Review by Rexorcist for Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty (2007)

Moonsorrow, one of the more creative bands in the folk metal spectrum, took a big risk and put out an album made entirely of two half-hour epics.  Already on a hot streak of one critical hit every two years, this would be the fourth and last album in a string of iconic entries influencing black, folk and viking metal.  And while it's not their strongest, it's a fun end to an era.  Sure, they'd have another album four years later, but this basically Moonsorrow's hayday just as Tarzan's the swansong to the Disney Renaissance, or the Black Album is to Metallica's hayday.  Because of the length, there's less of the folksy weirdness than in previous releases, making it more accessible.  But boy is this fucker epic.  Starting out wioth an even slow pace, it starts out like a careful epic intro, and the album just keeps it up without going right into the cinematics, allowing for a folksy yet dark and brooding metal experience that's well worth ever second.  If you just wanna relax with some blackened folk metal and let your mind be lead through the mountains for a good hike, this is what you're looking for.