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Montreal Parc Jean-Drapeau Sat Aug 10 / 13 Find Tickets
Toronto The Opera House Mon Aug 12 / 13 Find Tickets
Pratteln Konzertfabrik Z7 Wed Sep 25 / 13 Find Tickets
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Finntroll Biography

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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''. Finntroll's first singer Katla decided to use Swedish over Finnish since he was part of a Swedish-speaking minority in Finland and the sound of the language seemed to better suit the band's "trollish" outfit. Despite several vocalist changes, this tradition has since been continued. According to bandmembers Vreth and Skrymer, they took their name from an old Finnish legend where Swedish priests coming to Finland had an encounter with a wild-looking man who killed most of their party. The survivors came back bearing the tale of the Finn-Troll. Finntroll's lyrics mainly deal with legends and tales revolving around the fictional Troll-King "Rivfader" and the trolls fighting against the Christians who entered their lands and spread their beliefs. A recurring theme is the story of two priests named "Aamund" and "Kettil". The first three full length albums feature a rather short but fierce song about the two men who constantly get themselves into trouble with the trolls, only to get beaten up and mutilated over and over again by the wrathful followers of Rivfader. To date, the band's discography includes six full-length albums and two EPs. Their newest album Blodsvept has been released on March 22, 2013.

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Finntroll Albums

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Blodsvept Album 2013-03-22 itunes amazon
Blodsvept EP 2013-02-28 itunes amazon
Nifelvind Album 2010-02-17 itunes amazon
Ur jordens djup Album 2007-03-28 itunes amazon
Nattfödd Album 2004-04-19 itunes amazon
Trollhammaren EP 2004-03-15 itunes amazon
Visor om slutet Album 2003-04-07 itunes amazon
Jaktens tid Album 2001 itunes amazon
Midnattens widunder Album 1999 itunes amazon
Rivfader Other 1998 itunes amazon
2003-04-25: KGB Hall, Barcelona, Spain Live   itunes amazon
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