Trollfest – Kaptein Kaos (2014)

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With crazy bands creating their own genres like Alestorm’s Pirate Metal, and others just mixing completely random music into brilliant mash-ups Ruskaja and the Leningrad Cowboys, Trollfest comes to occupy the niche of Troll-based Folk Metal with their extremely catchy, but ultimately bizarre music. With Kaptein Kaos, the band brings their music to new heights with 13 crazy songs that while very chaotic and totally mad; they seem to be quite catchy and enjoyable.

Using their own language for the lyrics (trollspråk), they create short short songs filled with odd instruments (banjo, accordion, and sax). The madness starts slowly in the album’s intro “Trolltramp” and keeps escalating as we go through songs like “Kaptain Kaos”, “Vulkan”, “Ave Maria”, and “Filzlaus Verkundiger”. The band’s theatrical sound is quite intense and their instrumentation makes their music quite catchy an enjoyable. They remind us of a less serious version of the Leningrad Cowboys.

Some songs have a certain Jazzy/Ska like vibe to them, like one of our persona favorites “Die Grosse Echsen”. With such a unique combination of elements showcasing great musical talent, there is no doubt as to why Trollfest has managed to capture the attention of Metal fans worldwide. The band can also quickly switch into serious mode with songs like “Seduction Suite No. 21“, and then quickly go back to WTF mode with “Solskinnsmedisin” were they mix some latin cumbia rhythms with their traditional craziness, making for a brilliant song.

While we are sure that this music might not be everybody’s cup of tea, or for every occasion, we are also sure that this is excellent crazy party music. The culture surrounding bands of this kind is quite festive and intense so for fans of bands like Turisas, Feuerschwanz, Alestorm, etc. Trollfest would be a great addition to your roster of bizarre and totally crazy outfits. Musically speaking, “Kaptein Kaos” is quite an enjoyable and diverse release that is brilliantly executed, so buy with confidence if you think you can handle it.

Band: Trollfest Album: Kaptein Kaos

Label: Noise Art Records

Release: March 28th, 2014

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Genre: Folk Metal

Country: Norway

Rating: 91/100
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