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. In 1999, a sub-label titled Spikefarm Records was started by Sami Tenetz from Thy Serpent...
.
In an unusual style, this album incorporates an accordion for the intro and chorus.
Track listing
- "Trollhammaren" (The Trollhammer) – 3:29
- "Hemkomst" (Homecoming) – 3:46
- "Skog" (Forest) – 3:23
- "Försvinn du som lyser (Metal Version)" (Begone, You Who Shine) – 2:17
- "Hel vete" (Whole Wheat) – 4:14
Personnel
- Henri "Trollhorn" SorvaliHenri SorvaliHenri "Trollhorn" Sorvali, born October 19, 1978, in Finland, is the guitarist and keyboardist of the pagan metal band Moonsorrow, and keyboardist for Finntroll, and also plays for The Wicked....
– keyboards - Mikael "Routa" Karlbom – guitar
- Tapio WilskaTapio WilskaTapio Wilska is the main vocalist of the heavy metal band Sethian. He is also the ex-lead vocalist for the band Finntroll...
– vocals - Samu "Beast Dominator" Ruotsalainen – drums
- Samuli "Skrymer" PonsimaaSamuli PonsimaaSamuli Ponsimaa is the guitarist in Folk Metal band Finntroll. He joined the band in 1998 following the demo Rivfader and has stayed with the band ever since. He is also an artist and has designed all of the artwork for Finntroll, such as Cover and Booklets, Stage Scenery and Outfits, Merchandise...
– guitar - Sami "Tundra" UusitaloSami UusitaloSami "Tundra" Uusitalo is a bass guitarist best known from the folk metal band Finntroll and the funeral doom band Shape of Despair. He also plays in the folk/doom metal group The Mist and the Morning Dew. Despite sharing the same name with a member of Funebre, he is not the same person.-...
– bass