On first listen...
FINNTROLL - Nattfod: If you like Jaktens Tid, you're going to love this one, although it is definitely darker sounding. You get a good sense of drunken Trolls coming out from the nighttime forest preparing for war and general mischief. Unlike the rawness of the debut (which is still my favorite), it's very polished sounding and mastered at Finnvox believe it or not.
WINDS - The Imaginary Direction of Time: If you have their last album then expect more of the same, with tonnes of emphasis on the guitar shredding. Was the last album this much of a guitar player's wet dream? I can't remember. Anyway, all the trademarks are here again: dark, romantic, classical, earthy, avante-garde. You know, all the ingredients to make it on to the The End Records label.
FINNTROLL - Nattfod: If you like Jaktens Tid, you're going to love this one, although it is definitely darker sounding. You get a good sense of drunken Trolls coming out from the nighttime forest preparing for war and general mischief. Unlike the rawness of the debut (which is still my favorite), it's very polished sounding and mastered at Finnvox believe it or not.
WINDS - The Imaginary Direction of Time: If you have their last album then expect more of the same, with tonnes of emphasis on the guitar shredding. Was the last album this much of a guitar player's wet dream? I can't remember. Anyway, all the trademarks are here again: dark, romantic, classical, earthy, avante-garde. You know, all the ingredients to make it on to the The End Records label.
