KALEVALA was formed in 2007 by ex-members of NEVID (itself featuring members of BUTTERFLY TEMPLE), Кудель Белоснежного Льна / Kudel Belosnezhnogo L'na / Tow of Snow-White Flax is the debut album released in 2008. 10 songs of the finest Russian folk metal!! Influenced by both Russian and Finnish folk and folk-metal. The album closes with the traditional Ukrainian folk song Pidmanula Pidvela (Ti zh mene pidmanula) featuring Valery Naumov of Ivan-Tsarevich.