
There are bleeding screams and harmonized singing all throughout the album, along with a mix of shorter songs and epics. WINTERSUN is reccomended to fans of Progressive Metal that enjoy a mix of soft and extreme elements. This debut from WINTERSUN is considered to be a much more personal album of founder Jari Maenpaa. A listener will find different types of tracks of different lengths to their liking.

The album has a variety of styles ranging from speedy Melodic Death Metal to Extreme Folk Metal, and of course Progressive Metal. WINTERSUN's debut was a self-titled release. Teemu Mäntysaari and Jukka Koskinen have recently joined the project to tour with the band. WINTERSUN keeps the Folk influence of ENSIFERUM, but with the addition of more diverse and progressive elements and longer compositions.

Maenpaa took care of all other instruments including vocals, guitars, bass, and keyboards. Maenpaa went on to form his own project WINTERSUN with drummerKai "The Grinder" Hahto. When guitarist Jari Maenpaa left his former band ENSIFERUM, fans had little indication of what a musical gift they would be given.
