The Varangian Way
The Varangian Way is the second full-length album by the Finnish folk metal band Turisas, released on May 27, 2007 through Century Media. It is a concept album that tells the story of a group of Scandinavians traveling the river routes of medieval Kievan Rus', through Ladoga, Novgorod and Kiev, down to the Eastern Roman Empire.
A Special "Directors Cut" edition was released with the Rasputin single.Track listing
- "To Holmgard and Beyond" – 5:17
- "A Portage to the Unknown" – 4:50
- "Cursed Be Iron" – 5:03
- "Fields of Gold" – 4:34
- "In the Court of Jarisleif" – 3:17
- "Five Hundred and One" – 6:18
- "The Dnieper Rapids" – 5:20
- "Miklagard Overture" – 8:18
- "Rasputin" - 3:53
- "To Holmgard and Beyond" - 3:00
- "Rex Regi Rebellis" - 10:20
- "Battle Metal" Live at Party San '06 - 5:40
A Limited Edition "Pagan Fest Tour Edition" version comes with two bonus tracks, Rasputin and To Holmgard and Beyond, and a DVD containing the video for Rasputin and several live performances.Credits
- Mathias "Warlord" Nygård – vocals, orchestral programming, keyboard
- Jussi Wickström – guitar
- Tuomas "Tude" Lehtonen – drums, percussion
- Olli Vänskä – violin
- Hannes "Hanu" Horma – bass, backing vocals
- Janne "Lisko" Mäkinen – accordion
- Music by Mathias Nygård, except track 3, 5 and 6.
- Lyrics by Mathias Nygård, except track 3, taken from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.
- Classical choir recorded at Vanha Kirjastotalo Music Hall, Tampere, Finland.
- Orchestral samples included in this recording from the Vienna Symphonic Library.
