Discussion on the new Album:"Stand up and Fight" - Page 4

Chelak · January 11th, 2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Cari

CD-enhancement (14:17) – The March Of The Varangian Guard (acoustic version) – Stand Up And Fight (acoustic version) – To Holmgard And Beyond (acoustic version)

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Originally Posted by Nygård

Due to time and budget-restraints, there's unfortunately no full T.H.A.B.- acoustic version. We only recorded certain cues / parts of it to go with the DVD. Would be lovely to do fully though, but right now I guess you guys would rather have us writing new material, than doing edits of old songs

Looks like they found the time and the money then.

This pleases me greatly.

Cari · January 11th, 2011, 08:49 AM

but wasn´t the one on the DVD without vocals?
or am I confusing it with something else...
because this one is going to be, as far as I got it...

AndreasS · January 11th, 2011, 11:46 AM

Nope, those were just short snippets, I believe WITH vocals...

The bonus stuff looks like it's going to be sweet =D

Cari · January 11th, 2011, 11:56 AM

can´t remember, shame on me.

anyways, yeah, the bonus stuff sounds good...though I hoped for more acoustic stuff XD

kahvi · January 14th, 2011, 11:58 AM

Fear the Fear was played on Thursday in "Kaarle ja Erno raskaana". If you're in Finland, you can listen to it here: http://areena.yle.fi/audio/1611252 13.03->

Cari · January 14th, 2011, 03:19 PM

yeah, I was listening to it...but I fear that link, again, only works in Finland (would surprise me if Yle would make an exception XD) *lauging*

kilon · January 14th, 2011, 04:15 PM

Oh man

well, I'm actually happy that I can't listen to it. I don't want half the album spoiled 6 weeks before the release.
I've heard 2/9 songs and I find that enough.

Chelak · January 15th, 2011, 05:12 PM

From now, I'm just going to keep telling myself that it'll be better as a surprise. I'm just a little impatient - think that's understandable to be honest.

Try as I might, I'm just not very good at pretending to be from Finland.

Time to put "Stand up and Fight" and "The March Of The Varangian Guard" on repeat... and if the others are as good as they are...

ingrid · January 16th, 2011, 06:01 AM

Personally I think Stand up and Fight is one of the weaker songs.

Mr. Lapin Kulta · January 20th, 2011, 05:05 AM

I have a promo copy and I think the album is quite good. I'm not blown away by it but there are definitely some killer tracks to be found. I gotta say my favourites right now are "Fear the Fear" and "Take the Day" - probably the two songs which sound the "least" Turisas of the lot. To my ears there's bascially no metal left in the bands sound. They used to be a metal band which incorporated symphonic, rock, folk etc elements. Now they are more of a progressive rock band that uses some metal ingredients from time to time.

It's a grower though so when my review of the album is published I suspect it will be quite favourable in the end.

wm_crash · January 20th, 2011, 11:33 AM

AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

I honestly don't want to read any reviews of the new album. I just want to hear it for myself.

cheers,
wm_crash, the friendly hooligan

ingrid · January 20th, 2011, 03:20 PM

Then you most certainly should not look on www.metal-exposure.com in a while :P

And I agree with Mr. Lapin Kulta, got a promo copy too, and kinda agree with his opinion.

wm_crash · January 20th, 2011, 05:55 PM

Great! Anyone got a spare promo copy?

cheers,
wm_crash, the friendly hooligan

Cari · January 21st, 2011, 01:57 AM

not spare, but copy hahahaha XD

and I disagree. When I heard the album for the first time, and that didn´t chnage after eharing two, three and whatever else, I love it even though it was first this "wtf this is...weird"-thought in my head.

My favourite song, well, at the moment it´s been "The Bosphorus freezes over", but now after having heard a few songs live, it get´s harder because e.g. "Hunting Pirates" is just an awesome live-song - in general it´s hard to pick one song for me, because every song (except one) is really good for its own, in my ears...

Mr. Lapin Kulta · January 21st, 2011, 06:50 AM

Ah yes, Bosphorus is a great tune. Everytime I hear it I think of "Kristina från Duvemåla", which is a Swedish musical. I think the new album in general has many touching-points with musical theatre.

wm_crash · January 21st, 2011, 10:22 AM

So all you folks with promo copies: where are your super positive reviews already? You think you're getting promo copies just to look eleet on the forum?

cheers,
wm_crash, the friendly hooligan

ingrid · January 21st, 2011, 11:14 AM

Mosly... cd reviews aren't uploaded earlier than 10 days before the release of a cd (at least, that's what most promoters and labels recommend)
We upload them a bit earlier sometimes, but it might take 2 weeks before it's there

AndreasS · January 21st, 2011, 11:47 AM

TBH I only just now started focusing on the lyrics of SUAF...and this is what more or less came to mind:

lol and sorry, I know it's lame.

Kele · January 21st, 2011, 11:49 AM

^No it isn't xD

Cari · January 22nd, 2011, 06:24 AM

@lapin - true , it indeed has.

and for me to be fully honest it´s an improvement with the vocals, you know, as I said, just for my taste- the perception might differ, but anyways...

@Andreas
*head meets desk* :P

Ostrobothnia · January 25th, 2011, 10:48 AM

Those damn yle links had expired already

My thoughts so far.

I have only heard a few songs from the new album, but to me int seems like it pretty much takes off from were TVW ended. Both by the letter and poetically, since Stand up an fight seems to have many of the essences found in Miklagaard Overture , but to a lesser extent themes that existed mainly on battel metal but also on tvw. And storywise it have its continuence in the city of bosphorus.

Mayby we'll look back on the three first albums in the future and concider The Varangian Way a amalgamation or at step between BM and SUAF.

Songwise i think Take the Day is really hitting the right notes for me. Then the namegiver to the album, it took some listenings but it has grown on me a lot and i quite like it now. I haven't heard to much of Hunting Pirates and The March of the Varangian Guard yet, but at least the former of those seems a bit cheesy in my opinon.

PS, sorry if my english is sucky :P

kahvi · January 25th, 2011, 01:08 PM

Mathias was interviewed in Metallrepubliken on Monday. They played four(?) songs from the new album. If you are in Finland, you can listen to it here: http://areena.yle.fi/audio/1638845 (That link expires on the 31st.)

Ostrobothnia · January 25th, 2011, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kahvi

Mathias was interviewed in Metallrepubliken on Monday. They played four(?) songs from the new album. If you are in Finland, you can listen to it here: http://areena.yle.fi/audio/1638845 (That link expires on the 31st.)

Here is the playlist if you want to skip talk and other bands.
But it is not completly accurate.

http://yle.fi/extrem/musik/latlistor...ate=2011-01-24

Cari · January 25th, 2011, 03:29 PM

@kahvi - thanks for posting, was too lazy to tune it actually when it was on air *laughing*

@Ostrobothnia - dont worry about your English

which one of the two do you think is cheesy? I guess you mean "Hunting Pirates" but I am not sure XD

Ostrobothnia · January 25th, 2011, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cari

@Ostrobothnia - which one of the two do you think is cheesy? I guess you mean "Hunting Pirates" but I am not sure XD

That one yes, not like it is unlistenable but i caught myself thinking this is mayby a bit over the top when i heard it for the first time @ rytmis.

January 11th, 2011, 11:46 AM	#78 (permalink)
AndreasS Dutch Demon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,295	Nope, those were just short snippets, I believe WITH vocals... The bonus stuff looks like it's going to be sweet =D __________________ LastFm

January 14th, 2011, 11:58 AM	#80 (permalink)
kahvi Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 47	Fear the Fear was played on Thursday in "Kaarle ja Erno raskaana". If you're in Finland, you can listen to it here: http://areena.yle.fi/audio/1611252 13.03-> Last edited by kahvi : January 14th, 2011 at 12:01 PM.

January 16th, 2011, 06:01 AM	#84 (permalink)
ingrid Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: +31 Posts: 3,826	Personally I think Stand up and Fight is one of the weaker songs. __________________ . . . www.metal-exposure.com

January 20th, 2011, 11:33 AM	#86 (permalink)
wm_crash JaKoo-Zee MC Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wilmington, DE - USA Posts: 501	AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! !!!!! I honestly don't want to read any reviews of the new album. I just want to hear it for myself. cheers, wm_crash, the friendly hooligan __________________ yo yo yoooo, this is JaKoo-Zee Doctah Big G Double LL Kool-Aid BlingBling BB Gun T-Stain Dawg in da haus!!

January 20th, 2011, 03:20 PM	#87 (permalink)
ingrid Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: +31 Posts: 3,826	Then you most certainly should not look on www.metal-exposure.com in a while :P And I agree with Mr. Lapin Kulta, got a promo copy too, and kinda agree with his opinion. __________________ . . . www.metal-exposure.com

January 11th, 2011, 08:49 AM	#77 (permalink)
Cari Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,861	but wasn´t the one on the DVD without vocals? or am I confusing it with something else... because this one is going to be, as far as I got it...

January 11th, 2011, 11:56 AM	#79 (permalink)
Cari Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,861	can´t remember, shame on me. anyways, yeah, the bonus stuff sounds good...though I hoped for more acoustic stuff XD

January 14th, 2011, 03:19 PM	#81 (permalink)
Cari Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,861	yeah, I was listening to it...but I fear that link, again, only works in Finland (would surprise me if Yle would make an exception XD) lauging

January 14th, 2011, 04:15 PM	#82 (permalink)
kilon I told you! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 861	Oh man well, I'm actually happy that I can't listen to it. I don't want half the album spoiled 6 weeks before the release. I've heard 2/9 songs and I find that enough.

January 15th, 2011, 05:12 PM	#83 (permalink)
Chelak Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 8	From now, I'm just going to keep telling myself that it'll be better as a surprise. I'm just a little impatient - think that's understandable to be honest. Try as I might, I'm just not very good at pretending to be from Finland. Time to put "Stand up and Fight" and "The March Of The Varangian Guard" on repeat... and if the others are as good as they are...

January 20th, 2011, 05:05 AM	#85 (permalink)
Mr. Lapin Kulta Evil invader Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northernmost Sweden Posts: 594	I have a promo copy and I think the album is quite good. I'm not blown away by it but there are definitely some killer tracks to be found. I gotta say my favourites right now are "Fear the Fear" and "Take the Day" - probably the two songs which sound the "least" Turisas of the lot. To my ears there's bascially no metal left in the bands sound. They used to be a metal band which incorporated symphonic, rock, folk etc elements. Now they are more of a progressive rock band that uses some metal ingredients from time to time. It's a grower though so when my review of the album is published I suspect it will be quite favourable in the end.

January 20th, 2011, 05:55 PM	#88 (permalink)
wm_crash JaKoo-Zee MC Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wilmington, DE - USA Posts: 501	Great! Anyone got a spare promo copy? cheers, wm_crash, the friendly hooligan __________________ yo yo yoooo, this is JaKoo-Zee Doctah Big G Double LL Kool-Aid BlingBling BB Gun T-Stain Dawg in da haus!!

January 21st, 2011, 01:57 AM	#89 (permalink)
Cari Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,861	not spare, but copy hahahaha XD and I disagree. When I heard the album for the first time, and that didn´t chnage after eharing two, three and whatever else, I love it even though it was first this "wtf this is...weird"-thought in my head. My favourite song, well, at the moment it´s been "The Bosphorus freezes over", but now after having heard a few songs live, it get´s harder because e.g. "Hunting Pirates" is just an awesome live-song - in general it´s hard to pick one song for me, because every song (except one) is really good for its own, in my ears... Last edited by Cari : January 21st, 2011 at 02:09 AM.

January 21st, 2011, 06:50 AM	#90 (permalink)
Mr. Lapin Kulta Evil invader Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northernmost Sweden Posts: 594	Ah yes, Bosphorus is a great tune. Everytime I hear it I think of "Kristina från Duvemåla", which is a Swedish musical. I think the new album in general has many touching-points with musical theatre.

January 21st, 2011, 10:22 AM	#91 (permalink)
wm_crash JaKoo-Zee MC Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wilmington, DE - USA Posts: 501	So all you folks with promo copies: where are your super positive reviews already? You think you're getting promo copies just to look eleet on the forum? cheers, wm_crash, the friendly hooligan __________________ yo yo yoooo, this is JaKoo-Zee Doctah Big G Double LL Kool-Aid BlingBling BB Gun T-Stain Dawg in da haus!!

January 21st, 2011, 11:14 AM	#92 (permalink)
ingrid Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: +31 Posts: 3,826	Mosly... cd reviews aren't uploaded earlier than 10 days before the release of a cd (at least, that's what most promoters and labels recommend) We upload them a bit earlier sometimes, but it might take 2 weeks before it's there __________________ . . . www.metal-exposure.com

January 21st, 2011, 11:47 AM	#93 (permalink)
AndreasS Dutch Demon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,295	TBH I only just now started focusing on the lyrics of SUAF...and this is what more or less came to mind: lol and sorry, I know it's lame. __________________ LastFm

January 21st, 2011, 11:49 AM	#94 (permalink)
Kele Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vantaa, Finland Posts: 218	^No it isn't xD __________________ www.dragonsoul2.deviantart.com

January 22nd, 2011, 06:24 AM	#95 (permalink)
Cari Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,861	@lapin - true , it indeed has. and for me to be fully honest it´s an improvement with the vocals, you know, as I said, just for my taste- the perception might differ, but anyways... @Andreas head meets desk :P

January 25th, 2011, 10:48 AM	#96 (permalink)
Ostrobothnia Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 14	Those damn yle links had expired already My thoughts so far. I have only heard a few songs from the new album, but to me int seems like it pretty much takes off from were TVW ended. Both by the letter and poetically, since Stand up an fight seems to have many of the essences found in Miklagaard Overture , but to a lesser extent themes that existed mainly on battel metal but also on tvw. And storywise it have its continuence in the city of bosphorus. Mayby we'll look back on the three first albums in the future and concider The Varangian Way a amalgamation or at step between BM and SUAF. Songwise i think Take the Day is really hitting the right notes for me. Then the namegiver to the album, it took some listenings but it has grown on me a lot and i quite like it now. I haven't heard to much of Hunting Pirates and The March of the Varangian Guard yet, but at least the former of those seems a bit cheesy in my opinon. PS, sorry if my english is sucky :P Last edited by Ostrobothnia : January 25th, 2011 at 10:51 AM.

January 25th, 2011, 01:08 PM	#97 (permalink)
kahvi Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 47	Mathias was interviewed in Metallrepubliken on Monday. They played four(?) songs from the new album. If you are in Finland, you can listen to it here: http://areena.yle.fi/audio/1638845 (That link expires on the 31st.)

January 25th, 2011, 03:29 PM	#99 (permalink)
Cari Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,861	@kahvi - thanks for posting, was too lazy to tune it actually when it was on air laughing @Ostrobothnia - dont worry about your English which one of the two do you think is cheesy? I guess you mean "Hunting Pirates" but I am not sure XD