Spirit of the Forest is the debut studio album by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released in 2003 through Napalm Records.
Exclaim! remarked about the album, "Despite the odd iffy moment Spirit of the Forest is fun and ballsy, if not really all that metal." Norway's Scream Magazine gave a strong grade, 5 out of 6.
Track listing All songs written by Jonne Järvelä, except where noted.
Personnel
Members Jonne Järvelä - vocals, guitars, shaman drum Ali - percussion Hittavainen - violin, jouhikko, flute Honka - guitars Arto - bass
Guest musicians Tarnanen - accordion Jay Bjugg - guitars Samu "Dominator" Ruotsalainen - drums
Production Jameye - engineering Ozzie Rissanen - engineering Tarnanen - mixing, engineering Mika Jussila - mastering Jay Bjugg - producer, engineering, mixing Pekka Keskinen - cover art, booklet design
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