Juha Jyrkas is a solo artist from Finland that is a former songwriter for Korpiklaani and plays folk metal and this is a review of his 20219 album "Sydameni Kuusipuulle" which was released by Earth And Sky Productions.
Ritualistic sounding drumming starts off the album along with some melodic riffing a few seconds later. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them while the solos and leads also add in a great amount of melody and black metal screams can also be heard in some parts of the music.
Clean pagan vocals are also a very huge part of the album while the music also has its epic moments and touches of traditional metal can also be heard at times. The songs also bring in a great amount of folk music elements along with one track also introducing Turkish baglama's onto the album as well as some female vocals also being utilized briefly, as the album progresses a small amount of folk instruments and shamanistic chanting can also be heard and all of the music sticks to either a slow or mid tempo direction.
Juha Jyrkas plays a musical style that takes folk, pagan, black and traditional metal and mixes them together to create a sound of his own. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover Paganism, Mysticism and Nature themes.
In my opinion Juha Jyrkas is a very great sounding folk metal solo artist and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Kymmenen Kyrvan Nimea" "Manalan Valtikka" "Voimaa" and "Juhlapaiva". 8 out of 10.
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