Manala (Nuclear Blast Records)
release date: 8/14/2012
by Mike Delano
It’s been years, but damn it if we still can’t get Korpiklaani’s insanely catchy tune “Vodka” out of our heads. “Kunnia,” a track from the Finnish folk metallers’ new album, Manala, may not reach quite the same high as that ode to alcohol, but it makes us want to party nonetheless.
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