Radio Metal has published an interview with FINNTROLL singer Vreth, admitting he doesn't like the folk metal scene, and that he would never sing in Finnish. An excerpt follows:

Q: What do you think of the folk metal scene?

A: "People associate us with it, because we do have some folk influences, but a few years ago, we did a tour with BELPHEGOR, NILE, and SIX FEET UNDER: we fit perfectly on the bill and did some really cool shows. We can blend perfectly into the death metal scene, into the black metal scene a little bit, although we couldn’t play with really serious black metal bands. I don’t really like the folk metal scene and don’t really listen to this music: I’m more into classic Norwegian bands like ISENGARD, for instance."

Q: Finntroll has been writing songs only in Swedish since the beginning of it’s career. Why this choice?

A: The Swedish culture is dying in Finland, you know. It’s blended in the Finnish one. It’s important for me to keep the Swedish culture alive. Finntroll is probably the only band which promotes this culture this way: it’s a big deal. I also think that the sound of the Swedish language is important to Finntroll’s one. If we changed for English for instance, it would appear like we are selling out ourselves someway. Finnish would be too harsh: it wouldn’t fit into our melodies."

Read the full interview at this location.

Finntroll have announced a European tour in September/October. Dubbed, Blodsvept Over Europe Tour 2013, the trek will feature support from TÝR and SKÁLMÖLD. Dates for the US will be announced soon.

Blodsvept Over Europe Tour 2013 dates include:

September

6 - Haugesund, Norway - Byscenen
7 - Oslo, Norway - TBA
8 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
9 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
10 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
11 - Wroclaw, Poland - Alibi
12 - Krakow, Poland - Kwadrat
13 - Budapest, Hungary - Club 202
14 - Brasov, Romania - Rockstadt
15 - Bukarest, Romania - Silver Church
17 - Zagreb, Croatia - Mochvara
18 - Wien, Austria - Szene
19 - Prag Nova Chmelnice
21 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
22 - Augsburg, Germany - Kantine
23 - Wörgl, Austria - Komma
24 - Milano, Italy - R'N'R Arena
25 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
26 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
27 - Speyer, Germany - Halle 101
28 - Jena, Germany - F-Haus
29 - Brugge, Belgium - Factor
30 - Norwich, England - Waterfront

October

1 - Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
2 - Manchester, England - NQ Live
3 - Dublin, Ireland - The Pint
4 - Bilston, England - Robin 2
5 - London, England - The Garage
6 - Lille, France - Le Splendid
8 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
9 - Lyon, France - La Salle Du Kao
10 - Geneve, Switzerland - L´Usine
11 - Istres, France - L´Usine
12 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
13 - Madrid, Spain - Rockkitchen/Caracol
14 - Toulouse, Spain - Le Bikini

Last month Finntroll released a video for the track 'Häxbrygd', featured on the band's new album, Blodsvept, out now via Century Media Records.

Blodsvept was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki while mastering duties were handled by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. Henri 'Trollhorn' Sorvali and the band produced the album themselves, the album artwork was handled by the band's own guitar player, Samuli 'Skyrmer' Ponsimaa.

Blodsvept tracklisting:

'Blodsvept'

'Ett Folk Förbannat'

'När Jättar Marschera'

'Mordminnen'

'Rösets Kung'

'Skövlarens Död'

'Skogsdotter'

'Häxbrygd'

'Tva Ormar'

'Fanskapsfylld'

'Midvinterdraken'

Other Finntroll live dates include:

June

1 - FortaRock - Nijmegen, Netherlands
8 - Sauna Open Air - Tampere, Finland
20 - Metalfest - Jaworzno, Poland
22 - Hellfest - Clisson, France

July

13 - RockHarz - Ballenstedt, Germany
14 - Ilosaarirock - Joensuu, Finland

August

3 - Gößnitz Open Air - Gößnitz, Germany

10, 11 - Heavy MTL - Montreal, Quebec

12 - Opera House - Toronto, Ontario
16 - Summer Breeze - Dinkelsbuhl, Germany

BraveWords scribe Carl Begai's new Finntroll feature can be found at this location.