an older song as well, contrasts the myths of various evil creatures living in dark places, unable to handle sunlight, and coming out at night to prey with the phenomenon of the midnight sun. "Among Ancestors" is a choir-driven song, describing a battlefield on which the warring soldiers are missed by their loved ones. "Sahti-waari", which can be roughly translated as "Old Man Ale", is a homage to the traditional homebrewed beer from the Häme region of Finland. Vaari, the Finnish word for grandfather, is not about any particular character. Rather, it is a celebration of the old traditions and their recent reemergence in the form of neopaganism. The lyrics in "Prologue for R.R.R." are taken from the opening for the historical novel The Surgeon's Stories: Times of Gustaf Adolf by Zacharias Topelius, a Fennoswede author. "Rex regi rebellis" ("The King is Rebellious Towards the King" in Latin) is dedicated to the Thirty Years' War and the Finnish cavalry Hakkapeliitta, the topics that have fascinated Mathias Nygård since childhood. The title again comes from The Surgeon's Stories; the lyrics in Swedish are by Topelius as well, taken from "Finska rytteriets marsch i trettioåriga kriget". "Katuman kaiku" ("The Echoe of Lake Katuma") is an instrumental outro. Katumajärvi is a lake in the Häme region, which was targeted by the Second Swedish Crusade to subjugate and Christianise the local Pagan tribes. According to a legend, when the invaders left, the locals jumped into the lake to wash away their baptism and continued to practice the old beliefs and traditions for many years to come, with some surviving into the 19th century. Track listing The 2009 reissue features the "Battle Metal 2008" music video, as well as two live tracks, "As Torches Rise" and "One More" recorded at Ruisrock and Wanaja festivals respectively in 2008. Personnel Mathias Nygård – vocals, alto, soprano and sopranino recorders, programming, additional percussions Jussi Wickström – electric and acoustic guitar, bass guitar, double bass Tude Lehtonen – drums/percussion (djembe, udu, congas, bongos, electric percussion) Antti Ventola – synthesizers, piano, vibraphone, Hammond organ Georg Laakso – electric and acoustic guitar Additional Musicians Riku Ylitalo – accordion Olli Vänskä –violin Emmanuelle Zoldan – female vocals Charts References External links "Battle Metal 2008" official video Turisas albums Century Media Records albums 2004 debut albums