Let's call this a folk metal Monday to end all genre-related Mondays. Oh, you were expecting a Top 10 list? Never fear, I'm saving it for next week, mostly because I'll have to upload quite the load of French music to Youtube before that can happen. So in the meantime, let's stick with what we know best. "Wanderer" is another selection from my favourite Finnish band's album Victory Songs, which boasts a title track to end all title tracks.
What do we have here? Epicness. "Wanderer" is a six-and-a-half minute voyage through viking territory. Petri Lindroos rocks out on vocals, as usual, and you know that this is what the folk metal genre is all about. This is the kind of music I listen to around the apartment and get asked if this was recorded for Lord of the Rings. I wish! "Wanderer" doesn't have a lot of the death growling that Ensiferum has used to their great advantage in the past, but it works here. You don't need to scream to be heard, people. This isn't a song you'd wreck your voice singing along to. This is a victory song.
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