Ur Jordens Djup

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Ur jordens djup (English: From the Depths of the Earth) is the fifth full-length Finntroll album. It was released on March 28, 2007. The album is the first to feature vocalist Mathias Lillmån, who replaced Tapio Wilska in 2006. Unlike in Nattfödd, the lyrics for this album were written by the band's original vocalist, Jan "Katla" Jämsen. This and other factors appear to contribute to a darker, more black metal feel. A music video for "Nedgång" was released in April. The band approached the founding member Jämsen about writing the lyrics for this album. He chose to continue a semi-mythical saga which has been touched upon throughout Finntroll's career. The "kingshaman of the trolls" character Rivfader (Ripfather), was first introduced in their first demo, fittingly titled "Rivfader" (re-recorded for Midnattens widunder), but Jämsen has said that the story truly originated in the song "Födosagan" on the second album, Jaktens tid. The song "Eliytres", from Nattfödd, also makes reference to Rivfader. Aside from thi, the lyrical concept for this album was based on Nordic myth, the Kalevala (the Finnish national epic), history and stories of Jämsen's own creation. He has stated that the focus has moved from conflict between pagan and Christian belief, to being more concerned with the nature of myth, symbolism, and the origin of all mythology. This is meant to compliment the old-and-new dynamic of the musical aspect of Finntroll, which mixes traditional folk music with very modern metal music. The narrative of the album itself concerns a struggle between witches and troll-shaman, the death and resurrection of Rivfader, the "journey and odyssey of the shaman" and the "great war against one-self". Line-Up * Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns – vocals * Samuli "Skrymer" Ponsimaa – guitar, backing vocals * Mikael "Routa" Karlbom – guitar * Sami "Tundra" Uusitalo – ba, backing vocals * Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali – keyboard, acoustic guitar, banjo, mouth harp, backing vocals * Samu "Beast Dominator" Ruotsalainen – drums and percussion, backing vocals Guests * Antti "Perish" Eräkangas – guitar solo on "Maktens Spira" * Petri Eskelinen – shouting Trivia Translated Titles: 1. Dawn 2. Song 3. The Raven's Saga 4. Downfall 5. Out of the Depths 6. War-brothers 7. A Mighty Horde 8. The Serpent Witch 9. Scepter of Might 10. Under Two Runes .

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