Spirit of the Forest

Spirit of the Forest is the debut studio album by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released in 2003 through Napalm Records.

Exclaim! remarked about the album, "Despite the odd iffy moment Spirit of the Forest is fun and ballsy, if not really all that metal." Norway's Scream Magazine gave a strong grade, 5 out of 6.

Track listing

All songs written by Jonne Järvelä, except where noted.

Personnel

Members

• Jonne Järvelä - vocals, guitars, shaman drum
• Ali - percussion
• Hittavainen - violin, jouhikko, flute
• Honka - guitars
• Arto - bass

Guest musicians

• Tarnanen - accordion
• Jay Bjugg - guitars
• Samu "Dominator" Ruotsalainen - drums

Production

• Jameye - engineering
• Ozzie Rissanen - engineering
• Tarnanen - mixing, engineering
• Mika Jussila - mastering
• Jay Bjugg - producer, engineering, mixing
• Pekka Keskinen - cover art, booklet design

References