Tulikoira
Circle
| Available Formats | No. of Tracks | Price | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download Album (mp3) | 4 tracks | £4.99 | ||
| Download Album (flac) | 4 tracks | £5.99 | ||
| Download Album (wav) | 4 tracks | £5.99 | ||
| Download individual tracks | N/A | from £0.75 |
Circle - Tulikoira
The mysterious acronym "NFOWHM" was revealed to the world for the first
time in 2005 when this mysterious sequence of letters dominated the
centerfold of the booklet of Tulikoira, a studio album by prolific
Finnish rock band Circle. It is likely that the meaning of NWOFHM was
initially nonsensical to most of Circle's listeners, but some of them
may have been able to dig up the phrase "New Wave of British Heavy
Metal" from the nethermost recesses of their helmets, and to deduct that
this variation probably referred to a localized Finnish version of this
80's phenomenon - only over twenty years too late.
Reviews
Unholy lords of darkness save me, the newest Circle record has arrived and mercy me it's a winner. You never know what you're gonna get with these dark behemoths of Finnish experimentalism - is it gonna be jazz, kraut rock, metal, folk? Well this time the spinning roulette wheel has landed on black, and we've got the band on NWOFHM form. for those of you not wise to Circle's heritage, that stands for New Wave of Finnish Heavy Metal. I know what you're thinking 'what does it all mean?' well you remember Venom and Saxon, those guys were part of the new wave of British heavy metal and, I'm sure you can work the rest out. So what we have on Tulikoira is Circle jamming their way through four tracks that take their usual Kraut-rock excesses and place them in-amongst metal structures for maximum devastation. If you heard the phenomenal album 'Sunrise' then you'll have some idea about what to expect, but a good way of describing the record would be a fated collaboration between Iron Maiden and Harmonia, sung in Finnish. Does that sound difficult to believe? Well head over the album's closing track, the 25 minute 'Puutiikeri' and tell me I'm wrong as gorgeous synthesizers soar over chunky metal guitar and chanted vocals. Quite simply I suppose I'm left thinking that Circle are the only band in the world who can get away with something like this and come out the other side with something so damn good. I mean, the idea is surely destined to failure, but Circle yet again excel themselves and I have to think is there anything they can't do? Maybe their next album will be a cure for world hunger or a solution to world peace. maybe Circle are actually Bill and Ted in disguise and will unify the world in heavy-rock harmony. aah wishful thinking.
- Boomkat
"The New Wave of Finnish Heavy Metal" may sound pompous and far fetched,
but listening to the album the label does sound quite appropriate.
Tulikoira is an album that consists of only four tracks but manages to
explore quite a few moods and styles during its run. Album opener
Rautakäärme would be a beautiful hymn if there wasn't a metal band
playing riffs at a breakneck speed behind the vocals. The second song -
Tulilintu - is a relatively short burst of energy and high-pitched
vocals bringing Judas Priest to mind. The rest of the album goes off a
on completely different direction altogether, with closing track
Puutiikeri being a 20+ minute avantgarde jam bookended by bursts of
heavy metal riffing.
- Eetormentor
Tracklisting
Download Album (EKTRO-033DD)
- Circle - Rautakäärme
- Circle - Tulilintu
- Circle - Berserk
- Circle - Puutiikeri
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