Album that changed my life:
"Jaktens Tid" by Finntroll
I'm not exactly sure of when I first heard this album. What I am sure of, though, is that this was the first full-blown folk metal album I ever heard. The past couple albums on this list had set me up for the folk metal scene, but it wasn't until I encountered Finntroll that I officially broke into the sub-genre. This was huge for my musical tastes for two reasons. First, folk metal itself is one of the main branches of my musical listening. Second, it was through this, rather than Bathory, that I first became aware of Viking metal groups like Windir, Ensiferum, Thyrfing, Moonsorrow, Månegarm, and Falkenbach. Truth be told, this album probably belongs in the top 3 or 4 in terms of how much of my current musical tastes it opened for me. Oddly, though I have nothing specifically against them, I find that I rarely listen to Finntroll these days. Their impact on my musical development, though, has been massive.
I don't really listen to Finntroll that much anymore either, other than this album. I share in your experience that this band opened the door for a lot of musical discovery and then quickly got left behind. I guess it's that way with a few bands. Dimmu Borgir is another one that comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteI think Cannibal Corpse is a band like that for a lot of people too, though I could be mistaken.
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