{"product_id":"folk-metal-big-5-kirja","title":"Folk Metal Big 5 book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinnish folk metal giants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oral history of Finnish folk metal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolk Metal Big 5 – Finnish Folk Metal Giants tells the story of five unique Finnish bands that elevated folk-influenced metal into an international phenomenon. The book delves into the colourful histories of Ensiferum, Moonsorrow, Finntroll, Turisas, and Korpiklaani. Amorphis also gets a voice, whose Tales from the Thousand Lakes (1994) served as the launchpad for the domestic trend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin this controversial genre, there are almost as many subgenres as there are bands. The book explores the genre's origins, characteristics, and problems, as well as its strong connections to romanticism as an art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term Folk Metal Big 5 is an inside joke among the Finnish giants discussed in the book, a variation of thrash metal's Big Four (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarkus Laakso (b. 1976) is a long-standing music journalist, photographer, and musician. He is the songwriter and a founding member of the band Kuolemanlaakso. Like published his work Amorphis in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Markus Laakso\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 16.4.2020\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 346\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-951-1-35516-8\u003cbr\u003eBinding: hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"www.korpiklaanishop.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448781676926,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/5230\/5534\/files\/FolkMetalBig5.jpg?v=1779376568","url":"https:\/\/korpiklaanishop.com\/en\/products\/folk-metal-big-5-kirja","provider":"www.korpiklaanishop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}