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2004 album from the Finnish 'trollish hoedown metal' act. Ten tracks including the first single 'Trollhammaren'. Century Media. 2004.
Finntroll's second album, 2004's Nattfodd, offers yet another confounding manifestation of their weird splicing of black/death metal brutality with Finnish folk music -- more specifically, the quite uppity, polka-like form known as "humppa." Yes, it's all quite daft, to be honest, and we haven't even touched upon the no doubt drunken sextet's fantasy-based lyrics -- sung entirely in Swedish, naturally. Further enhanced by mood-setting sound effects (ocean sounds, horses galloping, birds chirping, seagull's squawking, etc.), mind-boggling tunes like "Fiskarens Fiende" and "Marksnadsvisan" are usually spared utter comedic dismissal only by the carefully assembled layers of sound underneath, which collate pummeling, dark-edged guitar riffs, spine-chilling death shrieks, and fully orchestrated walls of synths, strings, and chorales. Yet, having said that, it's rather telling that Finntroll's strongest moments (see the stunning title track and album-closing tandem "Grottans Barn" and "Routas Vaggvisa," in particular) seem to occur when dramatic minor chords crush those happy-go-lucky melodies and polka rhythms underfoot. Therein lies Finntroll's dilemma: how to sell a project so obviously rooted in a good giggle as a serious enterprise -- especially within a genre as oh-so-serious as heavy metal? Clearly, it comes down to a matter of opinion and a split decision. If the rudimentary folk-metal experiments of Amorphis were already more than you could stand, then stay the hell away from Nattfodd; but if you're starved for a little bit of humor and variety with your heavy metal, Finntroll's well-executed curiosity offers a welcome diversion. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
Finntroll Nattfodd Songs | 1. | Vindfard - (Finnish) | |
| 2. | Manniskopesten | |
| 3. | Eliytres - (Finnish) | |
| 4. | Fiskarens Fiende - (Finnish) | |
| 5. | Trollhammaren - (Finnish) | |
| 6. | Nattfodd - (Finnish) | |
| 7. | Ursvamp - (Finnish) | |
| 8. | Marknadsvisan - (Finnish) | |
| 9. | Det Iskalla Trollblodet | |
| 10. | Grottans Barn - (Finnish) | |
| 11. | Rok | |
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Nattfodd Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Finnish metal at its best
I love black and folk metal, but Finntroll does a great job of combining both elements and more into a work unique in its own. It's fast, exciting, and above all, metal.
Submitted by the9breaker2001 (Voluntown, CT, USA) 
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This album totally blew me away. Combining black metal with traditional folk music its just amazing to listen to. Every song is energetic, melodic, heavy and just insane. Finntroll rules
Submitted by Gary (Simsbury)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Energetic, Unique Metal Album
Nattfodd is an extremely energetic and fun album. These guys from Finland combine polka/humpa music with heavy metal to create music you can dance AND headbang to. The lyrics are written and sung in Swedish, but it doesn't matter in the least. The music is fun and energetic, heavy and melodic. One of the best albums of 2004.
Submitted by Death Metal Dave (Katy, TX USA)
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