Asif Salam of SoundShock.co.uk conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmans

Asif Salam of SoundShock.co.uk conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns of Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL on March 8, 2010 at the O2 Academy Islington in London, England. Watch the chat below.

FINNTROLL will embark on a spring North American headlining tour, dubbed "Finnish Metal", with support from MOONSORROW and SWALLOW THE SUN. Brought to you by King Foo Entertainment, the tour will cover over 20 cities in what is hoped to be a yearly event.

"Nifelvind", the new album from FINNTROLL, was released in North America on March 9 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. The album cover artwork was created once again by the band's guitarist Skrymer.

Commented FINNTROLL in a statement: "'Nifelvind' is the most advanced and mature FINNTROLL album to date, with musical themes ranging from powerful death metal riffs to dark soundtracks, from pounding black metal to groovy '80s pop music. All this is accompanied by our trademark sound, lots of never-before-heard instruments in the metal scene, folklore and legends that make it overall the most versatile album we have created so far."

Finntroll reveal first chart positions of Nifelvind!

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While Finnish folk black metal masters FINNTROLL are currently headlining the Paganfest tour 2010, the band’s brand-new album “Nifelvind” has conquered the charts in several European countries. Not only did FINNTROLL score the highest chart result in their entire history in Finland by reaching position #8, but also entered the German album charts on #31 (the band’s previous album charted on #91) as well as the charts in Switzerland (#41) and Austria (#61), congratulations!

Press reactions on “Nifelvind”:

“‘Nifelvind’ finds the folk metal kings in a vivacious and belligerent moods as they open up their trademark sound like never before with eclectic and ecastatic results” – 9/10 Terrorizer (UK)

“If Mordor had a premier comedy club, Finntroll would be the resident band.” The Sun (UK)

“’Nifelvind’, is something of a revelation … the band have returned to the epic melodic and uplifting territories that perhaps suits them best, but have crafted their most considered effort yet” 8/10 Metal Hammer (UK)

“There are many pretenders for FINNTROLL’s crown these days, but on the evidence of ‘Nifelvind’ no one is even coming close” – 8/10 Rock Sound (UK)

“‚Nifelvind’ is a compositional masterpiece!” 8,5/10 – Rock Hard (GER)

“Grab some vodka… and start dancing in front of the fire! FINNTROLL are the undisputed masters” 7/7 Rock Hard (I)

In addition to that, various magazines have chosen to feature FINNTROLL on the cover of their upcoming February issues and you should definitely make sure to check out the entertaining stories!

«Nifelvind» is now available all across Europe in the following formats. It will be released in the US on March 9, 2010.

Ltd. cardboard box with die-cut cover (incl. CD jewel case + exclusive bonus track, beer coaster & poster flag)
Ltd. gatefold LP + the entire album on CD
CD
Digital Download

To present their new album live FINNTROLL are currently headlining the Paganfest tour with Eluveitie, Dornenreich and other acts, see below all upcoming dates:

Paganfest 2010 with Eluveitie, Dornenreich, Varg, Arkona
03.03.2010 — Innsbruck, Hafen / AUSTRIA
04.03.2010 — Frankfurt, Batschkapp / GERMANY
05.03.2010 — Leipzig, Hellraiser / GERMANY
06.03.2010 — Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn / GERMANY
07.03.2010 — Tilburg, 013 / NETHERLANDS
08.03.2010 — London, 02 Islington Academy / UK
09.03.2010 — Rennes, Antipode / FRANCE
10.03.2010 — Paris, Elysee Montmartre / FRANCE
11.03.2010 — Lyon, Ninkasi Kao / FRANCE
12.03.2010 — Bochum, Ruhrcongress / GERMANY
13.03.2010 — Amsterdam, Melkweg / NETHERLANDS
14.03.2010 — Antwerpen, Hof Ter Lo / BELGIUM
01.04.2010 — Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo / NORWAY
03.04.2010 — Rocktower, Lübeck / GERMANY

Festivals 2010
31.03.2010 – Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo / NORWAY
03.04.2010 – Rocktower Festival, Lübeck / GERMANY
18.06.2010 – Hellfest, Clisson / FRANCE

FINNTROLL online:
http://www.finntroll.net
http://www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll