Finland's Korpituli have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an atmospheric and folk influenced form of atmospheric black metal and this is a review of their 2024 album "Pohjola" which will be released in April by Korpituli Productions.
A very dark yet heavy sound starts off the album while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing along with the synths giving the songs more of an atmospheric feeling when they are utilized and blast beats are also added into the faster sections of the songs.
Vocals are mostly grim black metal screams while pagan style singing can also be heard at times and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them. When tremolo picking is added into the faster riffing they also give the album ore of a raw feeling and a couple of tracks are also long and epic in length.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with one track also adding in a brief use of spoken word parts as well a s some elements of folk music also being mixed in with the heavier sections of the songs. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Finnish and covers the folklore, paganism and mythology of their home country.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Korpituli and if you are a fan of folk influenced atmospheric pagan black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Pohjola" "Syytta suotta sariolaan" and "Kalliolle kukkulalle". 8 out of 10.
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