As a further warning, these are upbeat melodies by a band that sings about booze and women, not forest mysticism or racial nationalism. Not that it makes much difference, as all the lyrics are sung entirely in Danish. The usual cornucopia of folk instrumentation -- whistles, bodhran and mandolin -- only emphasises their upbeat nature. The vocals are not the torturous clean vocals I expected, but still decent and legible (I think -- a Dane would be n a better position).

Their ale-chuggin’ melodies are likely to appeal to fans of Manegarm, Mithotyn and Storm, but are just likely to appeal to those who prefer Rhapsody or Temnozor -- and everything in-between. It is no exaggeration to say that this could possibly be the best folk metal (Viking, Pagan, take your pick) album of 2007.