Sep 122013
 

I don’t have anything planned for today other than the completion of DGR’s raunchy challenge, which has been sitting at the top of the site for about 4 1/2 hours. I did other things last night and have to be involved in non-blog things this morning. Sorry about that. There will be something else by early afternoon, Pacific time.

Until then, let me leave you with a song named “Wodnik” by a Polish band named Percival Schuttenbach. When I have more time I’ll have to research where that name came from. The song will appear on an album entitled Svantevit, which will be released on September 21. I picked the song for four reasons. First, because we haven’t had any folk metal on the site for a long time. Second, because the song includes guest vocals by Maria “Masha Scream” Arkhipova from Arkona, of whom I am a fan.

Third, because I like the song (and yes, there really is a song in the video I’m embedding below, you just have to wait for it). Fourth, because it reminds me again that just about anything sung in a Slavic language automatically sounds more metal to my American ears.

Listen after the jump. See you again later today.

https://www.facebook.com/PercivalSchuttenbach/

 

  2 Responses to “PERCIVAL SCHUTTENBACH: “WODNIK””

  1. I caught a bit of Arkona while wandering around at Summer Breeze (though not enough, nor was I close enough, to justify a review). They sounded pretty good, and she has a phenomenal voice.

    I’m just kind of “done” with the whole folk metal thing really.

  2. The name of this band comes from The Witcher Saga by Andrzej Sapkowski (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Sapkowski)

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