I really don't have a taste for folk/viking/pagan (whatever you want to call it) metal, however I felt like the Ensiferum record encompasses all that the genre should be. I also really enjoyed the production techniques and the seamless transitions from song to song.
I can respect the musicianship of Wintersun and the talent of Jari Mäenpää in particular, but without his original Ensiferum bandmates, his work just falls short for me.
The Finntroll album was over the top in all the wrong ways. I found it really cumbersome to listen to.
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