WYRD „Kalivagi”

Music: Pagan Black Metal
Website: www.kolumbus.fi/~kr8342/infernal/wyrd
Duration: 39:55 minutes (6 tracks)
Country: Finland

WYRD was sent by the label Naga Productions. I think that Naga Productions is specialist in a publishing of albums including mainly Black Metal music. Accordingly we know that “Kalivagi” of WYRD will sound in this climate. But the first sounds associated me with the neofolk melodies, which were plaited with the sharp riffs … But here we have rather Pagan Metal, although this sort of Metal is the most often a derivative from Black Metal.

The “Kalivagi” is already the eighth album of the Finnish pagans (from 1998 year of band existence) and this time they present the climates of old Black Metal inspired by a pagan spirit. And not only the characteristic neo-folk melodies speak for the pagan inspirations but and the lyrics which are in a native Finnish language.

Meanwhile the music presents sharp although melodious riffs which usually are played in the average-slow paces or are in a trance-climate. Though the work finishing the album is more stirred and more aggressive in some the moments. Additionally the clean guitar subjects and the sung vocals as well as the keyboard sounds hidden in a background (are playing folk melodies) sometimes appear among these sharp vocals and the guitar hits. The climate reminds to me STORM, the slower works of BURZUM and also in smaller degree BARATHRUM (but rather with the cause of the pace).

Generally the music is not difficult, however it is pretty melodious, sometimes monumental and hypnotic, as well as it creates the many darkness, a melancholy or a musing.

note: 8.0/10

Tracklist

1. Verisurma
2. Kalivägi
3. Hämärän Soutajat
4. Loitsulaulu
5. Talviyö
6. Kaikki Metsän Kaiut

Line-up

Narqath: All instruments