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Various Artists: The Realm of Napalm Records (DVD/CD)

Napalm Records, home to many underground gothic and metal bands from all around the world, have released this enjoyable compilation DVD/CD set called The Realm of Napalm Records. Containing a packed DVD filled with loads of videos from bands on the Napalm roster, most of which have never been seen here in the US, as well as a bonus CD full of new songs from a good sampling of the groups that you will find on the label.
There's no doubt that the star attraction on Napalm Records is Leaves' Eyes, and here you get the videos for "Elegy" and "Into Your Light", plus a special section with studio footage, a short interview/walk through the snow with lead singer Liv Kristine, and clips from their tour. It's reason enough to seek this package out, especially for the Leaves' Eyes fan. Elsewhere, you'll find a few videos from the excellent Finnish folk-metal band Korpiklaani ("Beer Beer" and "Hunting Song" are especially fun), the Tolkien-based dark metal sounds of "Battlelore, and a host of others. If you like folk-metal, check out the live footage of Saltatio Mortis, whe really know how to play a jig that rocks, and also the gothic sounds of Midnattsol, featuring lovely female vocals. An odd fit here, but no less enjoyable are the videos from Wig Wam (no relation to the classic prog rock band Wigwam), a bizarre bunch who play a spirited 80's American glam metal style that will have you singing along instantly.
Throw in the bonus CD of songs from Draconian, Beseech, Elis, Sinamore, Leaves' Eyes, TYR, Atrocity, and others, and you have a very good introduction to the world of Napalm Records.

Track Listing
DVD
Videos:
Atrocity - Cold Black Days
Battlelore - Storm Of The Blades
Battlelore - Journey To Undying Lands
Beseech - Innerlane
Darkwell - Fate Prisoner
Elis - Der Letzte Tag
Hurtlocker - Absoulution
Korpiklaani - Beer Beer
Korpiklaani - Kadetsiipina
Korpiklaani - Hunting Song
Lacrimas Profundere - Amber Girl
Lacrimas Profundere - Ave End
Lacrimas Profundere - Again It's Over
Leaves' Eyes - Elegy
Leaves' Eyes - Into Your Light
Sinamore - Darkness Of Day
Tyr - Regin Smidur
Tyr - Hail To The Hammer
Visions Of Atlantis - Lost
Live Clips:
Enthroned - Hellgium Messiah
Saltatio Mortis - Heuchler
Saltatio Mortis - Salz Der Erde
Saltatio Mortis - Mea Culpa
Saltatio Mortis - Junges Blut
Midnattsol - Infinite Fairytale
Midnattsol - Desolation
Midnattsol - Haunted
Leaves' Eyes Special:
The Making Of A Saga
A Winter Walk
Bochum Total-Special
From Mexico To Russia
Get Wig Wamed:
In My Dreams (New Version)
Hard To Be A Rock 'n' Roller
Bless The Night

CD
Atrocity - Enigma
Battlelore - Storm Of The Blades
Beseech - Last Obsession
Draconian - She Dies
Elis - Anger
Hurtlocker - I Am Everything...Nothing!
Iron Fire - Ironhead
Korpiklaani - Väkirauta
Lacrimas Profundere - My Velvet Little Darkness
Leaves' Eyes - Farewell Proud Men
Sinamore - Darkness Of Day
Summoning - Land Of The Dead (Edit)
Tyr - Regin Smidur
Visions Of Atlantis - Pharaoh's Repentance
Weltenbrand - Bewitched Herds Boys
Wig Wam - Kill My Rock 'n' Roll

Added: November 5th 2006
Reviewer: Pete Pardo
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Various Artists: The Realm of Napalm Records (DVD/CD)
Posted by Ken Pierce, SoT Staff Writer on 2006-11-05 07:40:00
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If you are a fan of Gothic, Viking, Folk or Atmospheric Metal in general and you don't know about Napalm Records then you are truly missing out. The label has been putting bands like this on the map for the past couple of years and it seems as though everything I hear from their artist roster is an enjoyable display of the wondrous differences one can have happen in Metal music. This DVD/CD release is a cornucopia of those acts and you as the viewer get video films as well as live performance footage of what they offer you. It's as much a fun thing to watch as it is a learning experience about bands that you would not have readily available to you in most areas or unless you knew exactly where to look for it. On the DVD you get 19 promotional videos and of the lot, I most enjoyed Leaves' Eyes, Korpiklaani and Tyr. Leaves' Eyes is one of the label's main artists so they also get an enjoyable special feature elsewhere on the DVD where you find them in studio and take a Winters Walk with singer Liv Kristine. It makes this something that a Leaves' Eyes fan will enjoy very much since there is a batch of extra footage on the band that they might not find anywhere else. Tyr is an interesting group from the Faroe Islands while Korpiklaani shows the world that even a flute or accordion player can find their way into a Metal group as they deliver some of the most rousing Folk Metal you will hear in a long time. If you enjoy Finntroll, then you will also appreciate Korpiklaani. The live performances on the DVD feature Midnattsol (a band that features Liv Kristine's sister), along with Enthroned and Saltatio Mortis. The wide variety of bands on the DVD make it something that you will enjoy watching from beginning to end, and perhaps even referring back to once in awhile. The best aspect for this would be it prompting you to look deeper into some of the bands, many who have reviews featured on this website.

A bonus audio CD that features music from additional bands such as Draconian, Summoning and Wig Wam among the others that are on the DVD portion round out the release and make it something truly worth picking up. The gates to new worlds await you inside the Realm Of Napalm Records. Isn't it time you go exploring? I think it's a good idea.

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