Winterborn (Re-issue)
Wolfheart
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February 27, 2015

Born in the far Nordic country of Finland, the WOLFHEART project is owner of a special sound by stretching the borders of style to the extreme, this one man project is the perfect balance between the underground heathen filth to the far edge of bombastic shift of frost grandiloquence... Well, maybe I'm a little lost in my own rhetoric maze... Let's say it quite simply:
The reissue of "Winterborn" by Spinefarm Records and published thru a new worldwide distribution is the best way for those who have missed the first independent edition to fix this aberration, this is your chance to experiment this dark artistic jewel, a masterpiece full of doomy war chants and deepest burst of sorrow, blackened by violence and Hellish battle tales coming from the land realm of ice and snow.
The multi-instrumentalist/composer/mastermind Tuomas Saukkonen (ex BLACK SUN AEON/ex BEFORE THE DAWN) had succeed in bringing this unique Scandinavian cold atmosphere to the center of each composition, in order to uplift the symphonic aggression to a new level and reveal once again his talented trademark reminiscent of his glorious past notably his genuine Skills for polyphonic arrangements.
The spirit of the mighty wilderness and the epic medieval feeling is blended marvelously in a frozen storm of melancholic harmonies with lots of haunting layers of strings and a real thick Proggy method in the structures (the best cuts "Routa Pt. 2" or "Gale Of Winter" are built in this emblematic model) and a cinematic journey in those glacial soundscapes.
Another very addictive musical element is the sublime soloing input by ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW's axeman, Mr Mika Lammassaari (also shredding with MORS SUBITA): his melodic six strings work updated by a fat tone, gave another status to the music flow with more subtlety, very interesting and working like a warming in the middle of a blizzard of bleakness and northernmost kind of misanthropic hate.
The two pieces at the end of the tracklist are bonus tracks, the great instrumental "Isolation" and the furious "Into The Wild" are in perfect coherency with the 2013 original recording, I heard that this project is henceforth a real band with the new recruit of a full touring line up of accomplished musicians
For more information, here is the link for the first inspiring review written by my esteemed colleague, Emily:
www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/w_2/wolfheart-winterborn.htm
9 / 10
Almost Perfect

"Winterborn (Re-issue)" Track-listing:
1. The Hunt
2. Strength and Valour
3. Routa pt.2
4. Gale of Winter
5. Whiteout
6. Ghosts of Karelia
7. I
8. Chasm
9. Breathe
10.Isolation
11.Into The Wild
Wolfheart Lineup:
Tuomas Saukkonen - Lead Vocals/Guitars/Bass/Drums
Mika Lammassaari - Lead Guitars
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