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In July , Wintersun made their long-awaited return with The Forest Seasons — their first full-length album in five years. Finding his metal calling with acclaimed folk metallers Ensiferum , you could be excused for thinking his record collection revolved around the fringes of heaviness, but never underestimate the power of Kiss. We sat down with Jari to talk about the albums in his collection that really stand out, and why he loves Devin Townsend.

I used to listen to it on loop and sing to all of the songs. Of course, the music did also. The art supports the music so well, the whole album blew my mind. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Nowadays when I listen to the album it brings back memories from those times of my life.

All the boys were listening to Kiss and the girls were listening to this Finnish rock band called Dingo. There was a war going on over which band was better. My mother used to work in a kindergarten and her co-worker gave me a Kiss album as a present.

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My mum and dad listened to a lot of Elvis and stuff like that. Nowadays I really appreciate it. Leather and spikes! I have a lot of projects going on at the same time and it all depends on what kind of resources and sounds I can get for a particular music style.