Without this information, I would have regarded this as an above average pagan metal album that would have earned a decent rating. Their style is an old-school sound which borrows from both thrash and heavy. Naturally, a strong selection of folk instruments is used, including acoustic guitar, laul, torupill and kandled -- but not as often as I would have expected. There is little attempt to integrate the folk instrumentation with the metallic sections, and when they do, it is a less than successful merger. This is clearly illustrated in "Mook", which starts as a power ballad before abruptly and clumsily shifting gears into a folk instrumental. The vocalist sings in a clear tone (in Estonian), but overuse of incanted "orhs" and "arhs" add little to the album.

This is sung entirely in their native Estonian tongue, and is apparently a concept album about the lives of ancient Estonians as seen through the eyes of a wolf. Speaking of which, the band name is an old coy euphemism for wolf, meaning "wood creature"; to speak its actual name, hundi, was regarded as tantamount to an invitation to attack.

To summarize, I found this an enjoyable album, but those who have heard the original may feel different. Furthermore, I have yet to hear a re-recorded album that is better than the original, and the reader is urged to remember the caveat expressed in the first paragraph.