RIPPIKOULU — Ulvaja

MetalMusicArchives.com — the ultimate metal music online community, from the creators of progarchives.com

RIPPIKOULU - Ulvaja cover
3.50 | 1 rating | 1 review
Buy this album from MMA partners

EP · 2014

Tracklist


1. Jää hyvästi kaunis kesä (8:45)
2. Loputon (2:53)
3. Ulvaja (6:20)

Total Time 17:58

Line-up/Musicians


- Janne Ruohonen / Bass
- Mikko Ruohonen / Drums
- Olli V. / Guitars
- Anssi Kartela / Vocals

Guest/Session:
- Carita / Vocals (additional)
- Elina / Vocals (female)

About this release

Label: Svart Records
Release date: June 13th, 2014

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Dreamhouse studio.

Thanks to umur for the addition

Buy RIPPIKOULU - ULVAJA music

More places to buy metal & RIPPIKOULU music

RIPPIKOULU ULVAJA reviews

Specialists/collaborators reviews

UMUR
"Ulvaja" is an EP release by Finnish death-doom metal act Rippikoulu. The EP was released through Svart Records in June 2014. It´s the band´s comeback release after reuniting earlier that year after originally disbanding in 1999. Rippikoulu formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1995 as the consequence of the death of guitarist Marko Henriksson after releasing two influential death-doom metal demos. After a two year mourning period the band tried to carry on, but they found it impossible without Henriksen and finally officially folded in 1999. Three of the original members of the band who performed on their early 90s demos are part of the reunited Rippikoulu. Drummer Toni Valtanen isn´t part of the reunion though and he has been replaced here by Mikko Ruohonen. The band have opted not to replace Henriksson, and therefore operate as a quartet with only one guitarist.

"Ulvaja" features three tracks and a total playing time of 17:58 minutes. Stylistically it´s the sound of a more mature and contemporary sounding Rippikoulu. It´s still heavy and gloomy death-doom metal with Finnish language lyrics, but it´s quite a bit more epic than the material on the two early 90s demos, which is in large part due to the omnipresent use of atmosphere enhancing keyboards. The growling vocals now also have a blackened edge to them and some of the parts which feature lead guitar lines have a melodic death/black metal touch to them.

The EP features a clear, powerful, and detailed sound production, which suits the material well, and it´s interesting to hear the band´s music in a professional studio recording quality, when for so many years the only recorded material by the band was the two demo tapes from 1992/1993. Personally I think they´ve lost some of their identity with the addition of the keyboards, and I could have wished for a more organic and raw sound, but when that is said "Ulvaja" is still a good quality death-doom metal release with a melancholic epic atmosphere and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

Members reviews

No RIPPIKOULU ULVAJA reviews posted by members yet.

Ratings only

No RIPPIKOULU ratings only posted yet.

Write/edit review

You must be logged in to write or edit review

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Car Bomb Crematorium Death Metal
FLESHWOUND (MI)
Buy this album from MMA partners
Necrolution Death Metal
MASSACRE
Buy this album from MMA partners
Apophenia Technical Death Metal
DEIVOS
Buy this album from MMA partners
Infirmary Nominate Sludge Metal
BRUT DUSK
Buy this album from MMA partners
In A Dark Place Sludge Metal
GASPING
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us