Not exactly lazy those KORPIKLAANI guys. Just a little more than one year after the release of The Voice Of Wilderness, the successor is already out. It's different, but exactly as good as the last album. New instruments have been added, for example an accordion (we already know accordion player Juha from the gigs and it seems that he is a regular band member now) and a mandolin. There has also been a change in the line-up: Jarko (known from the latest gigs, like Juha) is the new regular bass player as Arto didn't return to the band after his military service. Unfortunately, Hittavainen's violin has stepped a bit into the background now; on the other hand the music is more humppa-like than ever before. Especially welcome: Half of the lyrics are in Finnish now, whereas nearly all songs had been written in English in the past. But folk songs should be sung in the artist's mother tongue. In the song Rise, we have both languages: A heavy mid-tempo verse in English, followed by a furious Finnish chorus. By the way, the song is a call to the mighty Nordic spirits of nature to rise against Christianity. But, in my opinion, the absolute smasher is Väkirauta with its Jew's harps and its very Finntroll-like beat, whereas the opener Happy Little Boozer is very catchy but a little cheap somehow. I’d better recommend the fast outbreak of lust Kirki, but everyone will uncover his own treasures among the Tales Along This Road. Under The Sun is a little soppy, maybe those who are into love songs will like it. But all in all, the album is more folky than its predecessors (because of the new instruments) as well as it's also more metal, because of the heavier guitars and beats. But let's not forget that The Voice Of Wilderness didn't have less hits than this one. Anyway, this is another MUST for every single Folk Metal fan.