The best folk metal album of 2008? Quite possibly, this band recently caught my eye with a lot of sponsorship seeming to catch me at every turn in the road. Fortunately all the mag raves and such turn out to be true. Arkona's music can be described as epic Russian folk metal, bolstered by the workhouse and frontwoman, Marsha Scream. She sings, screams, and chants in her native tounge delivering a lethal dose of energy to the highly melodic yet aggressive metal bite. She alos composes all of the music, man this lady is busy. The music sounds like Eluveite, in structure anyways. Solos, crushing guitars, Russian folk instruments, and compelling atmosphere, the only con would be the length and there tends to be a few filler tracks. Brutal, melodic, and always entertaining this is one of my favorite records i've heard in 2008 and I urge others to check it out. Fuckin metal.
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