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Korpiklaani are a Finnish [[Folk Metal]] band. They, along with [[Finntroll]], are generally credited with the explosion of popularity that the genre has seen since the 00's.
Their origins are rather unique in the genre: most folk metal bands started as metal bands that added folk later; Korpiklaani started off as a folk band and added metal. Specifically, they started as Shamaani Duo, a Sami folk band employed by the Hullu Poro ("Crazy Reindeer") restaurant in Lapland. Jonne Järvelä then retooled the band into Shaman, playing the same folk music as before but with metal instruments and a synthesizer. After recording two albums (and playing as a guest musician for Finntroll), Jonne retooled the band again: they incorporated more metal influence into their songwriting--and Jonne switched from Sami yoiking to metal-style rough vocals in Finnish and English--while simultaneously replacing the synthesizers with traditional acoustic instruments. They also changed their name to Korpiklaani ("Forest Clan"), mainly to [[
Common themes in their lyrics include drinking and partying, stories from Scandanavian mythology and folklore, and [[Bread Eggs Breaded Eggs|characters from Scandanavian mythology drinking and partying]].
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* [[Leave the Camera Running]]: ''Korven Kuningas''' title song and final track is 20 minutes long, 15 minutes of which are distant, repetitive percussion.
* [[Mascot]]: Vaari, the antlered man who has appeared on every album cover since ''Tales Along This Road''.
* [[Non
* [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: "Wooden Pints" is about "little men" who live in the mountains and "really know how to party".
* [[Wanderlust Song]]: "Journeyman".
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