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Juha Jyrkas is a solo artist from Finland that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording goes for an epic form of folk metal and this is a review of his 2024 album "Vainamoinen" which was released by Earth And Sky Productions.
Keyboards and percussion start off the album along with some folk instruments a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly while a lot of the vocals are also done in a very melodic pagan metal style and the bass kantele is used as a lead instrument.
The grim harsh vocals also bring in elements of black metal while the songs also mix in a great amount of melody. When the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can also be heard along with some whispered vocals also being utilized at times, when guitar solos and leads are added on only a couple of tracks they are also done in a very melodic style and the closing track is also very long and epic in length.
On this recording Juhs Jyrkas takes traditional Finnish folk music and mixes it with extreme metal to create something very different. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics are written in Finnish and cover the poetic tradition of the Kalevala.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Juha Jyrkas and if you are a fan of folk metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Syntysanat" "Ukkosloitsu" and "Metalikantele". 8 out of 10.
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