''Trollhammaren'' () is an EP from Finnish band

Finntroll Finntroll is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. They combine elements of black metal and death metal with a type of Finnish folk music called humppa. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" ...

. It was released on April 13, 2004, by

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. In an unusual style, this album incorporates an accordion for the intro and chorus.

Track listing

# "Trollhammaren" (''The Trollhammer'') (lyrics: Wilska, music: Trollhorn/Tundra) – 3:29 # "Hemkomst" (''Homecoming'') (lyrics: Wilska, music: Trollhorn) – 3:46 # "Skog" (''Forest'') (lyrics/music: Routa) – 3:23 # "Försvinn du som lyser (Metal Version)" (''Begone, You Who Shine'') (lyrics: Katla, music: Somnium) – 2:17 # "Hel vete" (''Whole Wheat''This is actually a

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, as ''helvete'' means "hell", it could also be reference to "

Hel (being) Hel (Old Norse) is a female being in Norse mythology who is said to preside over an underworld realm of the Hel (location), same name, where she receives a portion of the dead. Hel is attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th centur ...

", since ''vete'' means "Should know". ") (lyrics: Wilska, music: Tundra) – 4:14

Personnel

*Mikael "Routa" Karlbom – guitar * Samuli "Skrymer" Ponsimaa – guitar *Samu "Beast Dominator" Ruotsalainen – drums * Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali – keyboards * Sami "Tundra" Uusitalo – bass *

Tapio Wilska Tapio Wilska (born 19 September 1969) is the main vocalist of the heavy metal band Sethian. He is also the ex-lead vocalist for the band Finntroll and is the current vocalist of Canadian band Obscene Eulogy. He gets his inspiration from bands ...

– vocals

Notes

External links

* Finntroll albums 2004 EPs EPs by Finnish artists {{metal-song-stub de:Nattfödd#Trollhammaren EP