"Snatches…is as freely composed as an improvisation. A friendly conversation in a coffeehouse, snatches of clever conversation, full of irony… and we trace our way between the tables… The waiter is a double-bell trumpet…
The soloists do not improvise in this piece." Peter Eötvös

Finland's battle metallers Turisas will be swapping their blood soaked furs and axes for the glitter & glitz of the 70's disco era with the release of their debut single 'Rasputin'
On the release of their interpretation of the classic disco hit originally by Boney M, Warlord Nygard comments "We've been begged to record Rasputin pretty much since we first played it live a couple of years back.

This band are truly unique in every sense of the word. The vocals are somewhat Black Metal influenced, distorted screams which convey a total hatred towards society and life in general. But the music, as a whole, is a new concept to me. Although it takes elements of genres such as Black Metal, this is in no way a Black Metal album. The riffs are extremely catchy and sometimes reminiscent of some form of Indie/Pop music, but don't let that warn you off. At times, the guitar tones can be clear and then at other points they can be highly distorted to create the depressive atmosphere the band is trying to generate.

Here we have the last album by this Swedish Horde. This album sees a progression in their music more towards the slow and heavy, with an amazing groove and a very dark and hatefilled aura. The musicianship is most excellent here. Along with the last Lik album this is one of the darker albums on the market. Since the band wanted to distance themselves from the Black Metal scene, this could perhaps be more accurately labelled Dark Occult Metal.