WINTER WOOD

Music of this Russian band combines in itself elements metal, prog rock and folk music. Some songs have 100 % metal sound, others have the expressed "progressive" structure, some compositions have ambient influences. Thus slavic folk sounds practically in all songs that does the general picture of sounding of an album conceptual, and the vocalist combines typical power metal style with Russian folk manner of singing that sounds very unusually. Lyrics of band it is difficult to understand even knowing Russian as it is sated Old Slavic words and the whole expressions ( indoubtedly, adds an atmosphere of pagan mysticism). Well and the brilliant of the album - Russian folk vocalist Marina Sokolova from acoustic post folk group SEDMAYA VODA, whose vocal sounds super! It is very a pity, that its participation was limited on "Winter Wood" only to two songs - "Yavir" and "Resnoti Sonty. " As well as many bands from territories of the ex-USSR at TUMULUS have some lacks as producing, but in it hardly there is a fault of musicians (is a reproach to address of sound engineer of studio where " Winter Wood " has been recorded). But it does not spoil impression at acquaintance with this very interesting and original album