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News

(new post – new single/video) Finnish pagan metal band Kaamos Warriors is set to release their fifth studio album – the first single and music video Seita out now!

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Promo picture by Raine Moilanen

Finnish pagan metal band Kaamos Warriors is set to release their yet untitled fifth studio album later in 2025 via Inverse Records. The first single ‘Seita’ is released today and music video of the track is available here: https://youtu.be/rzjPK5KH9R4

The guitarist Jani Moilanen comments:
“We have a great respect and admiration towards the nature and wilderness and it has guided us deeper into to world of ancient (Finnish) paganism. We live in the area where we are blessed to be surrounded by beautiful nature. All this reflects more and more in our music and can be heard and seen in our new ”Seita” single and music video.”

LISTEN to Seita single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/kaamos-warriors-seita

BIOGRAPHY:
The Finnish Pagan metal band Kaamos Warriors was formed in 2018 by Jani Moilanen (guitars) and Mikko Ojala (vocals, guitars). Their inspiration for the musical athmosphere is derived from the the beauty and the harshness of the Northern nature. The roots of the band rely heavily on the wilderness of the North. Current line-up includes also Inka Ojala (shamandrum) and Marjo Moilanen (bass guitar). Their presence in the band has further expanded the whole audiovisual atmosphere of the Finnish paganism. Jani, Mikko and Inka have also being playing together in the melodic metal band Dark The Suns. The former bass player for the Kaamos Wariors (played bass in the previous two albums) Jyri Moilanen is currently having a break from playing in the band. All the musical releases of the band have been released via Inverse Records.

Line-up:

Mikko Ojala: vocals, guitars & drums

Jani Moilanen: guitars

Inka Ojala: shamandrum & percussions

Marjo Moilanen: bass

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Synths & Soundscapes: Mikko Ojala, Inka Ojala

Poetry recitation: Riia Moilanen, Hilla Moilanen, Pihla Moilanen

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/KaamosWarriorsOfficial 
https://www.instagram.com/kaamos_warriors_official 
https://kaamoswarriors.bandcamp.com  

Reviews

(review) Kampfar – Til Klovers Takt

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A bit older release but it just arrived to my eye and ear and legends deserve a review in this webzine. Kampfar from Norway have been in the scene for almost 30 years now, from 1994 mastermind Dolk and his gang deliver their mixture of Norwegian black metal, pagan metal and folk in long epics and this is their brand new opus containing 6 songs coming just under 45 minutes long. For those who don’t know yet, Kampfar is ancient Norse war cry meaning Odin or Wotan. Lyrics are again in Norwegian titles but sung in English as I could hear at times about heritage, nature, battles, pride and staying true at least it is how I understood them from translating titles. It is fascinating how Kampfar builds up from aggressive blasts of raw heritage of Norse black metal to more gentle acoustic atmospheric melodies and then mid tempo pagan almost ritualistic song parts. Although there are longer songs on almost every Kampfar release, there is not one second they get boring, at the contrary, they are exciting if you open your mind and let the music take you to mountains, north wind on your face and standing proud never letting them grind you down, warrior’s heart is hard to stop. My personal favorites: Urkraft, Flammen Fra Nord, Rekviem.

7,5/10

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(review) Wolfchant – Omega:Bestia

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Germany´s Wolfchant have been active in the scene for almost twenty years now and this is their new opus, seventh full length and I am honored having listened to this magnificent album. There are 14 songs on two discs on this one and every song is a hit. Music of Wolfchant can be described as pagan folk metal with lots of black and melodic death metal influences in the songs, but I can also hear some gothic and some neue Deutsche haerte in some songs, maybe it is only me. Lyrics are mainly in German and since I speak and understand this language I love how this strong language fits perfectly into vocal lines. Besides epic guitar work, aggressive and folk/atmospheric parts in the picture, vocals are one of the main strengths of this band. Singer Nortwin transforms perfectly from death growling to clean singing, black metal screeching and yet remaining understandable. Lyrics are about nature, inner strength, personal, yet pagan and retaining that defiant metal heart vibe in them. My personal highlights are: Der Geist und der Dunkelheit, Jaeger der Nacht and The Flame.

9,5/10