Visor om slutet (English: Songs About the End) is an all-acoustic folk metal EP by the Finnish band Finntroll. It was released in 2003 by Spinefarm. It was the first album to feature Tapio Wilska on vocals, and the last to feature Jan "Katla" Jämsen, who was forced into retirement in 2003 due to a tumour developing on his vocal cords.

Visor om slutet
EP by
Released30 April 2003
Recorded2002–2003
GenreAcoustic, folk, humppa
Length32:36
LabelSpinefarm
Finntroll chronology
Jaktens tid
(2001)
Visor om slutet
(2003)
Trollhammaren
(2004)

Visor om slutet was released after a number of misfortunes befell several band members, including the death of guitarist Teemu Raimoranta, to whom the album is dedicated. It was recorded in a cabin off in the woods near Helsinki, coined as an "acoustic experiment," and features the use of traditionally non-metal instruments such as the kazoo. Though quite different in its sound to the folk metal-inspired Jaktens tid, the album was a relative success.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Katla/Wilska

No.TitleMusicTranslationLength
1."Suohengen sija"TundraThe Place of the Swamp Spirit2:59
2."Asfågelns död"TrollhornDeath of the Carrion Bird3:46
3."Försvinn du som lyser"SomniumBegone, You Who Shine2:39
4."Veripuu"TundraBlood Tree1:16
5."Under varje rot och sten"TrollhornUnder Every Root and Stone3:18
6."När allt blir is"TrollhornWhen Everything Turns to Ice2:36
7."Den sista runans dans"SkrymerThe Dance of the Last Rune3:45
8."Rov"FinntrollPrey2:05
9."Madon laulu"WilskaThe Worm's Song4:01
10."Svart djup"TrollhornBlack Depth3:58
11."Avgrunden öppnas"TundraThe Abyss Opens2:20

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