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Artist: Children of Bodom
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalIn the last eight or so years, Children Of Bodom that darted to international fame with their debut, 1997’s "Something Wild", has gone from being "this amazing band from Finland" to a household name in the metalscene. And that, of course, is obvious given the intensity, sheer quality of their material and the flawless execution. Formed in 1993... [+] Read More
Tagged by 2 people, last on July 13, 2007
Artist: Ensiferum
Genre: Rock/PopA melodic power/death/folk metal band delving in Viking legends for lyrical inspiration, Helsinki, Finland's Ensiferum had to continually coexist with various simultaneous metal projects undertaken by its members. Founded in 1995 by guitarist Markus Toivonen, Ensiferum worked up a number of demo tapes before finally attracting the attention of... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on August 2, 2007
Album: "Herd Forming"
by Mooma
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Tagged by 1 person, last on April 2, 2007
Artist: Jari Ylamaki
Genre: Electronic-DanceJari was born A.D. 1970 in Finland and lives in Helsinki. He has been involved in composing music since early 90’s. His first exposure to composing music came with experimenting with the Kawai WK50 which was developed in late 90’s PC-based music started to be developed also at the same time (around 91/92) and it's still strongly present in... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 18, 2007
Album: "Love Metal"
by H.I.M.
Release date: 2003
Release date: 2003
Tagged by 1 person, last on February 24, 2008
Artist: Mooma
Genre: Electronic-DanceMooma is an ambient composer from Finland creating relaxing ambient soundscapes which are like a soundtrack to dreams of deep space and imaginary worlds. Mooma released a relaxing ambient album, "Herd Forming", on May 2006. It's a album full of beautiful and melodic tracks and is available for free download in MP3 and FLAC format at:... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on March 30, 2007
Artist: Nightwish
Genre: Hard Rock/MetalFollowing in the footsteps of the Gathering and Lacuna Coil (goth-influenced "symphonic" metal bands with female vocalists), Nightwish was formed in Kitee, Finland, in 1997 by keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. Initially attempting to create acoustic music, he recruited trained opera vocalist Tarja Turunen, but soon added full metal-band... [+] Read More
Tagged by 2 people, last on July 29, 2007
Artist: Sonata Arctica
Genre: Rock/PopFinnish prog metal quartet Sonata Arctica specializes in a soaring, orchestral variation on European heavy metal, fusing the sweeping, romantic bombast of bands like Europe with the over-the-top instrumental chops of Dream Theater. Born in 1996, the band, which included vocalist Tony Kakko, guitarist Jani Liimatainen, drummer Tommy Portimo,... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on March 1, 2007
Artist: Stratovarius
Genre: Rock/PopAlthough Helsinki, Finland heavy metal band Stratovarius was formed in 1982 by drummer Tuomo Lassila, the group did not record its debut album, Fright Night, until 1989 (after which Lassila departed). 1992's Twilight Time established a fan base in Japan, becoming the biggest-selling import of that year; Stratovarius consolidated its Japanese... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on March 1, 2007
Artist: The 69 Eyes
Genre: Rock/PopThe 69 Eyes, a very dramatic goth metal band, formed in the early '90s in Helsinki. A quartet influenced by Motörhead, the Stooges, the Dead Boys and the Doors, as well as movies like The Crow, Lost Boys and The Matrix, they released several albums throughout the '90s and early 2000s. They first went gold in their native Finland with 2000's... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 13, 2007
Album: "They Want You Sedated...so you never see the truth"
by Girl Scout Hand Grenade
Release date: 2006
Release date: 2006
Tagged by 1 person, last on March 19, 2009
Artist: Wintersun
Genre: Rock/PopFollowing his departure in 2002 from Finnish Viking metal outfit Ensiferum, former Arthemesia vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jari Mäenpäa started a new project called Wintersun, with drummer Kai Hahto (late of grindcore band Rotten Sound). Fusing the folk-littered influence of countrymen like Amorphis and Finntroll with the technicality,... [+] Read More
Tagged by 2 people, last on July 14, 2007
