Jaktens Tid
Studio album by Finntroll
Released	2001
Recorded	December, 2000 - January, 2001
Genre	Viking metal
Length	45:03
Label	Spinefarm
Finntroll chronology
Midnattens Widunder (1999)	Jaktens Tid (2001)	Visor om Slutet (2003)

Jaktens Tid (English: Hunting Season) is a folk metal album by the Finnish band Finntroll. It was released in 2001 by Spinefarm Records. This work is copyrighted. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Viking metal is a cross-genre reference usually used to describe the lyrical and thematic elements of bands rather than the music itself. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Spinefarm Records is the recording label responsible for bands such as Children of Bodom, Dark Tranquillity, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Finntroll, For My Pain, Impaled Nazarene, Nightwish, Norther, Sentenced, Sinergy, Sonata Arctica, Tarot, Throne of Chaos, Thy Serpent and Warmen. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... Midnattens Widunder (English: The Monster of Midnight) is a folk metal album by the Finnish band Finntroll. ... Visor om Slutet (English: Songs of the end) is an all-acoustic folk metal album by the Finnish band Finntroll. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... Spinefarm Records is a Helsinki, Finland based record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. ...

The album itself is considered by many fans of the band as their best, featuring a mix of folk and Viking metal aspects, such as traditional joik singing. Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... Viking metal is a cross-genre reference usually used to describe the lyrical and thematic elements of bands rather than the music itself. ... Yoik or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of song. ...

There is a bonus song on the final outro track: after approximately a minute of silence, a drunken-sounding polka-type song begins. It features acoustic guitars, keyboards, indiscernable yelled vocals, and a number of other unidentifiable instruments and sound effects.

• The main melody for the song "Vargtimmen" is modeled after "Konvulsionslåten," a folk song by Anders Norudde.

Anders Norudde is a Swedish musician Fascinated by old instruments Anders has dedicated an important amount of his creativity to explore the possibilities offered by instruments such as Swedish bagpipe, the moraharpa and the nyckelharpa. ...

Track listing

1. "Krig (Intro)" (War) – 2:10
2. "Födosagan" (Tale of Birth) – 5:03
3. "Slaget Vid Blodsälv" (The Battle of the Blood River) – 3:17
4. "Skogens Hämnd" (The Revenge of the Forest) – 4:06
5. "Jaktens Tid" (Hunting Season) – 3:34
6. "Bakom Varje Fura" (Behind Every Fir-Tree) – 2:14
7. "Kitteldags" (An Hour Around the Cauldron) – 2:05
8. "Krigsmjöd" (War Mead) – 3:10
9. "Vargtimmen" (Wolf's Hour) – 3:30
10. "Kyrkovisan" (Church Song) – 1:23
11. "Den Hornkronte Konungen" (The Horn-Crowned King) – 3:33
12. "Aldhissla" (Aldhissla) – 6:27
13. "Tomhet och Tystnad Härska" (Emptiness and Silence Reign) – 4:35
14. "Hidden Track" – 2:17 (Hidden track)

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External links

• Lyrics at darklyrics.com
• Translation of lyrics at forum.finntroll.net