The Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani has been entertaining metal fans for several years with their brand of upbeat humppa music. Their latest CD Korven Kuningas finds them on a new record label, Nuclear Blast. Vocalist/guitarist Jonne Jarvela fills us in on the new album and tells some tales of the road.

Chad Bowar: What has the response to Korven Kuningas been like?
Jonne Jarvela: The response has been very good and positive so far. For us, the most important response comes from the fans, but of course album reviews in magazines are interesting as well.

As you make more and more albums, does it get more difficult to break new musical ground and do new things?
No, it is not difficult at all. That’s why Korven Kuningas is pretty long album with 14 songs. We even left some songs out of it, so we don’t have that kind of problem. I really like to write new music, so I’m writing actually too much material. Also, we think, that we’ve found our own sound and “musical road” so we don’t try to write anything totally different. Just writing better songs is our goal.

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(photo courtesy Nuclear Blast Records)