Spirit of the Forest

{{distinguish|text=the Baka Beyond album of the same name}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Spirit of the Forest

| type = studio

| artist = Korpiklaani

| cover = Korpiklaanispiritcover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 10 November 2003

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk metal

| length = {{Duration|m=48|s=07}}

| language = English, Finnish

| label = Napalm

| producer = Jay Bjugg

| prev_title = Shamániac

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Voice of Wilderness

| next_year = 2005

}}

Spirit of the Forest is the debut studio album by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released in 2003 through Napalm Records.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-forest-mw0000150736/credits|title=Spirit of the Forest - Korpiklaani {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-05-28}}

Exclaim! remarked about the album, "Despite the odd iffy moment Spirit of the Forest is fun and ballsy, if not really all that metal."{{Cite web |title=Korpiklaani |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/korpiklaani-spirit_of_forest |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Exclaim! |language=en}}

Track listing

All songs written by Jonne Järvelä, except where noted.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-forest-mw0000150736|title=Spirit of the Forest - Korpiklaani {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-05-28}}

{{tracklist

| total_length = 48:07

| title1 = Wooden Pints

| length1 = 3:42

| title2 = Before the Morning Sun

| length2 = 4:24

| title3 = God of Wind

| length3 = 3:14

| title4 = With Trees

| length4 = 8:06

| title5 = Pellonpekko

| note5 = Lemmetty

| length5 = 3:35

| title6 = You Looked into My Eyes

| length6 = 2:14

| title7 = Hullunhumppa

| length7 = 1:29

| title8 = Man Can Go Even Through the Grey Stone

| length8 = 2:22

| title9 = Pixies Dance

| length9 = 2:19

| title10 = Juokse sinä humma

| note10 = "Keep On Running, My Horse", traditional

| length10 = 1:11

| title11 = Crows Bring the Spring

| length11 = 5:25

| title12 = Hengettömiltä hengiltä

| note12 = "From the Spirits of the Dead"

| length12 = 0:34

| title13 = Shaman Drum

| note13 = lyrics by Järvelä, music by Järvelä/Lemmetty

| length13 = 4:57

| title14 = Mother Earth

| length14 = 4:35

}}

Personnel

= Members =

=Guest musicians=

  • Tarnanen - accordion
  • Jay Bjugg - guitars
  • Samu "Dominator" Ruotsalainen - drums

=Production=

  • Jameye - engineering
  • Ozzie Rissanen - engineering
  • Tarnanen - mixing, engineering
  • Mika Jussila - mastering
  • Jay Bjugg - producer, engineering, mixing
  • Pekka Keskinen - cover art, booklet design

References