Two years after their debut album “Shadowheart” (2008) with Century Media, Finnish fantasy metal band, Kivimetsän Druidi has released their second album “Betrayal, Justice, revenge” on 26 of April 2010.

Kivimetsän Druidi recorded the album between September and December 2009 at MadMix studio, in their home town Kouvola, Finland. In between of releasing their previous album and the new one, the band has been playing several gigs in different countries, mostly outside Finland.

Album starts with an intro track “Lament For The Fallen”. This humble, melancholic track does a brilliant job by capturing listeners’ attention. Makes you really want to know what is the story the band wants to tell you. Song grows in good pace with a fairly simple, but well working riff. Intro flows nicely to the next song “Aesis Lilim”, that’s packed with energy. Fantacy metal with folk elements and a hint of thrash, works together like a rock.

Third song “Seawitch and the Sorcerer” draws my attention to lead singer Leeni Maria. She really stands out as a professional singer and has improved from the bands previous album. In this track her singing is spot on and co-operates with the male voices really well.

After the next song “The Visitor” album calms down and goes back to bands folk metal roots in songs “Manalan Vartija” and “Tuoppein’nostelulaulu” . At the end of “Tuoppein’nostelulaulu” there’s almost like a new Intro for albums seveth song “Chant Of The Winged One” that works really well. I find my self being more interested in this album than I was. Drums on this song drag most of my attention as they go from flowing, smooth and easy sounding to tight more technical playing.

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