Turisas – The Varangian Way (2007)

December 3, 2021

Viking metal has to be the most boring and uninspiring form of metal for me, even with the seemingly endless array of traditional instruments you could employ to spice up the sound. I’m not even sure if Turisas are a thing, but they were everywhere at one point, and I caught them at two festivals in one year so got a hold of this record. I mean, it’s epic, but that’s about it. There’s a hollowness to proceedings, I just don’t believe in what I’m hearing. Or something. IDK. This is just gonna descend into me trashing this record so I’ll just stop here.