Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI are about to release their new studio album »Kulkija« ("Wanderer"), on September 7th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band presents the 3rd single, a happier song compared to the previous songs, entitled 'Henkselipoika'. To support the new track, KORPIKLAANI have recorded a nostalgic video with director Markku Kirves, who has already worked with the band for their 'Rauta', 'Vodka' and 'Tequila' music videos. Watch it
Comments Jonne, "'Henkselipoika' pretty much wrote itself. The first thing to come to my head was the verse riff, on top of which the melody wrote itself. The song was a very easy piece to write and it was finished in one day. As far as I can remember this was the first finished song for the new album »Kulkija«."
"I wrote this one to a finished text that I got from Tuomas Keskimäki back when I was making the latest JONNE album »Kallohonka«. That album had the song 'Hulivili', and this text is about the same young rascal who is still very much into partying and having fun but is at the same time already longing for a woman by his side."
"It is quite interesting that these songs got connected this way, even though they are on different albums and are even by different bands," adds Mr. Keskimäki.
Jonne continues, "The video was shot in Kuhmoinen around the Huhtala torp, which is also portrayed on the cover of the album »Kulkija«. It is is a bit exceptional with a slight home-made feeling to it. Many of the actors are actually family members of other contributors. These include Cane's father with his wife, my daughter Tinja and her friend Sanni, the director's both sons Konsta and Otto and so on."
"The video also shows Finnish nature and the idyllic countryside at its best. This might also seem rather exotic for KORPIKLAANI fans from outside of the Nordic countries."
About 'Henkselipoika' ("A Boy In Suspenders"):
The narrator in the song is a farmhand, who watches maids working while himself remains lazy during a warm summer day. He would like to have one of the maids as his partner, but is unable to decide who. Fond of parties and fun, the farmhand ponders whether the maids have noticed him.
- Pre-order »Kulkija« in various formats, here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniKulkija
- Pre-order the album digitally to receive 'Henkselipoika', 'Harmaja' and 'Kotikonnut' instantly!
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»Kulkija« will be available in the following formats:
- DIGI + BEER KOOZIE (NB Mailorder exclusive)
- DIGI
- 2LP (black, yellow)
- DIGITAL
Last week, KORPIKLAANI announced a 2018 North American tour with ARKONA. Today the band reveals another tour - this time their European fans will undoubtedly be happy about the new dates. KORPIKLAANI will embark on an extensive co-headline run across the continent with no less than their fellow countrymen TURISAS in February & March 2019. Opening support will once again come from Norwegian True Balkan Metallers TROLLFEST. The whole itinerary can be found below.
»Wayfarers & Warriors Tour 2019«
KORPIKLAANI + TURISAS
w/ TROLLFEST
Presented by:
Rock Hard (D), Legacy (D), musix (D), metal.de (D), Metallian (F), Mystic Art (PL)
RTN-Touring, Nuclear Blast, Century Media, NoiseArt Records, Firebird Industries, Madness Live!
- 21.02. LUX Esch-sur-Alzette - Kulturfabrik
- 23.02. NL Tilburg - 013
- 24.02. B Antwerp - Trix Muziekcentrum
- 25.02. UK London - Islington Assembly Hall
- 26.02. F Lille - Le Splendid
- 27.02. F Paris - La Cigale
- 28.02. F Mérignac - Krakatoa
- 01.03. E Bilbao - Santana 27
- 02.03. P Porto - Hard Club
- 03.03. P Lisbon - Lisboa ao Vivo
- 05.03. E Málaga - Paris 15
- 06.03. E Murcia - Garaje Beat Club
- 07.03. E Zaragoza - Centro Cívico Delicias
- 08.03. F Marseille - Espace Julien
- 09.03. CH Pratteln - Z7
- 10.03. F Bourg-en-Bresse - La Tannerie
- 11.03. I Trezzo sull'Adda (MI) - Live Club
- 12.03. HR Zagreb - Tvornica Kulture
- 13.03. H Budapest - Barba Negra Music Club
- 14.03. SK Bratislava - Majestic Music Club
- 15.03. PL Krakow - Klub Kwadrat
- 16.03. PL Warsaw - Progresja
- 17.03. PL Gdansk - B90
- 19.03. D Berlin - Huxleys Neue Welt
- 20.03. PL Wroclaw - Centrum Koncertowe A2
- 21.03. D Jena - F-Haus
- 22.03. D Munich - TonHalle
- 23.03. D Mannheim - MS Connexion Complex
- 24.03. D Cologne - Essigfabrik
More KORPIKLAANI dates:
- 03.08. D Wacken - Wacken Open Air
- 18.08. D Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze
»Kulkija« - Release Tour
- 07.09. RUS St. Petersburg - Aurora (Release Show)
- 08.09. RUS Moscow - Glavclub (Release Show)
- 09.09. RUS Voronezh - Aura
- 11.09. RUS Rostov-on-Don - Arena
- 12.09. RUS Krasnodar - Arena Hall
- 13.09. RUS Samara - Zvezda
- 14.09. RUS Ufa - Ogni Ufy
- 15.09. RUS Ekaterinburg - Tele-Club
- 16.09. RUS Chelyabinsk - Galaktika
- 18.09. RUS Omsk - Angar
- 19.09. RUS Novosibirsk - Podzemka
- 21.09. RUS Irkutsk - Dikaya Loshad
- 22.09. RUS Vladivostok - San-Remo
»The Wayfarer«
w/ ARKONA
- 31.10. USA Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
- 01.11. USA New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
- 02.11. CDN Québec, QC - Impérial Bell
- 03.11. CDN Montréal, QC - Club Soda
- 04.11. CDN Toronto, ON - Mod Club Theatre
- 05.11. USA Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
- 06.11. USA Minneapolis, MN - Varsity
- 07.11. CDN Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre
- 08.11. CDN TBA
- 09.11. CDN Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
- 10.11. CDN Calgary, AB - Marquee Beer Market
- 12.11. CDN Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
- 13.11. USA Seattle, WA - El Corazón
- 14.11. USA Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
- 15.11. USA San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
- 16.11. USA Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver
- 17.11. USA San Diego, CA - Aztec Theatre
- 18.11. USA Los Angeles, CA - Regent Threater DTLA
- 19.11. USA Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
- 20.11. USA TBA
- 21.11. USA Dallas, TX - House of Blues
- 23.11. USA Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
- 24.11. USA Richmond, VA - Capital Ale House
- 25.11. USA Philadelphia, PA- Theatre of Living Arts
- 26.11. USA Baltimore, MD - Soundstage