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Kalmah - Palo



8 | 285 votes |
Release date: 6 April 2018
Style: Melodic death metal, Extreme power metal

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145 have it
23 want it


01. Blood Ran Cold
02. The Evil Kin
03. The World Of Rage
04. Into The Black Marsh
05. Take Me Away
06. Paystreak
07. Waiting In The Wings
08. Through The Shallow Waters
09. Erase And Diverge
10. The Stalker
11. Lovers On The Sun [David Guetta cover] [Japanese bonus]

Guest review by
Qualeen
Rating:
7.7
Given that, on 26 May 2023, Kalmah will be releasing their self-titled album, it is perhaps wise to look into their earliest, as well as their latest, works. The swamp-striders have remained ever consistent over the years, as well as faithful to their original style, and Palo very much continues these trends.

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published 31.03.2023 | Comments (2)

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09.02.2018 - 17:00
Rating: 8
Gurablashta

Can't wait!
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09.02.2018 - 22:06
Rating: 7
MIXHELL

FINALLY!
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09.02.2018 - 22:31
Rating: 7
Risto
Wandering Midget
I would translate the album title as "The Burning".
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15.02.2018 - 08:37
VikinkiQc

What, No "swamp" related song title, I worried lol...just kidding ! Can't Wait !!!
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05.03.2018 - 09:26
Stunning Cactus

It's about goddamn time!!!!!!!!
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06.04.2018 - 01:26
Rating: 8
Liafev

And Kalmah does some Kalmah, exactly what I was waiting for
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06.04.2018 - 07:40
Rating: 7
MMizfall

Pretty good, Roughly the same quality as Seventh Swamphony, but dense. Album lack standouts compared to 12 Gauge and The Black Waltz (let alone the immortal first 3}. However it is very consistent throughout
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06.04.2018 - 21:13
Rating: 8
Nick Carter

It's always a pleasure to hear these guys, I think it lacks of great highlights but its a fantastic album.
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#MetalIsForEveryone
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06.04.2018 - 23:44
Rating: 8
Gurablashta

It's a Kalmah album to be sure, and that's honestly all I wanted
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07.04.2018 - 13:22
Fallen Ghost
Craft Beer Geek
For now, I think it's okay, I'll give it some time to see if it grows entirely on me
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08.04.2018 - 08:16
Rating: 8
Necrodamus

I would rate Seventh Swamphony a smidge higher, but this album has it all. It rivals their earlier works in terms of quality. It may lack certain hooks that the band is known for, but makes up for it with excellent instrumentation.
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09.04.2018 - 23:59
Rating: 10
revolverx

This shit is too awesome!! melodic, power, extreme as Kalmah works! It will become one of best albums of year for sure
Swamplords do it again!!
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10.04.2018 - 14:57
Rating: 9
lemme

Stunning keys on "Take Me Away". Brillant album (as always) overall!
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10.04.2018 - 15:32
Rating: 9
Sword_Chant

Awesome album with great riffs and passages, reminds me a lot of Children of Bodom's album 'Something Wild'.
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10.04.2018 - 18:43
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Tage Westerlund
Decent album back to the swamps, even not so good as Heroes To Us or They Will Return, but maybe its hard to find some hit song what touch yoyr heart and you wanna be a song, but musically its decent back to the roots albums,. old farts still can deliver!
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Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!!

Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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10.04.2018 - 23:25
Rating: 5
K✞ulu
Seeker of Truth
Sounds like a rehash of the old material with crappy production.
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Savor what you feel and what you see
Things that may not seem important now
But may be tomorrow

R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner

Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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11.04.2018 - 00:45
Fallen Ghost
Craft Beer Geek
This seems to grow on me, especially digging the first half
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12.04.2018 - 07:29
Rating: 7
MMizfall

Written by K✞ulu on 10.04.2018 at 23:25

Sounds like a rehash of the old material with crappy production.


True, but more like rehash of The Black Waltz and For The revolution. Old Kalmah is almost nonexistent aside from 1 track.
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17.04.2018 - 17:20
Rating: 8
infernalius

Great! Love it!
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05.05.2018 - 20:07
Rating: 8
Traezeus

As far as memorability goes, it's no Black Waltz; that's for sure. However, if you're looking for new Kalmah material; you won't be disappointed here - granted there's something you find to appreciate in any of their albums. Kalmah has been my favorite melodic death metal band for years so I'm definitely biased, but I had high expectations for this album and was slightly let down. I was a big fan of their last album (Seventh Swamphony), and it seems that with this album they didn't aim to set the bar higher; they just took a different approach that incorporated their original (Swamplord/They Will Return-era) sound and infused it with their current influences. Solid nonetheless, and worth checking out if you're a Kalmah fan or MDM fan in general.
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05.05.2018 - 22:03
Rating: 8
Zyk

This is a pretty average Kalmah album, but average Kalmah albums are better than a lot of what's out there. There's still plenty of passion, talent, and solid writing on display in Palo and I can't say that anything about it is necessarily bad. The production could have been a little better, some sections of songs could have been a little better too, they didn't really go in any new direction, but overall Kalmah made another good one. I think this one is more consistently good than Seventh Swamphony. It isn't their most memorable work, but every song is worth a listen and I'll definitely be enjoying it for a while.

Standout tracks: Take Me Away, Through The Shallow Waters, Erase And Diverge, The Stalker, The Evil Kin
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08.06.2018 - 04:53
Rating: 7
DeathMetal

It's enjoyable, but the songs start to all sound the same towards the end of the album.
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15.06.2018 - 17:56
Rating: 10
albatros

I totally love this thing. From start to end. Best outdoors.
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23.10.2018 - 17:25
Rating: 6
banjokaboom

I love Kalmah, and I continue to listen to their music, and all of the music until now has been amazing in my eyes, with many memorable tracks. This album though, it all sounds the same to me. Nothing memorable. It's not bad, it's just meh.
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12.11.2018 - 00:10
Rating: 8
Harmaajoki

Not what I expected about kalmah, but it's kalmah so I have to like it.
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Shit talking and shit taste, whatever.
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28.03.2020 - 14:15
Rating: 9
frequenzangriff

The albums sounds great, typical kalmah style
altought the production could be better as it sounds a bit "muddied" compared to older albums
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20.01.2024 - 10:39
Rating: 8
tintinb

Konsistent Kalmah. Superb melodeath by the swamplords. Take me away is such a good song.
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Leeches everywhere.
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