Post Description

Artist......: Ajattara
Title.......: Murhat
Released....: February 2nd, 2011
Source......: CDA
Label.......: Osasto-A Records
Catalogue...: OSASTOCD10
URL.........: http://www.ajattara.fi/
              http://www.myspace.com/ajattara

Genre.......: Black Metal
Style.......: Grim
Format......: FLAC
Quality.....: Lossless [avg. 75%]
Frequency...: 44,1 kHz
Channels....: Stereo
Depth.......: 16-bit
Size........: 241,15 MB
Playtime....: 31:45 min

Tracklist:

01...: Ajattara - Kunnes Taivas Meidät Erottaa   [03:02]
02...: Ajattara - Ihmisen Luku                   [03:34]
03...: Ajattara - H.A.I.                         [04:02]
04...: Ajattara - Aura                           [02:58]
05...: Ajattara - Sokea Liha                     [03:20]
06...: Ajattara - Routalempi                     [03:23]
07...: Ajattara - Murheiden Kilta                [03:26]
08...: Ajattara - Apilas                         [03:16]
09...: Ajattara - Veljet                         [04:46]

Current line-up
Ruoja (Pasi Koskinen) - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards (1996-) (Amorphis, Mannhai, Shape of Despair, St. Mucus, To Separate the Flesh from the Bones)
Kalmos (Vesa Wahlroos) - Guitar, Backing Vocals (2007-) (Kansan Uutiset)
Tartunta (Mynni Luukkainen) - Guitar (Sotajumala, Black Sun Aeon, Unveiled (Fin), Obscurant, Alghazanth, Empyrean Bane, De Lirium's Order, Horna)
Tohtori Kuolio (Juha Harju) - Bass, Backing Vocals (2007-) (Deathchain, Shade Empire, Trollheim's Grott, Chaosweaver)
Raajat (Janne Immonen) - Keyboards (2007-) (Waltari, Anima (Fin), Verenpisara)
Malakias IV (Tommi Lillman) - Drums (2007-) (HateFrame, Kylähullut, Mary-Ann, Sinergy, To/Die/For, Vanguard (Fin))

Still the same, hallelujah - 99%
Written by sataa on February 5th, 2011

Waiting for this album I was pretty afraid of possible changes that may strike the band's style. I wondered whether Pasi Koskinen cares about critique and if all those withering opinions about Kalmanto and Noitumaa moved him somehow. But now I'm relieved to see that they did not.

Yes, I'm saying that those severely criticized releases are of exactly the same quality as the previous ones. I've listened to each of their songs many times and I do not see (or rather I should say: hear) any difference of quality. To say Ajattara are doing the same stuff all the time is true. But it doesn't mean stagnation (show me two songs which are hard to tell apart! Impossible; each is different, each is great or at least good), it means having their own style. Absolutely unique style. To change it would be to lose it (it frequently happens to bands who evolve). Moreover, when something is perfect already changing it would mean making it worse. And to me Ajattara is perfect.

What about Murhat then? It is way too short and that would be all about its faults. And music is as it has always been: very simple. Songs usually built around one main riff (Sokea Liha would be the best example) and drums. well, even I could become Malakis V, after some practice. And still - they are brilliant, damn heavy, hypnotic and strangely beautiful. I'd never say Ajattara's music evokes aggression. Its tempo is too slow for this. It feels rather like being slapped in the face while stoned: you feel dazzled and weirdly pleased, not in pain.