A Rocktopia / Firefest Magazine album review by John Tucker: Back for their sixth full album, in 'Doombound' the Tolkein-loving Finns have written and recorded their first concept album. Lyrically, 'Doombound' is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional hero Túrin Turambar from 'Turambar And The Foalókë' which is itself drawn from the Finnish mythological poem 'Kalevala', so in one fell swoop the band have paid tribute to both the legends of their homeland and their Hobbit-forming inspiration. I'll be the first to admit to having a soft spot for Battlelore. Not only are they a great live band, both visually and musically, but also their material has an atmospheric, wholly organic and unpretentious quality about it; it's not forced, and it's not commercially polished: they do what they do and they do it very well. http://ping.fm/Tih39
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