Band: Wilderun
Album: Olden Tales & Deathly Trails
Genre: Symphonic Folk Metal
Label: Unsigned
Release: September 21, 2012

The first track off the album, entitled “The Crackling Glow”.   The song starts off with a light soft playing of the mandolin which will give the listener a sort of mystical nostalgia.  If you just close your eyes and just listen to the first minute, it gives you some tremendously good vibes. You can hear this beautiful orchestration of trumpets by Wayne Ingram that gives the listener the perspective that the album is not just an album, but a wondrous adventure!

The track entitled “Suncatcher” is a very interesting song, you can hear the wonderful musicianship that each member brings to the table.  From Evan Berry with his roaring screams, to the beautiful backing vocals of  Wayne Ingram, Daniel Muller and Johnathan Teachey, to soft mandolin and flute in between, this really shows the musicianship of this band.  What I really like about this song is that it mixes a ton of different elements in metal (folk, symphonic, thrash, power) and blends it into one beautiful mastered song.
“Storm Along” is probably one of their slowest songs on the album but yet, it shows how this band can really go from a fast paced upbeat folky sound, to a sad emotional slow song really shows the versatility of the band.  Personally, it is not my cup of tea but I feel like one you buy the album you can see that this album is layered like a story, so this isn’t the type of album where you can buy one song and get away with not buying the album. Buy the album and you ears will be rewarded!

There were a couple of things I wasn’t a huge fan of about this album.  At some moment i felt like some songs were longer then they needed to be.  Like they incorporated a ton of instruments, but I feel like if they shortened the songs and made them a little more simplistic instrumentality.  Some of the lyrics are somewhat corny, but overall this really was a stellar album.  This album is really incredible for a debut unsigned band, and I would personally recommend this album!  Please go ahead and support the local scene and buy yourself a copy of Wilderun’s “Olden Tales & Deathly Trails”!

Rating:

Track Listing:

1.  The Cracking Glow
2.  Suncatcher
3.  How Stands The Glass Around?
4.  Storm Along
5.  Vaunting Veins
6.  The Coasts Of High Barbaree
7.  The Dying Californian

Personnel:
Evan Anderson Berry – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin

Wayne Ingram – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin

Daniel Müller - Bass, Backing Vocals, Hammered Dulcimer, Autoharp

Jonathan Teachey - Drums and Percussion, Backing Vocals

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“We are very excited to tour US and Canada for the first time in November/December, ” commented WINTERSUN mstermind Jari  Mäenpää. “We´ve had lots of requests from the fans before, but finally we are able to come there and kick some ass with new material from the Time I album and of course play the old stuff too! Hope to see you guys there. Let´s make it special!”

ELUVEITIE, WINTERSUN, VARG

11/21/12 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA

11/28/12  910 Live – Tempe, AZ

11/29/12  The Roxy Theater – Hollywood, CA **CHANGED TO 11/21 at the House of Blues, ROXY Tickets will be Honored at the HoB

11/30/12  Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA

12/01/12  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

12/02/12  El Corazon – Seattle, WA

12/03/12  Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

12/05/12  Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA

12/06/12  Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA

12/07/12  Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK – CANADA

12/08/12  West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA

12/09/12  Station 4 – Saint Paul, MN

12/11/12  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

12/12/12  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

12/13/12  The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

12/14/12  Mavericks – Ottawa, ON – CANADA

12/15/12  Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA

12/16/12  Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

12/18/12  Water Street Music Hall (at The Club) – Rochester, NY

12/19/12  Mr. Small’s Theatre – Millvale, PA

12/20/12  Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

12/21/12  Royale Boston – Boston, MA

ELUVEITIE will release The Early Years, a collection of re-rerecorded and re-mastered early material, via Nuclear Blast Records on August 17^th (Europe) and September 25^th (North America).

ELUVEITIE scanned 4,242 copies of their latest album Helvetios in its first week of sales in the United States according to Nielson Soundscan. Helvetios came in at #143 on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart and #3 on the Heatseekers chart, making it their highest charting record yet! ELUVEITIE also cracked the Canadian Top 200 coming in at #73! Helvetios was released on February 28 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.

WINTERSUN’s long awaited new album Time I will be released October 12 (Europe) and October 22, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

For more info on ELUVEITIE visit: www.eluveitie.ch | www.facebook.com/eluveitie | www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie

For more info on WINTERSUN visit: www.wintersun.fi | www.rockthenation.eu | www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

Via Nuclear Blast

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