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as the catalyst for the shift in emphasis from folk to metal. Their song lyrics are often related to alcohol and partying. In their first three albums, most of their songs were in
English and only a few in Finnish. However, in the following releases this changed, with most of the songs in their
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The band underwent another evolution in 2003, and "Shaman" became "Korpiklaani" (with only Järvelä and drummer Samu
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Northern Sámi). The video clip shot for the song featured a wolf breaking free from its cage and running into the forest. Besides the single CD the song was included on the band's first full-length album
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While other folk metal bands began with metal before adding folk music, Korpiklaani started with folk music before turning metal. The roots of
Korpiklaani can be traced back to a
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Juha Jyrkäs has written some
Finnish lyrics to Korpiklaani and from 2011 lyrics are written by poet Tuomas Keskimäki, who writes lyrics in the old Finnish "kalevalametre".
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Korpiklaani style. In fact, the song, "Vuola lávlla", has the same music as the Korpiklaani song, "Beer Beer".
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folk music group under the name of "Shamaani Duo", an "in house restaurant band" created by Jonne Järvelä in 1993. An album of folk music (
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78:Folk metal
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645:as Shaman
416:Personnel
373:Finntroll
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320:Shamániac
301:New World
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966:15 March
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829:15 March
802:15 March
610:Timeline
283:growling
1346:Kulkija
1318:Karkelo
989:4 March
753:Kulkija
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421:Members
346:yoiking
234:History
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186:Website
112:Members
55:Shaman
1332:Manala
916:12 May
772:(2024)
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94:Labels
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63:Origin
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1339:Noita
1055:1 May
1033:1 May
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336:with
312:Night
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