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Artist: Teemu Mattson
Artist: Mors Principium Est
The challengingly named Mors Principium Est (which roughly translates to "death is the beginning") hails from the town of Pori, Finland, and was formed in 1999. Their lineup was typically unstable early on, but eventually settled down to feature singer Ville Viljanen, guitarists Jori Haukio and Jarkko Kokko, keyboard player Toni Nummelin,... [+] Read More
Artist: Enter My Silence
Tuomas Jäppinen (guitar/vocals), Arto Huttunen (guitar), Ville Lapio (bass), and Teemu Hokkanen (drums) began playing together in their native Jyväskylä, Finland, in 1995 as Captivity. They changed their name to Enter My Silence three years later, and after recording 1999's Sophia's Eye EP, Mikko Kotamaki joined as full-time vocalist.... [+] Read More
Artist: Kiuas
Formed in the year 2000 by singer Ilja Jalkanen, guitarist Mikko "Ilmarinen" Salovaara, keyboardist Atte Tanskanen, bassist Teemu Tuominen, and drummer Markku Näreneva, Finland's Kiuas is influenced by a myriad of heavy metal styles, including thrash, power, and even folk strains. Apparently big fans of mini-CDs, the group debuted with The... [+] Read More
Artist: Hoyry-Kone
Finnish band Höyry-kone (translation: Steam Engine) began in 1991. The group was formed by Jussi Kärkkäinen (guitar) and Teemu Hänninen (drums). After going through quite a few personnel changes, they settled on a lineup in 1995, which consisted of Kärkkäinen, Hänninen, Jarno Sarkula (bass), Tuomas Hänninen (guitar), Topi Lehtipuu... [+] Read More
Artist: Spiritus Mortis
Purportedly Finland's first doom metal band, Spiritus Mortis were formed in 1987 (originally under the name Rigor Mortis) by brothers Teemu and Jussi Maijala. But military service and other distractions resulted in over a decade of relative inactivity for the group, and things only started heating up again when vocalist Vesa Lampi joined in the... [+] Read More
Artist: Alamaailman Vasarat
The avant-garde Finnish band Alamaailman Vasarat, which translates to "the Hammers of the Underworld" in English, create music influenced by Klezmer and other forms of European folk music and play it with the ferocity of a punk or metal act. Abandoning major keys for the most part and guitars all together, the group performs on such instruments... [+] Read More
