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Helsinki, Finland (1995 – present)
The group’s earliest formation consisted of cousins Ville Sorvali (vocals and bass) and Henri Sorvali (guitar and keyboards; also keyboards for Finntroll, Barathrum, and session member of Ensiferum) who released various demos that were much more characteristic of melodic black metal than future releases.
Their debut album, Suden Uni, recorded in early 2000, was released in 2001, along with Tämä Ikuinen Talvi (“This Everlasting Winter”), a re-release of a 1999 demo. Suden Uni (“A Wolf’s Dream”) combined Finnish paganism and folk elements. After recruiting Mitja Harvilahti and Markus Eurén, Moonsorrow started playing live, releasing Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (“Of Strength and Honour”) in late 2001. However, the real takeoff for the band is generally held to be their 2003 release, Kivenkantaja (“Stonebearer”). In 2005 the band followed it up with their fourth full-length album, Verisäkeet (“Blood Verses”). The album was also their first to use ambient sounds such as birdsong and crackling fire in between tracks.
In January 2006 the band played their first US show at the Heathen Crusade Metalfest in Columbia Heights, MN. On March 7, 2006, Moonsorrow announced a 2-album contract with Spinefarm Records, and that their next album was slated for release in late 2006.
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Kivenkantaja
54,161 listeners9 tracks
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Suden Uni
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Voimasta ja Kunniasta
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Varjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa
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Pheneks
All day - Moonsorrow
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umosay
Yeah, it's not just the fact it's 30 minutes, it's the amount of times you have to listen to it to truly appreciate it and understand it, that is the daunting part.
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Lionheartattack
Yup, what you said about Tulimyrsky. But also people just simply don't have time for a 30 minute song as often as they have time for a 3 minute song (10 times less often, actually), mental hurdle or not. :> By the way, I guess I like VKKM the least... Voimasta ja kunniasta, Verisäkeet and Kivenkantaja are better for me as a whole. That said, I've listened to VKKM less than other Moonsorrow albums. Maybe it could still dawn on me one day. :P Kuolleiden maa is among the very best songs I've ever heard though.
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umosay
VKKM certainly has a unique atmosphere, it's my highest played MS album too.
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rHiggo-cbs
While I love the long ones (the three +-30'), and would consider them to be amongst the greatest songs in all of metal, VKKM is probably my favourite album as a whole.
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umosay
Yes, it's a mental hurdle for some to listen to these 30 minute songs, it was for me... but once you do learn them you get a lot more out of them. Tuleen Ajettu Maa is my favourite MS song. Closely followed by the other 2 long songs.
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Jezberg
Tulimyrsky is definitely appreciated, but it seems just natural that those 30-minute songs don't get scrobbled as much as the shorter ones. Although their older stuff is much easier to listen as the tracks are shorter and, well, less complicated
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Lionheartattack
Tulimyrsky might not be as listened as some others as it doesn't appear on a studio album per se. It's only on an over an hour long "MCD". :D I'd say that it's... the best song by Moonsorrow and easily one of the best songs I've ever heard? Pretty darn close anyway.
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spineshank155
Nice, i kinda just did it in my head but it was pretty close. :)
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thedarkdream
I took all the song lengths from Moonsorrow into consideration, and calculated the median and average song length. Median is 513.5s (which is ~8:33) and average length is 605s (so, 10:05). :)
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spineshank155
Actually their songs average at about 8-9 minutes. lol he only has 106 plays now. i would have gotten at least to 200 scrobbles in 2 months if i was kicking myself for not having more.
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rHiggo-cbs
Tulimyrsky has to be one of the greatest songs ever.
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thedarkdream
"how do i only have 95 scrobbles i hate myself" -- I have 91 scrobbles of Tulimyrsky :D I love that song, so awesome. Too bad it's not as appreciated as others.
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ikd-sj
|SANKARIHAUTA| RESPECT (｀❤ω❤)
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RolfMedeiros
Ensimmäinen pakana metallibändi olen koskaan kuunnellut. Se on syy pidin sen kuuntelemisesta.
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X-evier
Immortal, 1349, Eluveitie, Korpiklaani, Shining, Nokturnal Mortum, Cruachan, Stribog, Dark End and others will be on Carpathian Alliance Metal Festival - a very cool two-day festival in the mountains!!! www.gp-agency.com.ua www.facebook.com/CarpathianAliance www.lastfm.ru/festival/3496186+Carpathian+Alliance+Metal+Festival+2013 www.myspace.com/carpathianalliance
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PinkFloydrulez
actually it's more like i seem to listen to everything once or twice and then completely forget about the band for like two years at a time
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Maquina_Muerte
"how do i only have 95 scrobbles i hate myself" because every song is about more than 15 minutes long ????? maybe ????
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Coldblessed
...ja kun veri lakkaa virtaamasta tiedät meidän voittaneen!
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