The Varangian Way is the second full-length album by the Finnish folk metal band Turisas, released on May 27, 2007 through Century Media.[1] It is a concept album that tells the story of a group of Scandinavians traveling the river routes of medieval Kievan Rus' (territory of modern Belarus, Ukraine and Russia), through Ladoga, Novgorod and Kyiv, down to the Eastern Roman Empire.
The Varangian Way | ||||
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Released | UK: May 28, 2007 Finland: June 6, 2007 Europe: June 18, 2007 North America: July 17, 2007 Japan: July 25, 2007 | |||
Recorded | November 2006 - March 2007 at Sound Supreme Studio, Hämeenlinna, Finland | |||
Genre | Folk metal Power metal Symphonic metal | |||
Length | 42:57 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | Mathias "Warlord" Nygård, Janne Saska | |||
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A Special "Directors Cut" edition was released with the Rasputin single.
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A Limited Edition "Pagan Fest Tour Edition" version comes with two bonus tracks, Rasputin and To Holmgard and Beyond (single edit), and a DVD containing the video for Rasputin and several live performances.