| Manala | ||||
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| Released | August 3, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 at Petrax Studios in Hollola, Finland; Wave Studio and Villvox Studio in Lahti, Finland | |||
| Genre | Folk metal | |||
| Length | 45:48 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Aksu Hanttu | |||
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Manala is the eighth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released on August 3, 2012 through Nuclear Blast. "Manala" translated from Finnish to English is "Underworld". [1] [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kunnia" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jonne Järvelä | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Tuonelan tuvilla" | Jonne Järvelä | Jonne Järvelä | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Rauta" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jonne Järvelä | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Ruumiinmultaa" | Juha Jyrkäs | Jonne Järvelä | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Petoeläimen kuola" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jonne Järvelä | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Synkkä" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jonne Järvelä | 5:25 |
| 7. | "Ievan Polkka" | Eino Kettunen | traditional | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Husky Sledge" | instrumental | Tuomas Rounakari | 1:48 |
| 9. | "Dolorous" | instrumental | Jonne Järvelä | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Uni" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jarkko Aaltonen, Jonne Järvelä | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Metsälle" | Jonne Järvelä | Jonne Järvelä | 5:41 |
| 12. | "Sumussa hämärän aamun" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jarkko Aaltonen, Jonne Järvelä | 6:19 |
| Total length: | 45:48 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honor" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jonne Järvelä | 3:25 |
| 2. | "At the Huts of the Underworld" | Jonne Järvelä | Jonne Järvelä | 3:10 |
| 3. | "The Steel" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jonne Järvelä | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Soil of the Corpse" | Juha Jyrkäs | Jonne Järvelä | 3:37 |
| 5. | "The Predator's Saliva" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jonne Järvelä | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Dismal" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jonne Järvelä | 5:25 |
| 7. | "Ieva's Polka" | Eino Kettunen | traditional | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Husky Sledge" | instrumental | Tuomas Rounakari | 1:48 |
| 9. | "Dolorous" | instrumental | Jonne Järvelä | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Dream" | Tuomas Keskimäki | Jarkko Aaltonen, Jonne Järvelä | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Off to the Hunt" | Jonne Järvelä | Jonne Järvelä | 5:40 |
| Total length: | 39:28 | |||
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