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Internationalism at work again.
So I'm reading this French blog about a tunnel with a low ceiling that regularly rips the tops off of trucks, and I see an offhanded mention of the singer of the "Russian folk-metal band Arkona" witnessing one of the accidents.
"Hum." say I. "Folk-metal band? Is that even a genre? RUSSIAN pagan Folk-metal band? This I gotta see."
And so I do: there's surprisingly little information, except for a myspace page that is chock full of amusing pictures. Oh, and some youtube videos:
( Like this! )
( Or this! )
( Or even this! )
Let's see: beautiful woman in traditional clothing? Check. Hand drums? Check. Pagan idols? Check, Long haired guys windmilling their hair in a storm on a viking ship? Check. Yep, of all things this is a pagan folk-metal band from Russia. As OMC said, "How bizarre".
Which leaves me with only two questions: 1) How and when will I see more of this band, and 2) How the heck is that singer going to get down from that rock in the middle of the ocean?
So I'm reading this French blog about a tunnel with a low ceiling that regularly rips the tops off of trucks, and I see an offhanded mention of the singer of the "Russian folk-metal band Arkona" witnessing one of the accidents.
"Hum." say I. "Folk-metal band? Is that even a genre? RUSSIAN pagan Folk-metal band? This I gotta see."
And so I do: there's surprisingly little information, except for a myspace page that is chock full of amusing pictures. Oh, and some youtube videos:
( Like this! )
( Or this! )
( Or even this! )
Let's see: beautiful woman in traditional clothing? Check. Hand drums? Check. Pagan idols? Check, Long haired guys windmilling their hair in a storm on a viking ship? Check. Yep, of all things this is a pagan folk-metal band from Russia. As OMC said, "How bizarre".
Which leaves me with only two questions: 1) How and when will I see more of this band, and 2) How the heck is that singer going to get down from that rock in the middle of the ocean?