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Battle Metal
Turisas
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- July 26th, 2004
- Catalog ID:
- 77439-2
- Label:
- Century Media Records
- Format:
- CD
- Reviews:
- 13 reviews (avg. 82%)
| 1. | Victoriae & Triumphi Dominus | 01:27 | instrumental |
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| 2. | As Torches Rise | 04:51 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Battle Metal | 04:23 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | The Land of Hope and Glory | 06:22 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | The Messenger | 04:42 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | One More | 06:50 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Midnight Sunrise | 08:15 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Among Ancestors | 05:16 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Sahti-Waari | 02:28 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Prologue for R.R.R. | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | Rex Regi Rebellis | 07:10 | Show lyrics |
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| 12. | Katuman kaiku | 02:22 | instrumental |
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| Band members | |
| M.D.G. Nygård | Vocals, Recorder, Programming, Percussion (additional) |
| Jussi Wickström | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Double Bass |
| Georg Laakso | Guitars |
| Antti Ventola | Keyboards, Piano, vibraphone, Hammond organ |
| Tuomas Lehtonen | Drums, Percussion, Djembe, Udu, Congas, Bongos |
| Guest/Session | |
| Saku Teräväinen | Vocals (choirs) |
| Teemu Lehtonen | Vocals (choirs) |
| Sami Aarnio | Vocals (choirs) |
| Winsef Boncamper | Vocals (choirs) |
| Hannu Horma | Vocals (backing) |
| Riku Ylitalo | Accordion |
| Olli Vänskä | Violin |
| Emmanuelle Zoldan | Vocals |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Mathias Nygård | Producer, Mixing |
| Terje Refsnes | Producer |
| Ulf Horbelt | Mastering |
| Niklas Sundin | Cover art |
| Ossi Laakso | Photography |
| M.D.G. Nygård | Vocals, Recorder, Programming, Percussion (additional) |
| Jussi Wickström | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Double Bass |
| Georg Laakso | Guitars |
| Antti Ventola | Keyboards, Piano, vibraphone, Hammond organ |
| Tuomas Lehtonen | Drums, Percussion, Djembe, Udu, Congas, Bongos |
| Saku Teräväinen | Vocals (choirs) |
| Teemu Lehtonen | Vocals (choirs) |
| Sami Aarnio | Vocals (choirs) |
| Winsef Boncamper | Vocals (choirs) |
| Hannu Horma | Vocals (backing) |
| Riku Ylitalo | Accordion |
| Olli Vänskä | Violin |
| Emmanuelle Zoldan | Vocals |
| Mathias Nygård | Producer, Mixing |
| Terje Refsnes | Producer |
| Ulf Horbelt | Mastering |
| Niklas Sundin | Cover art |
| Ossi Laakso | Photography |
| Blood-stained they strode... | 80% | Diamhea | January 28th, 2014 | |
| To Battle! | 90% | wickedjoe | November 19th, 2013 | |
| Throwing Out Rhyme, Reason,... | 25% | ParabolaX | November 30th, 2011 | |
| Battle Metal | 70% | ponyovdoom | July 2nd, 2011 | |
| A Finnish party mixture | 73% | kluseba | May 25th, 2011 | |
| A good sountrack to any... | 88% | hells_unicorn | May 4th, 2011 | |
| Hakkaa päälle pohjan poika!!! | 95% | Crushader | December 23rd, 2008 | |
| They Surely Have Won The... | 100% | Cyconik | July 16th, 2008 | |
| Just a little overdone | 80% | Sir_General_Flashman | February 5th, 2008 | |
| Lots of potential, but... | 80% | Tale_of_the_Hellship | November 4th, 2005 | |
| I want a suit of armor!!!! | 94% | BorknagarCOB | March 28th, 2005 | |
| A folk/viking classic. | 100% | LifeInAFireBox | January 16th, 2005 | |
| It is victory... or death | 88% | jaevlasvensk | October 3rd, 2004 |
'Battle Metal' is a re-recorded version of 'The Heart of Turisas' from their first EP. An even earlier version of this track can also be found on their 1999 promo (also titled 'The Heart of Turisas').
2009 U.S. Re-issue with Bonus Tracks:
13. Battle Metal 2008 (Bonus Track)
14. The Messenger [Live at Ruisrock 2008] (Live Bonus Track)
15. One More [Live at Wanaja Festival 2008] (Live Bonus Track)
LP re-released in 2010 by Century Media as a box containing the vinyl, CD and a t-shirt.
"Katuman Kaiku" (track 12) means "The Echo of Lake Katuma" in Finnish. Lake Katumajärvi is located near the city of Hämeenlinna in Southern Finland.
Re-released as a 2CD edition by Century Media in 2012. CD 2:
1. Victoriae & Triumphi Dominus (Live at Ruisrock 2008)
2. As Torches Rise (Live at Ruisrock 2008)
3. To Holmgard and Beyond (Live at Nummirock 2008)
4. One More (Live at Nummirock 2008)
5. In The Court of Jarisleif (Live at Ruisrock 2008)
6. Fields of Gold (Live at Ilosaarirock 2008)
7. The Dnieper Rapids (Live at Nummirock 2008)
8. Rasputin (Live at Ruisrock 2008)
9. Battle Metal (Live at Nummirock 2008)
10. Battle Metal 2008
Recording information:
Recorded from November 2003 - March 2004 at Sound Suite Studio (Marseilles, France) and Steeltrack Studio (Parola, Finland)
Identifiers:
Barcode: 5051099743922