Pagan wardrums caught on record at the Dungeon of Ted by Mr.Ted the Gravy. Sound arrangements crafted by the unyielding hands of Sovereign and F. Final preparation of the Pagan sounds by master S.D of the Empty Hall Studios. Pakana cover art is made from the painting “Metsälampi Kuutamossa” by Hjalmar Munsterhjelm. Visual Pakana presentation by the revered Will Helm Arts.
Iku-Turso is:
Sovereign Ikuinen Kainuun Korpituli - Visions and tales of the olden days.
F. Of The Hidden Dark Lands Of The North - Archaic melodies and Pagan chants.
Lafawijn The Heretic - The voice of the ancestors passed.
Myrrys The Unforgiving - Pagan wardrums of legend.
Ruto Of The Underworld - The harbinger of disease and misfortune.
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6:55
Kuolematon
6:55
Bellum
4:52
Ashes
5:34
Ultionis
5:20
Funus
6:12
Suru
1:36
Wanderer
5:34
Itse
0:57
Solace
5:50
Credits
Pakana
Iku-Turso
May 15th, 2020
9 tracks
42:50
ku-Turso's second album. The more folky pagan side of Iku-Turso's classic 2nd wave black metal sound, with hints of classic Norwegian releases such as Satyricon's Shadowthrone, Original Trilogy of Ulver, Windir, selected Burzum works and some of the works of their countrymen like Moonsorrow and Darkwoods My Betrothed.
Forged with ancient spirit of barren Kainuu wasteland enforced with the dark Germanic heathen spirit of Lafawijn in vocals. Pakana is a concept album of a Pagan protagonist's journey at the unforgiving wilderness of ancient Kainuu in the days of the old Gods.
It is a tale told in nine parts, starting from a seemingly Immortal young heart embarking on a pagan conquest to battle and to triumph, from returning back to burned down village, taking revenge and burying his loved ones while embracing the grief and sorrow, eventually wandering off into the wilderness to discover his true self and finally finding solace at the end of his days.