FINNTROLL: New Video Interview With VRETH Available

Ross Empson, TOURETTES bass player and presenter of metal TV channel Rockalarm!, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias Lillmåns (a.k.a. Vreth) of the Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL in Hamburg, Germany. Vreth compares touring experiences in the U.S. and Europe, talks about the current rise of folk and pagan metal in America and the difficulties of performing some of their acoustic stuff on stage. He also chats about the upcoming concert DVD, which was filmed last year in Amsterdam, and the process of writing new material.

FINNTROLL's fifth album, "Ur Jordens Djup", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 91. The CD, which was recorded by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, is the group's first release with Mathias Lillmåns following the departure of Tapio Wilska (SETHIAN, ex-WIZZARD, former session vocalist for NIGHTWISH) in January 2006.