About Finntroll's influences & related bands

With this topic I would like to know what finntroll's members think about the folk/black panorama in Europe. What they think about band like Trollfest, Equilibrium, Manegarm etc...
A question for TrollhorN: what's your favourite tracks of Danny Elfman's soundtracks? And what you think about the song "Callisto Rising" of Bal Sagoth?

I remember feeling very awkward when my friend told me he met the band after a gig one night, and asked them if Korpiklaani influenced them... it hurt me to think about it.

I enjoy the studio reports because there are always little sheets showing names of riffs and working titles for songs that are just other bands' names, it gives a bit of insight.

Jonne did the Joiking on Jaktens Tid i think.

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From a Jonne Järvelä interview:

Speak something about the musical direction Shaman had and the main differences with Korpiklaani. How did the shift to a more metal sound happen?
Most affected thing to shift to a more metal sound was my life with Finntroll. I learned a lot in those couple of years that I was on their gigs and "Jaktens tid" album. After that time it wasn`t return to old way to make music. [...]

The whole interview be here: http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/korpiklaani.html

So much about who influenced who

"...band from Suomi Finland"

Lol?

And i live in America America.

"...band from Suomi Finland"

Lol?

And i live in America America.

A fail so epic, it broke the language barrier.

Jonne did the Joiking on Jaktens Tid i think.

And then he started Korpiklaani. Afterwards. That's like asking Tony Iommi if Manowar influenced him at all. "Yeah, way back in 1970, ten years before they even formed, they had a HUGE impact on us!"

"...band from Suomi Finland"

Lol?

And i live in America America.

A fail so epic, it broke the language barrier.

Haha

I think it could relate to "Suomi Finland Perkele".

Or it could be the reporter being retarded.