Wolfheart – ‘Skull Soldiers’ [EP] [Album Review]

From the prolific mind of Tuomas Saukkonen (with whom we recently spoke here) and his brothers in Wolfheart comes a new EP, Skull Soldiers, hot on the trail of 2020’s superb Wolves of Karelia (read our album review). Continuing the theme of the album, based on the Winter War between Finland and Russia of 1939-40 within World War II, where the Finns were able to push back the Russian army despite being incredibly outnumbered in terms of equipment and men. It’s an inspirational theme for a melodic death metal album and one with a personal connection for Saukkonen and the area he’s from – this EP focuses on a specific regiment who painted skulls and skeletons onto their helmets, hence the name. Taking the form of two new songs and two specialties on existing compositions, the EP wastes no tim...

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